A woman went viral on Tiktok after sharing the precautions she takes to prevent thieves from sweeping the ties of her Toyota.
Jordan (@Viewsfromfivefootthree) explained in a recent video that she had heard that 2025 Toyota Camrys was the target of thieves, a rumor that she rattled so that she sprinted out of her apartment to check her own car.
In the clip, posted earlier this week, she filmed herself outside hurried to still find her tires firmly in place.
That didn’t really put her at ease. “Now I have to buy five sets of wheel locks and an alarm,” she wrote the mail. At the moment the video has already been raised more than 600,000 views.
Are Toyota Camry’s wheels an excellent target for thieves?
Between 2010 and 2020, according to more than 180,000 Toyota Camrys, the sedan was stolen, making the sedan one of the top five most stolen cars, according to The ZebraThat data from the National Insurance Crime Bureau quoted.
However, theft does not stop at the car itself. Some drivers have walked out To find their camry, stripped and stuck on blocks. In 2022 the model was even cracked Premiere services’List of the top four vehicles that are most seriously influenced by meadow theft.
What is worse, replacing the wheels of a camry is no small costs. According to an estimate of Discount bandTires for a camry can each cost between $ 80 and $ 350, while rims can be even more expensive, depending on the model year. That means that a bad night must let you pay the bill for a cost of more than $ 1,000.
Auto -wheels are generally primary goals for thieves precisely for that reason. They are expensive, easy to pull away and difficult to trace – doing thieves earn money quickly on the resale market. It is the same problem that Ford Super Duty owners have to deal with Thieves who sweep rear lights.
How can I protect my car?
You can’t fully permeate a camry, but you can make a headache to strip. According to RNR Tyre ExpressWheel locks are one of the best defenses, because they exchange a normal waging nut for a version that only comes with a specific key -it means that the basi -socket key of a thief is useless. Toyota offers Alloy closed, but there are also numerous options for aftermarket available.
If you don’t want to spend money on a lock, another option is to be more careful about where you park your car. Clear, well -lit places increase the risk that someone will be caught while hugging the curb makes it more difficult to slide a jack under it. Such small inconveniences are often enough to scare a thief.
Viewers respond
Many people said that the panic of Jordan felt it all too familiar because wheel thieves had focused on them or they knew someone who had hit.
“I saw this after my husband’s wheels were stolen this morning,” a woman complained. Another said her wheels were swept while she was in the movie, while a third returned from a trip to find her camry on blocks.
“Yes, I was a victim,” admitted a fourth.
“Happened in May,” added another and posted a photo of their stripped car.
Others jumped in with advice, hurrying on the same solution: wheel locks.
“Wheel locks people wheel locks,” a commentator was full. “It works so well that I can’t find my key.”
Another repeated: “To be safe, get wheel locks.”
A third insisted: “Madam! Please continue and get in that car, take it to Auto Zone and you get some wheel locks.”
Not everyone could believe that Camrys was even a target.
“Some people will do anything than one [expletive] Job, ‘A man rumbled.
“Why [are] They do that ??? “Another asked.
And as a frustrated commentator expressed it: ‘I am so sick of people who do not let us have. Life. [is] Already difficult. “
Engine has contacted Jordan via a direct message on Tiktok.
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