Ok, I get these crazy ideas when I am half asleep (either at night before I fall asleep, or in the a.m. when I am still groggy) I was thinking...what would happen if Joe, Jinpei or Jun parked in the wrong neighborhood and got their hubcaps stolen? Would their vehicles still transmute? Would it be a security issue (ala the missing bracelet or the missing shoe)? Would Joe hunt the thieves down and make them suffer unimaginable torture before they died?

I agree with Joe making life a hell for the thieves! Especially if they were from Gallactor!!!

My guess is that the vehicles could still transmute, but would be missing the transmuted versions' hubcaps, or some other exterior piece. I think Jun could have still transmuted without her shoe, but then she would have been in birdstyle and missing one of her boots. Yes, I think it would be a security issue for the same reasons it was a issue when Jun lost her shoe -the hubcaps could fall into the wrong hands, it could be discovered how they transmute. Dr. Nambu would insist they find the stolen parts. But, Joe would very likely get the hubcaps back before that became an issue! I don't think he'd actually torture car thieves, but he'd certainly make them regret it!

Maybe they all have alloy wheels?

I'm with Meridian. If the hubcaps are that important then they're somehow semi-permanently attached to the vehicles and not likely to be stolen.

Interesting thoughts...What about other parts of the vehicles? What if they were taken to a "chop shop"?

Originally posted by Springie Interesting thoughts...What about other parts of the vehicles? What if they were taken to a "chop shop"?

I was wondering that. What would happen is the entire wheel was taken, or the fender off Princess' bike.

Originally posted by Springie Interesting thoughts...What about other parts of the vehicles? What if they were taken to a "chop shop"?

The answer to that is easy. The vehicles which have the parts from the team's vehicles will still transmute but the rest of the "chopped" vehicles won't and they will look a bit silly.

Joes car would have minilite alloys, as most C10s would have (at least you see them a lot in the pictures.) Or possibly even spoked wheels (rare) Factory steels are unlikley. So no hubcaps

I could see Joe beating up the thieves and getting his wheels back before it became and issue... as for the others, probably the same thing that happened to Jun when she lost her shoe.

Originally posted by lborgia88I think Jun could have still transmuted without her shoe, but then she would have been in birdstyle and missing one of her boots.

You know something, I have now several images that scare me. What would happen if one, more than one or all of them were asleep in bed when Galactor decides to strike, they get woken up from a night out at Snack J or something, and they forgot to put their trousers on. Could they transmute? Would they have the birdstyle bottom half of their uniforms on?

I think they could, but probably just have wings lol....