I lived in Amsterdam and drove an old car (Citroen DS). It was pretty beaten up but still a classic and parts were pretty expensive.<p>The locks were pretty bad, you could lock the doors but a screwdriver would be enough to open them so they didn't provide much security.<p>One day the glass on the passenger side front window was smashed in, but there was nothing in the car so that was an expensive fix.<p>After that I left the doors unlocked, worked for years.<p>Every now and then I'd find a door open in the morning but no more smashed windows. The car was very tricky to start (with the gearshift lever) so they never managed to steal it.<p>In the winter a homeless person would sometimes sleep in it, we sort of had an understanding that if he didn't mess it up I was ok with him using my car as his base.<p>Interesting town, Amsterdam :)