Lojack is not recommeded by our area LEO's but not a single car with IGLA has been stolen.
New way to steal a vehicle
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Lojack is not recommeded by our area LEO's but not a single car with IGLA has been stolen.
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Dumb meme. The oldest Millennial's were born in the early 1980's. Many certainly know how to drive manuals. Now some of the latest gen simply won't have the option since so many are dwindling out of the fleet.
Obviously, even dumber if you consider 40 somethings stealing cars being the main criminals.
Dumb meme. The oldest Millennial's were born in the early 1980's. Many certainly know how to drive manuals. Now some of the latest gen simply won't have the option since so many are dwindling out of the fleet.
Obviously, even dumber if you consider 40 somethings stealing cars being the main criminals.
They have a platform for LE apparently. Perhaps they don't like the buy in?
The Kia group of vehicles seemed to have led the way at least several years ago.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/car-thefts-are-way-up-in-multiple-major-cities-study
This one says Dodge muscle cars in CA
https://autos.yahoo.com/california-muscle-car-killing-sheds-200000047.html
How do you know none have ever been stolen with this IGLA?
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I knew somebody who offered to make my then new car (mid 1990s) disappear for $1000.
Cousin's buddy.
I declined.
Cousin mentioned if I went thru with it and later told the cops/my Insurance company ''who and how'' and brought the police down on him......I too, would disappear.
The dude is six feet under . No big loss to the human race.
Cousin's buddy.
I declined.
Cousin mentioned if I went thru with it and later told the cops/my Insurance company ''who and how'' and brought the police down on him......I too, would disappear.
The dude is six feet under . No big loss to the human race.
So it sounds like the old school mechanical locks, mechanical ignition + contact immobilizer (can’t read more than a inch away)
Would be a lower theft risk ?
Would be a lower theft risk ?
A couple of years ago thieves figured out how to steal vehicles tapping into the headlight harness.
Buy a Tesla, very difficult to steal. Some here would say the reason they have such low theft rates is because nobody wants them.
I like the 2 AirTag method:
Place one AirTag in a rather obvious spot like the glovebox or center console to act as the sacrificial decoy. This one will likely be found and disposed of quickly if trackers are being watched for by the thief, and hopefully give them a false sense of security for a little bit that they've gotten rid of your vehicle's tracker.
For the second AirTag, disable the speaker (howto video for Gen 2, and same for Gen 1) and bury it deeper inside the vehicle, preferably someplace difficult to access. Without a speaker to audibly locate it, it's going to take longer to find and dispose of and hopefully give you more time to track your stolen vehicle.
Someone is buying the stolen vehicles or parts.
In by 9AM, parts by 5PM.
GON
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Observations point to at this time; stolen vehicles are increasingly used to commit crimes and not be traceable.
There is a step missing here. There is usually another guy with a coat hanger or similar antenna trying to pick up the signal from the proximity key in the house and to boost its signal. This fools the system and makes it seem like the original key is present, thus allowing the thieves to program a new key.
Easy to steal Hyundai / Kia vehicles. The skyrocketing price in new and used vehicles. The ease of shipping vehicles out of North America to third world countries. Lack of law enforcement in general (bring back Bait Car). Illegal immigration. The discontinuation of the manual transmission.
Yes, something that makes a base F-150 attractive. Still uses a switchblade key that you insert and twist to start.
I don't think in the relay attack that they are even bothering with programming a new key. They just use the relayed signal to allow them into the car and to start it up and drive away. They probably make new keys later. They leave quick.
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Dumb meme. The oldest Millennial's were born in the early 1980's. Many certainly know how to drive manuals. Now some of the latest gen simply won't have the option since so many are dwindling out of the fleet.
Obviously, even dumber if you consider 40 somethings stealing cars being the main criminals.
Middle of the pack Millennial here, can confirm.
Most if not all of the ones in my class knew how to drive stick before even getting our permits.
Some new cars (like my LR) are using UWB for the keys. The car has two transmitters in the ceiling and it calculates the time it takes the key to respond to both transmitters.
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