Best way to avoid having your yaris stolen?

[Kar98]

Originally Posted by gabriel2012

Every time I park I lock the steering wheel and use "The Club".

Don't use "the club". It's in fact counterproductive. All it does is tell people that's the only security measure taken. So you see "the club" from afar, you know there's no advanced anti-theft protection, all you have to do is saw through the steering wheel, use the club as a lever to break the steering wheel lock and throw the club away.

Also, it won't help you if your car just gets lifted on to a flatbed to be stripped of parts later.

[gabriel2012]

I use it simply because there are a large number of yaris in parking lots I frequent, when a potencial thief shops for a victim, he will most likely pick the yaris without the club since it would be a quicker getaway.

For example there are 52 cars at my work parking lot, 14 of those are yaris HB/Sedans.

Originally Posted by Kar98

Don't use "the club". It's in fact counterproductive. All it does is tell people that's the only security measure taken. So you see "the club" from afar, you know there's no advanced anti-theft protection, all you have to do is saw through the steering wheel, use the club as a lever to break the steering wheel lock and throw the club away.

Also, it won't help you if your car just gets lifted on to a flatbed to be stripped of parts later.