Archived: The Official Car Shopping Thread

[Crimdellacrim]

Originally Posted by TheLeightonator

So Summer is approaching, and I had a dream that this weekend me and my stealing buddy wanna go burglarize some unlocked vehicles. Any tips? Our plans were to sneak out late at night, go to a neighborhood far from the police station/busy parts of town, and search some cars. I'm looking for tips, stories, or just something on the topic.

Not every night is going to produce a desireable score. Some nights you will come up with barely anything. Other nights you could end up with THOUSANDS. (Not as likely) but it has happened to my friend.

[Crimdellacrim]

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[Naffy]

Originally Posted by Crimdellacrim

Not every night is going to produce a desireable score. Some nights you will come up with barely anything. Other nights you could end up with THOUSANDS. (Not as likely) but it has happened to my friend.

Crimdellacrim is absolutely right. Back when I was into car shopping (2009-2011) I used to go out some nights and come home with $20 or a packet of cigarettes, others.. I'd come home with $2-3k in goods/cash. Best personal score in a night was 6 GPS's and 2.2k cash

[Rice_banger]

dam this makes me wish i could go car shopping someone take me il be on crutches ok ? might rim a car even if we get desperado for some rubber

[helo]

My friend keeps punking out for no good reason & is getting pissed cuz shes done this for yrs...but she moved & her nieghborhood Sucks but right close is nicer quiet. But she freezes up & cant even open doors wtf!!! I think it was because she used to drink. And.hop also feels there is a lot of open space between her house and.the good area..but shes hoping tonight she will at least have something to show even if its a just tomorrow lunch.

[Naffy]

Originally Posted by helo

My friend keeps punking out for no good reason & is getting pissed cuz shes done this for yrs...but she moved & her nieghborhood Sucks but right close is nicer quiet. But she freezes up & cant even open doors wtf!!! I think it was because she used to drink. And.hop also feels there is a lot of open space between her house and.the good area..but shes hoping tonight she will at least have something to show even if its a just tomorrow lunch.

Stop bitching out so hard. Either get it done, or stay home. That's my advice for you. If you are finding you are losing your nerve, start off with cars on the main road and then move on to cars in driveways.. Or better yet, hit innercity areas where the cars are all parked in any underground garage. (Work out how to break in yourself, it's fairly easy)

[helo]

[quote=Naffy;3699509]Stop bitching out so hard. Either get it done, or stay home. That's my advice for you. If you are finding you are losing your nerve, start off with cars on the main road and then move on to cars in driveways.. Or better yet, hit innercity areas where the cars are all parked in any underground garage. (Work out how to break in yourself, it's fairly easy
Thanks.gonna haveta check out undergrounds and the other day she figured it might just be that area & found a more comfortable but it was getting late she ended up in a 24 hr fittness & it was packed 5am HUGE parking lot no cams or roaming guards and found a laptop; ipad;and 172.00 in one car. Yipee.thanks agian for the advice.

[helo]

[quote=Naffy;3699509]Stop bitching out so hard. Either get it done, or stay home. That's my advice for you. If you are finding you are losing your nerve, start off with cars on the main road and then move on to cars in driveways.. Or better yet, hit innercity areas where the cars are all parked in any underground garage. (Work out how to break in yourself, it's fairly easy
Thanks.gonna haveta check out undergrounds and the other day she figured it might just be that area & found a more comfortable but it was getting late she ended up in a 24 hr fittness & it was packed 5am HUGE parking lot no cams or roaming guards and found a laptop; ipad;and 172.00 in one car. Yipee.thanks agian for the advice.

[helo]

Originally Posted by Naffy

Stop bitching out so hard. Either get it done, or stay home. That's my advice for you. If you are finding you are losing your nerve, start off with cars on the main road and then move on to cars in driveways.. Or better yet, hit innercity areas where the cars are all parked in any underground garage. (Work out how to break in yourself, it's fairly easy)

Thanks you are right; hmmm undergrounds?? My friend is gonna check that out. Also gonna go somewhere else.. post results.

[Tspoon]

My friend and his friend went out 2 nights ago from about 12:30 to 4:30, first neighbourhood turned up nothing, barely any cars unlocked and then they got scared by some guy walking down the street towards them.

So they went to a new neighbourhood. This one was way better, at the end of the night they had just over $200 cash (including a $100 bill, first time my friend held one of these new bills) a GPS worth $200-$300 new, a pair of Revo sunglasses worth $250 new, another pair of toxic sunglasses worth about $30 new, a watch worth $220 new, another watch that they don't know what it is worth yet, 2 cool looking multi tools, a few lighters, a molson canadian and a partly smoked Humo Santo Honduran cigar that they enjoyed that night.

In total my friend and his friend made almost $1000 that night and it was their best night so far.

[STD]

Not bad spooner;

random fact, today it crossed my mind that all it takes is $3.50 and I can get a fairly strong bottle of wine and spend 1/3 of the day feeling good. Being a happy bum who at least has the comfort of a big car to sleep in seems a lot more feasible now.

[mflb94]

hey so just wondering how many of you shoppers do it because you actually need the money or not? iv done it a few times my gf got me into it haha but shes had a shit childhood, dad dissapeared, living in poverty so it seems more justified for her. I'm a middle class kid who has lived quite comfortably so it seems like it makes no sense for me to go carshoppin but hey i dont really give a fuck its just for shits and gigs basically and i was actualy pretty drunk all the times we've gone out. its nice supplemental income though to my minimum wage job lol

[Tspoon]

Originally Posted by mflb94

hey so just wondering how many of you shoppers do it because you actually need the money or not? iv done it a few times my gf got me into it haha but shes had a shit childhood, dad dissapeared, living in poverty so it seems more justified for her. I'm a middle class kid who has lived quite comfortably so it seems like it makes no sense for me to go carshoppin but hey i dont really give a fuck its just for shits and gigs basically and i was actualy pretty drunk all the times we've gone out. its nice supplemental income though to my minimum wage job lol

My friend basically does it for shits and gigs too, he says you can make some pretty decent money in a short amount of time and you can get a great rush if you find something good!

Any ways apparently my friend and his friend are going back out again tonight so ill post tomorrow morning once he tells me how it went.

[Tspoon]

My friend just told me that last night him and his friend had a slow start again, but it got better as they moved on, they got a pair of oakley sunglasses ($160), a pair of Maui Jim sunglasses ($299), one and a half pack of Belmonts, one pack of some other kind of cigarette, a knife, a grinder, a tiny bit of weed, something that looks like a roller for weed but not like any my friend has ever seen.

My friend and his friend went out from about 12:30 - 4:30 again, in middle class neighbourhoods.

[Crimdellacrim]

I don't get how you guys always find weed. My friend never comes up on that. Either way, it would probably just go to waste. My friend is thinking about going tonight. It's storming, so it proves to be a good night to not have to deal with people.

[Nagatzumi]

My friend went shopping for the first time last night and got $86 cash in only 1 hours work

[steadyflow]

Do all you car shoppers park a vehicle somewhere nearby? Where i live police patrol side streets alot at night. Is a hit this vehicle here and skip 8 then the next one?

[Crimdellacrim]

My friend went out the other night and found a laptop, used hirens boot disc, and sold it the next day for $600. Easiest and quickest score ever. He said it was in the third car he hit. He might go out tonight and try a different part of town.

[fortheloveoflavender]

Just got in my car, some guy stole my radio/cd player. It makes me laugh thinking about how it's broken haha.

He also took the top off my gear stick? Why?

[BennyProfane]

What's other people's experience CShopping out in the country? My friend hasn't done any shopping in a long time cause of a bad experience but he told me shopping cars out in the country is so much better than you would ever expect. He said almost nobody locks their doors, close to HALF (not an exaggeration, he said) leave their keys IN the fucking cars, and people leave shitloads of change in their cupholders. A lot of "independent contractors" live in his area, which means lots of cash so that's pretty common too.

[Nagatzumi]

My friend went shopping last night and came out with $50 cash but then had to leave because he saw a drug deal. The reason he left was because he said that the dealer was at a 4 way and he was stuck down a dead end street. So he had to walk along the powerlines to get to another part of the neighborhood and pass him.

[Oxyloxy]

Originally Posted by Nagatzumi

My friend went shopping last night and came out with $50 cash but then had to leave because he saw a drug deal. The reason he left was because he said that the dealer was at a 4 way and he was stuck down a dead end street. So he had to walk along the powerlines to get to another part of the neighborhood and pass him.

50 bucks isn't too shabby. My friend Betsey tried car shopping the other night. The red lights that flash scared her so she didn't hit those. Then she realized they blink even if the car isn't locked.

[asado]

few nights ago got a crappy knive, earmuffs, high end binoculars, tomtom gps n digital camera only whent out for 30 min, also found a garage left open with beer in fridge but scince i hate american beer left it n am going to check again to see when they leave a 5th n grab it

[asado]

in GTA4 of course

[Naffy]

Originally Posted by asado

in GTA4 of course

GTA4 is best game.

[asado]

Originally Posted by Naffy

GTA4 is best game.

yes, yes it is.
people need to add to this fourm

[gsxrjunkie]

when i use to do this within 1 years time the best scores i got were:

3,000 cash in wallet in fanny pack - door unlocked apartment complex
1,500 cash in purse open garage unlocked door
500 cash in center console under a piece of carpet - door unlocked in driveway
diamond ring in ashtray sold for 1,500 - unlocked door
various gold rings sold for over 1,000 - porcelin through window
various gold rings sold for 500 - porcelin
several laptops
38 special snubnose under seat
357 python magnum in toolbox pickup bed
credit cards spent thousands on them

[asado]

Originally Posted by gsxrjunkie

when i use to do this within 1 years time the best scores i got were:

3,000 cash in wallet in fanny pack - door unlocked apartment complex
1,500 cash in purse open garage unlocked door
500 cash in center console under a piece of carpet - door unlocked in driveway
diamond ring in ashtray sold for 1,500 - unlocked door
various gold rings sold for over 1,000 - porcelin through window
various gold rings sold for 500 - porcelin
several laptops
38 special snubnose under seat
357 python magnum in toolbox pickup bed
credit cards spent thousands on them

thats wasup, if you dont mind me asking where do u live? like innercity, suberbs or country?

[gsxrjunkie]

Originally Posted by asado

thats wasup, if you dont mind me asking where do u live? like innercity, suberbs or country?

this was in orange county,california.

the best place to hit cars are at a church,best to go there in a car with tinted windows,dress nice,hang out in the parking lot,have a book in your hand that looks like a bible,look for women getting out of cars that aren't carrying a purse.all women carry a purse,if they're not carrying a purse you know its in the car.when church starts you have a green light to hit the cars.chances are you will have several target cars youve spotted with women getting out not carrying a purse.

immediately go to every gas station and buy a carton of smokes,most will not even look at the credit card,and if they do not accept it move to the next one.you should be able to hit 15 gas stations within the time they find out they been hit.
15 cartons at 30 a carton is 450.00.if you have a female with you you could get 2 cartons at each place thats 900.00,you would use the id you got from the purse,keep it in wallet and have the female put her thumb over the picture when she shows it to the store clerk,this works.i use to go with my female friend and she has spent thousands at best buy,wal mart,target,etc... using the id while covering the pic with her thumb.

[asado]

Originally Posted by gsxrjunkie

this was in orange county,california.

the best place to hit cars are at a church,best to go there in a car with tinted windows,dress nice,hang out in the parking lot,have a book in your hand that looks like a bible,look for women getting out of cars that aren't carrying a purse.all women carry a purse,if they're not carrying a purse you know its in the car.when church starts you have a green light to hit the cars.chances are you will have several target cars youve spotted with women getting out not carrying a purse.

immediately go to every gas station and buy a carton of smokes,most will not even look at the credit card,and if they do not accept it move to the next one.you should be able to hit 15 gas stations within the time they find out they been hit.
15 cartons at 30 a carton is 450.00.if you have a female with you you could get 2 cartons at each place thats 900.00,you would use the id you got from the purse,keep it in wallet and have the female put her thumb over the picture when she shows it to the store clerk,this works.i use to go with my female friend and she has spent thousands at best buy,wal mart,target,etc... using the id while covering the pic with her thumb.

thats a good idea, also on saturdays lots of churches do service at 6pm so that could give a slight advantage cos its darker=less likley to be seen

[Oxyloxy]

Originally Posted by gsxrjunkie

this was in orange county,california.

immediately go to every gas station and buy a carton of smokes,most will not even look at the credit card,and if they do not accept it move to the next one.you should be able to hit 15 gas stations within the time they find out they been hit.
15 cartons at 30 a carton is 450.00.if you have a female with you you could get 2 cartons at each place thats 900.00,you would use the id you got from the purse,keep it in wallet and have the female put her thumb over the picture when she shows it to the store clerk,this works.i use to go with my female friend and she has spent thousands at best buy,wal mart,target,etc... using the id while covering the pic with her thumb.

What about being recorded on camera?

[gsxrjunkie]

Originally Posted by Oxyloxy

What about being recorded on camera?

the stores camera? the banks are not going to investigate,there too greedy!!
it will cost them more time and money then what you've actually spent on the cards.ive dont this sooo many times and never had any thing happen
another good spot is at middle schools where kids play baseball or football games,there parents drive them,once again post up somewhere look for the women who get outta cars without purses,where i live lots of cars at these games park on the street and the owners dont even see the cars.you could casually bust the window with porcelin and just make sure you dont open the door.most alarms do not have window sensors,so shattering the window will not set off alarm.women carry so much shit in there purses,credit cards,jewelry,gift cards,etc...

[asado]

Originally Posted by gsxrjunkie

the stores camera? the banks are not going to investigate,there too greedy!!
it will cost them more time and money then what you've actually spent on the cards.ive dont this sooo many times and never had any thing happen
another good spot is at middle schools where kids play baseball or football games,there parents drive them,once again post up somewhere look for the women who get outta cars without purses,where i live lots of cars at these games park on the street and the owners dont even see the cars.you could casually bust the window with porcelin and just make sure you dont open the door.most alarms do not have window sensors,so shattering the window will not set off alarm.women carry so much shit in there purses,credit cards,jewelry,gift cards,etc...

police could if they file a police report

[gsxrjunkie]

Originally Posted by asado

police could if they file a police report

done this soooo many times,never anything.if who files a police report?police are to busy fucking people over on the street,and the detectives are too busy sucking corporate dick.

[asado]

true

[asado]

in the fictional novel i am writing, the main character goes carhopping (lucky for him he has a hurricane is on the way to his area so there are heavy winds for cover) gets a gps w/i car charger, a palm pilot, digital camera, weird notepad with handsome leather case, cell phone, and 3 un opened packs of paul malls

[Crimdellacrim]

My friend might head out tonight and do some Car shopping.
He hasn't been in months, and is in need of a bunch of money. Only looking for cash.

[Baseit]

Does anyone have advice for my friend who just moved to a small ass town? They want to try car shopping sometime, since it's real easy to find the wealthier parts of the town. However, with the population being around 7,500 or so, the cops are bored as fuck. Would it still be worth it for my friend to scope out the new territory and give shoppin a try?

[asado]

might as well scope it out during the day on a bike

[Cookthacrack]

My buddy got drunk as fuck and went car hoppin for like 40 mins, came back with 30 something in change and a ipod touch lol