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wwb_99 t1_j81kqvi wrote

It is new but https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtondc/comments/10yy1l1/purchasing_new_car_which_is_least_likely_to_get/ seems to capture every angle of this sub.

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WayyyCleverer t1_j821rcu wrote

Does carjacking mean different things to different people? All the suggestions are anti-theft not anti carjacking tips

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LanEvo7685 t1_j8286n2 wrote

Right, I saw that too. You're still gonna get punched the face first before the jacker realizes it's a manual, and potentially get harmed again for wasting time.

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Yithar t1_j82fs51 wrote

Maybe you could put some big signs on your car doors that say it's a manual, but you might still get punched anyways.

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LanEvo7685 t1_j82hgwm wrote

I mean we risk getting punched even when we are no car and riding the metro

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disownedpear t1_j851f3r wrote

I would rather get punched on the metro than be in an accident

Source: I've been punched on the metro and in a car accident.

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lawblawg t1_j828xx6 wrote

Well to be fair my tip (have a push start and keep the job in your pocket) is an anti-carjacking tip

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WayyyCleverer t1_j82kobv wrote

But isn’t the car still drivable if you step away while it’s running?

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lawblawg t1_j82loo6 wrote

It’s drivable until you shift gears. And then it becomes very undriveable.

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Obvious-Design8030 t1_j88gxjr wrote

My car yells an awful lot if the fob leaves the car, so you better have a good 40 time or you're still gonna be hit again.

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wwb_99 t1_j840voa wrote

I think so -- in my book it involves actually threatening someone and taking the vehicle. Not crimes of opportunity like jumping behind the wheel of a car someone was dumb enough to leave running unattended. Seems like current parlance is just about every auto theft is a carjacking.

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Not_Cleaver t1_j8408le wrote

I feel like this sub is getting invaded by people who don’t live in the region (or live far out in the suburbs) and just want to shit all over DC.

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FlimFlamMagoo728 t1_j84f76e wrote

Yup, that’s <every> local subreddit. Baltimore’s is even worse.

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Not_Cleaver t1_j84gigy wrote

It feels like that it’s gotten much worse in the last year or so on this sub. Seems to have gotten worse around the primaries, which is around the time I moved to the burbs myself.

Also see something likewise occurring in comments on local stories in the WaPo.

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Deanocracy t1_j85jcqa wrote

We ironically get “invaded” by Baltimore mods frequently lol

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disownedpear t1_j85147c wrote

There are lots of conservatives that just think every city is a raging hellhole, as they have never left their tiny town.

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