I want to be responsible young adult, delay my gratification

>>15987945
car alarm, fuel cut off?
transponder key?

>>15987963
Which would be the cheapest out of those three and would it still be highly effective?

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>>15987973
You want good security you dont cheap out.
Fuel cut off switch would be cheapest. and keep toggle switch well hidden.

>>15987945
good on u lad

>>15987985
This is why you don't go to /o/ for advice.

You're fine OP.

>>15989187
Im fine as in I shouldnt get any type of security?

>>15987945
Living in a neighborhood where people don't steal 20 year old cars is the best security.

It's the most stolen because it's about the most common. Don't worry about it.

Dam that's clean. Mileage? Price?

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Get that one security pack that locks the doors and asks the person on the driver seat for a password which he has to say in 5 seconds or otherwise a 4ft long horse dildo violently shoots up from the seat.

>>15989205
No, that particular gen is very easy to steal

98-02 gen thefts dropped off a cliff because they added an immobiliser and factory alarm.

I got one for 300$ runs and drives good, very clean for 300$

>>15989199
thanks for the help

>>15989213
>$2999 obo
>130k miles
>original owner.

>>15989273
so I shouldn't get one?

>>15989345

>$3000
>For a 97 Honda Accord

What are you doing? I can get an accord for literally half the price.

Also,

>Is this a stupid thing to worry about even though I'll have insurance? Like it is literally the most stolen car in the United States.

I have an accord 1994 and my insurance racked higher because of that reason yet no one has ever broke into my car.

>>15989366
>Like it is literally the most stolen car in the United States.

I bet it doesn't help that it's probably the most common car in the US.

>>15989366
>implying Ill pay 3k

>>15987945
You'll be fine as long as its a decent neighborhood
I had a 98 civic for 5 years, which is the most stolen car in the US. Never even worried about it. How often are cars stolen in your area?

>>15989402
This is basically what I said but I got a snarky 'thanks for nothing' reply.

IDK why people insist on living in shitty neighborhoods. No matter how poorfag you are, you can rent a room somewhere nice at the bare minimum.

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>>15989366
also >implying you find one as clean as the one i found.

>>15989402
>>15989427
pic related is from my town.

>>15987945
trust me it wont be stolen like an integra or crx

>>15989526
whats the crossed out part.

>>15989536
the name of my town

OP, you will be fine. Add an immobiliser and an alarm for extra security, and don't park it in bad areas. Common sense, really.

>>15989536
The town where he lives.

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>>15989526

>implying you find one as clean as the one i found.

Fight me.

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>>15989526

It's like you love throwing your money down into the trash.

>>15989526
Medford huh? It'll definitely get stolen.

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>>15989526

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

>>15989650
>medford

No i dont live in Mass but close

>>15989621
shit

>>15989637
shit

>>15989652
>automatic
>175k miles

no thanks

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Shit I might have to buy this since they're worth 3k now

>>15989669

Whatever m8, I hope you're really not that stupid to spend 3k on a 20 year old car.

>>15989526
>implying you'll find one as clean
http://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/5809003320.html
;^)

>>15989686

>DX
>Paying 3k
>For a DX

Ok, OP officially confirmed for being stupid.

While we're all here, I have a question. How hard is it to rig a dizzy switch to an 03 Grand Marquis? Saw the idea, looked like a fairly good, cheap way to keep my car from getting chimped when I visit Chicago.

>>15989526
Ahh good ol Milford, CT

>>15989684
youre stupid as fuck.

how is the age of the car relevant to how much it should cost? so E30 M3s must be way overpriced right?

fucking idiota

>>15989686
mkay?

>>15989713
its an LX

>>15989738
are you from Milford?

>>15989774
Nah I drive through once a week. If you ever wanna suck some dick and drive around in a big rig lemme know.

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>>15989771

>Comparing a Honda to a BMW

This is how I know you're naive and dumb.

>how is the age of the car relevant to how much it should cost?

I'm not referring to the age, I'm referring to the fact that you're going to waste 3k on a base model HONDA ACCORD that is 20 years old with NO V-TEC or any luxury options that you can find on another Honda Accord for half the price. Like why would you throw away a perfectly good steak and prefer it over TV Dinner steak? It's like you're asking to live under your means, except you're being stupid and paying MORE to live under your means.

>its an LX

You're dumber than a pack of rocks.

>>15989821
Not the same anon, but the price has to do more than just the model of the car
Sure you can find a cheaper, more abused one with higher miles, but most likely in the end your gonna spend just as much money fixing it. A manual with 130k is gonna last much longer than an auto with 170k+ miles

Disregard the idiots OP, condition is everything and there's no shame in paying $3k for a Honda like that with a decade or more of life in it. Sure you could hunt down some shitheap for $1500, but then you'd have to spend at least as much bringing it up to the shape that yours is in.

Re: theft deterrents, one of those flashing red LEDs that simulates an alarm, and one of those good old steering locks. Thieves going after low hanging fruit like an old Honda want a quick hop in and go, some basic deterrents will have them simply pass it by IMO.

>>15989848

>A manual with 130k is gonna last much longer than an auto with 170k+ miles

I wouldn't put my money on it. Just because it has manual transmission doesn't mean it's going to last longer. It all depends on how the previous owner(s) took care of the car.

But still, WHY would you buy a inferior 20 year old car when you can get a much better car for 3k?

>>15989883
>Just because it has manual transmission doesn't mean it's going to last longer


But it will though, Auto transmissions are usually the first thing to go in hondas

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>>15989895

>But it will though, Auto transmissions are usually the first thing to go in hondas
>Comparing it to a 1996

Not as much as the 1998-2001 Honda accord models.

>>15989895

and if we're arguing simply about transmission, OP can easily find a manual car in the same condition for a lower price but he can't because he's dumb.

>>15989937

Post links

>>15989937
you cant find a cleaner one in new england. cmon I dare you.

>>15989973

http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/5812747923.html

http://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/5820706972.html

http://southcoast.craigslist.org/cto/5820341785.html

https://albany.craigslist.org/cto/5788547992.html

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/5816411112.html

http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/5822208847.html

Like I said, OP is dumb.

>>15990087
>http://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/5820706972.html
That's a good one

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/5816411112.html
That looks decent too but bottom of door is starting to rot some

The rest are riced/abused shitheaps.

I stand by OP got a good car for reasonable money.

>>15990087
>OP is dumb.
Agree completely. But how can he defend his car from thieving coons?

>>15990202
OP here. no need to use racial slurs. I live in a town where its majority white and when there is an auto theft its always a white kid.

Even if it was a minority whats the point of pointing it out? You and I know there are plenty of pieces of shits that come in all skin colors.

also go fuck yourself.

My housemate has that exact car and it's been stolen twice in two years. They are really easy to steal, that's the main reason. It seemed like they were just kids taking it for a joyride because it was found just parked in the middle of the street both times. Install a cutoff of some sort and it will deter these types of idiots. He just pulls the ignition fuse and it hasn't happened again.

>>15990326
If you are OP my advice is that you should install an immobilizer system/transponder key. If you want more add a GPS tracking system but this will add month to month costs because you have to basically pay for a very cheap and rarely used cell phone service plan.

Those two systems together are going to make your car up to par with modern cars as far as theft prevention goes. It will stop casual theft. If someone really wants your car they will get it regardless of what it is.