MILWAUKEE (CNN) - A woman in Milwaukee says her Kia has been stolen three times, even after she installed a free security upgrade meant to prevent this crime from happening.

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    9 months ago

    No immobiliser.

    So you can hotwire it like a vintage car.

    Most cars are much more difficult to start.

    Most countries made immobilisers mandatory in the 90s, the US doesn’t like regulations that corporations have to follow.

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      9 months ago

      So you can hotwire it like a vintage car.

      Its almost like a replaceable sheer pin could be installed so when they break the steering lock, it brakes the steering post into two pieces that require special tools to replace and would waste more time than steeling and repairing it would be worth.

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            9 months ago

            Half an hour labor for replacing a steering column?

            Yeah I’m gonna need you to point me towards your mechanic, because I’ve got a rear main seal that needs replacing, and according to those numbers I should be able to get my transmission dropped down for about a buck fifty.

            Unless I’m severely misunderstanding what you’re talking about.

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              9 months ago

              Half an hour labor for replacing a steering column?

              A steering column **sheer pin **worth $5 and 1/2 hour labor. Stop being so dramatic.

              Do you not know what a sheer pin does or what one even is?

              Def:

              A sheer pin that will fail (break) when a certain load or stress is exceeded. The purpose of the pin is to protect equipment from damage due to excessive loads or stresses.