#3 Pro was pretty slick (theft) "Most scrap thieves dont expect to find any in a parked car, and normal car thieves dont want to deal with the scrap"
I had one pickup in my life until about 94/95, and didn't have it long. First it was cars, then a van, then a car, then a truck, which I promptly covered up with a topper, which I thought worked well too, until I had to haul some bigger loads, so I did just what those city folk do, haha, headed up^^ ; ) Built a little ladder/lumber rack onto the top of that topper. I put some loads on top of that thing that I wasn't sure I was going to be able to stop, but only put that part into the equation when it came time to do so.
After that it was a lil truck again, which I also built a rack onto, this time without the topper. By now I'm totally convinced, the last vehicle I bought was the first one in my life that I had actually known what it was going to be before I even started looking, a truck. Due to having a trailer I'm yet to add the rack, but that day may yet come, I've already got a sideboard set built but seldom need to use it.
The point I'm actually trying to make is to do what you gotta do with what you've got, always with all possible safety in mind. And if no other option exists, use a rack. Buy it, build it, anything that works. There's roof racks, trunk racks, maybe even others. Too bad I didn't have one in the 77 Delta I moved everything I owned at least a half a dozen times in, not to mention all the wood and building materials I hauled around so many times, sometimes having to strap it through the windows onto the side of the car.
Until you guys with cars can get a trailer, or a truck, good luck with your cars