Originally Posted by
Artkansas
Siphoning gas is nothing compared to the loss of a wheel. Now if someone's car had been left up on blocks to take the rims, then you'd have something comparable.
I paid more than $55 to replace the wheel, tire and tube--all of which were fairly new. I was lucky that the LBS had an extra magnet laying around or I would have had to replace the computer also, at about $30. I had to spend about 30 minutes reporting the incident to security and looking for the tire. I had to walk home that night, which took more than an hour, so it was about 1:30 AM before I got home. I also walked to the LBS the next day, and from there to work, carrying the new wheel.
However, I think it would have cost a lot more to replace a car rim and tire! Also a rear wheel would have cost a lot more than the front set, and probably would have taken a day or two to replace.