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ColonelPanic
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Cop chop shop

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that was pretty cool
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Why would you steal an airbag out of a car?
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That's the latest big thing... A free (or very cheap) set of air bags vs. a couple grand for legitimately purchasing them...Lots of people are doing some shady things when they have a car with deployed air bags that they are rebuilding. I would imagine that a crooked enough body shop could easily throw on a set of stolen air bags for dirt cheap when they're repairing the car and pocket the difference that the insurance was paying for a new set...Here's one of many articles: http://www.theglobeandmail.com...ronto
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Intresting concept. Never heard of that before. Didn't think there was much intrest in that sort of thing in the theft world. But if you can make a buck anywhere they will find it.
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there is a market for everything baby!!!!think about it. if a man can sell his sperm, a crack head can sell a airbag.
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Quote, originally posted by mcgusto82 »there is a market for everything baby!!!!think about it. if a man can sell his sperm, a crack head can sell a airbag. When the lady at the Red Cross Blood Bank asking all those questions gets to "Have you had (removed) for money" I always reply "You mean I can get paid for that!"Then she looks at me and says "Well . . maybe not you!".
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