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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Jenny867, Apr 26, 2020.

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  1. Montgomery

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    This happened to my son's car while parked in driveway. I think I spooked the theives cause I do an early morning walk. Same situation. Doors all locked, hood was just popped. I figured it was some hoodlums looking for a quick battery sale. We have cameras and lights now. Next time hoodlums will fall in love with baseball..........................
     
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    Couldn't it have simply been the last person to close the hood didn't do it completely? And with some use/driving, time, and maybe a little warmth from the sun, the latch released?
     
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    In the words of Dana Carvey inpersonating the infamous church lady from SNL....................Could it be...........Satan!!
    LoL:)
     
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    HAHA... Swwiiiinggg batter batter!
     
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    Hi everyone, it’s Saturday, May 2, 2020, and I just wanted to update this thread. The day that this happened, I also posted on nextdoor.com, and one of my neighbors just shared with me that she found her car in a similar condition (message attached), with the hood seemingly messed with. Just wanted to keep everyone updated and thank everyone again for this great thread.
     
    #25 Jenny867, May 2, 2020
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    youse guys need a car alarm, security cameras or trunk monkeys
     
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    I think we need to just leave some fake props in the front window for would be thieves.
    A very soiled looking hospital mask. Some hospital gloves hastily left over the steering wheel.
    Maybe a whole set of scrubs in the backseat with a note attached that say's "Burn Immediately".

    That might make them a little hesitant to want to pop your hood and steal anything from your car.
     
    #27 The Electric Me, May 2, 2020
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    Get your insurance upped.

    And report it to the police as well, who knows, they might catch the slime bags.

    I like those trunk monkeys though...
     
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