# VIN Number **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 1, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-number/151949 "2019-11-01T19:15:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-number/151949/21 "2019-11-02T23:30:52Z")
It’s like the commonly used phrase “Smart Car”. Tautological, but nearly everyone finds it the best way to refer to that vehicle. It seems natural to say “There’s a Chevy going down the road”, but awkward to say “There’s a Smart going down the road.” I suppose it is b/c “smart” has a common alternate meaning, but “Chevy” doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-number/151949/22 "2019-11-03T01:24:17Z")
> [@Barkydog](#): > > ??? Who are you talking to? I was talking to the OP. This ole computer is pretty slow. Doing a virus scan at the same time and not working too well. Searched for Menards and when I clicked on it got the old Microsoft locked my computer. Yeah right. I’ll be back in a couple hours maybe. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-number/151949/23 "2019-11-03T01:45:11Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > they resorted to parking it on the street in Manhattan with the doors unlocked, and the key in the ignition. To their dismay, even under those conditions, nobody stole that Simca. Maybe they should have taken it a few steps further Leave all the doors open Leave all the windows down Leave the engine running 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 2:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-number/151949/24 "2019-11-03T02:44:43Z")
Fake news that warning mr bing, if I can be of help let me know, re op do not make any withdrawals from the atm machine 😉 @bing malwarebytes is a good free resource if you need a security scan and fix. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-number/151949/25 "2019-11-03T03:54:50Z")
I did a full scan but nothing found. Might have been tied to the Menards site since it didn’t do it when I clicked on Menards hours instead. Didn’t do it at all on Bing. Usually they just pop up once and you close down and they’re gone but this was about 3-4 times the same place. Evidently maybe an ad pop up or something. Computers are kinda like automatic transmissions to me. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-number/151949/26 "2019-11-03T13:10:40Z")
> [@db4690](#): > > Maybe they should have taken it a few steps further > Leave all the doors open > Leave all the windows down > **Leave the engine running** Well, that last item was potentially problematic. It was a Simca, you know… ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-number/151949/27 "2019-11-03T19:13:21Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > Well, that last item was potentially problematic. > It was a Simca, you know… Simulated engine sound from a recording? ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-number/151949/28 "2019-11-03T19:43:24Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > I knew a couple that owned a Simca so problem-plagued that they resorted to parking it on the street in Manhattan with the doors unlocked, and the key in the ignition. To their dismay, even under those conditions, nobody stole that Simca. Clearly an anomaly. If all Simcas were that unreliable, crooks would have been falling all over themselves to steal it for parts. 😉 [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-number/151949.md?page=1)