those aren't the ones you have to worry about... those are the one or two people that are looking for a fun/easy car to steal and part off and make a few bucks or whatever... these professionals don't look up plate numbers because there is a path that links them to that stolen car... again, adding too much risk... the ones you need to worry about are the ones that will follow you home, and scout out the neighborhood at all different parts of the night and day...

and trust me... it doesn't matter how much security you have on your car, if they want it, they will get it. period. you are a fool to think otherwise.
you have to have the mindset that a lock only keeps and honest person honest. It does not matter how bad ass the lock is, or the security or anything, it all all defeat-able, and trust me, these people know how to defeat them. all you can do is get your car back before they have a chance to do anything to it... thats why lo-jack and similar things are so great.. sure, have a security system to slow them down, but honestly, the only ones that are worth a shit are the ones that have a pager system that will alert you the moment anything is happening. an alarm doesn't mean shit. What did you do that last time you heard an alarm? run over and investigate? i doubt it... they can't take the time to search the car for the lo-jack unit while they are stealing it... they take the car to a spot to do all of that sort of work to it.. if you have a pager that tells you your car is moving without permission, then you can call the cops immediately, get lo-jack turned on and track down the car within minutes. worst case, they can't find the car because the lo-jack unit was already destroyed and lo-jack buys you a new car...