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do you lock your rental car?

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:31 pm
by strat62
assuming you leave nothing in it, is it just better to leave it open ( or maybe windows rolled down?) thought i saw it posted somewhere that their strategy was that if somebody sees an open car they figure there's nothing worth stealing? what's the rental companies policy? ( if there is one )

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:53 pm
by Xislandgirl
No matter what, do not leave your windows down! A pop up shower will make for a very wet jeep!

We lock it but there is never anything in it anyway. Just habit,I guess.

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 1:03 pm
by mit43
We lock ours even though we leave nothing in it because most Insurance will not pay if you left the doors unlocked.

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 1:20 pm
by chrisn
We always rent with L&L...seems to me like their policy is to keep them locked at all times. Maybe I'm remembering incorrecly...but yes, I wouldn't leave the windows down anyway due to sudden showers.

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 1:24 pm
by toni
We usually leave the windows down-ended up with one of the Maho chickens that way :lol:

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 2:20 pm
by cdrott
If everybody locks then the crooks don't get a clue. Locking is helping your neighbor.

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 2:21 pm
by Pat
We always keep the doors locked. We used to leave the windows partially down until
Vie's chicken decided to get into the car. When we opened the door it laid an egg out of fright!
:D

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:40 pm
by conchman
One more for locked...windows down just slightly for ventilation...

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:59 am
by Bonny in CA
Most of the time our rental was parked within our view, but we learned early to roll those windows up, even in the villas driveway!! Nothing like a car full of bugs!! And of course the aforementioned rain!

Lock rental cars!

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:38 am
by madelon
Lock it please!

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:58 am
by PA Girl
On STJ, we keep it locked.

When on Provo, we were asked by the rental company to please keep it unlocked, apparentely on Provo the theives assume any locked car is worth breaking a window to see what is inside.