You're lucky.
I also live in Canada, and my car has been broken into twice in the three years I have had it (and apparently once before I owned it). Each time the stereo was ripped off.
First time, I was dumb and left the face plate on. Second time, they must have figured (quite correctly) that the face plate was under the seat (yeah, I'm a moron).
So anyway... I was fed up and wasn't going to replace it with another stereo. Then I came up with an idea:
I put a cheap ass Wal-Mart $30 AMP in the trunk, and ran a concealed mini plug jack into the car's center console. Then I bought an iPod.
If you look in my car window, all you see is a big hole with wires hanging out, where the stereo should be. But when I get into the car, I take out my iPod, plug it in, and rock out on the way to school.
Don't get me wrong, I think that Canada is a safe place to live, but in any sizable city there are kids who make a business out of stealing and fencing car stereos.
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You're lucky. I also live in Canada, and my car has been broken into twice in the three years I have had it (and apparently once before I owned it). Each time the stereo was ripped off. First time, I was dumb and left the face plate on. Second time, they must have figured (quite correctly) that the face plate was under the seat (yeah, I'm a moron). So anyway... I was fed up and wasn't going to replace it with another stereo. Then I came up with an idea: I put a cheap ass Wal-Mart $30 AMP in the trunk, and ran a concealed mini plug jack into the car's center console. Then I bought an iPod. If you look in my car window, all you see is a big hole with wires hanging out, where the stereo should be. But when I get into the car, I take out my iPod, plug it in, and rock out on the way to school. Don't get me wrong, I think that Canada is a safe place to live, but in any sizable city there are kids who make a business out of stealing and fencing car stereos.