I talked with one of our transports yesterday and they've seen auction cars with fobs hidden under the spare tire in the trunk. No other reason except to piss people off.
Inside your car? We got in a car today that had the key inside somewhere but we can't find it. Car starts and drives.
I've never considered this before but it would make your car not usable. Safety/Theft wise.
Dan
Sorry this happened. The account has been deleted. I got four scammers trying to create accounts last week and I guess I let one in by mistake. It's hard to vet them as they get better at being a-holes.
Dan
Cars that I store but drive occasionally I'll make inoperable. Cars that I store for a longer period I take two or more wheels off. You can deter a lot of thieves but not all.
I was thinking along these lines also. He can probably figure out which side is sticking (assuming both sides aren't) by loosening the nuts and seeing which cable moves.
If they worked properly before sitting then something is just stuck. I'd get the car up on stands, take the wheels off and pound on the outside of the hub/rotor between the wheel studs. Like you're trying to get a stuck rotor off.
My brakes did a similar thing last year but the pedal slowly moved up as the problem occurred. A booster rebuild fixed the problem. Sounds like you're zeroing in on it.
I'm not convinced they're that much larger, as a passenger. If you search interior and trunk volume specs it's not as shocking. E90 trunk cubic feet is 17. E30 is 15. I think most of the size has come from safety features around the outside. Airbags take space, thicker doors, more...
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