Car thieves got me!!!
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From: Oakville
Escalade - stolen and recovered by the Montreal police (unfortunately) and I had to wait 6 weeks for a new steering wheel since they damaged the original one cutting off the club (useless) and there was a previous attempt on it that my neighbour interrupted.
Jeep Wrangler where I saw on my cameras a car pull up in the middle of the night a guy jump out and walk up to it - he brushed the snow off the driver window and noticed I had TAG and walked away. At least that was a deterrent.
A post earlier mentioned spotters - the day before the first attempt on the Escalade I remember seeing a couple of people riding around our neighbourhood on electric scooters. At the time I didn't think anything of it. When word of the attempted theft circulated around the neighbourhood one of my neighbours mentioned to me that she saw them load the scooters into a pickup truck around the corner and left. At the time it seemed strange but no one thought about this method of scoping out houses/cars.
I used to only keep the 911 in the garage, but after the headache of the Escalade which was my wife's daily the new requirement is that her daily has to fit in the garage.
Jeep Wrangler where I saw on my cameras a car pull up in the middle of the night a guy jump out and walk up to it - he brushed the snow off the driver window and noticed I had TAG and walked away. At least that was a deterrent.
A post earlier mentioned spotters - the day before the first attempt on the Escalade I remember seeing a couple of people riding around our neighbourhood on electric scooters. At the time I didn't think anything of it. When word of the attempted theft circulated around the neighbourhood one of my neighbours mentioned to me that she saw them load the scooters into a pickup truck around the corner and left. At the time it seemed strange but no one thought about this method of scoping out houses/cars.
I used to only keep the 911 in the garage, but after the headache of the Escalade which was my wife's daily the new requirement is that her daily has to fit in the garage.
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Where are the class action suits against the car manufacturers? The anti-theft tech in Toyota/Lexus, Honda/Acura, Dodge/Jeep, GM, Ford, etc., is archaic. Why is the onus on the end user to install immobilizers and aftermarket devices? I get the revolving door justice system problem (especially here in Ontario), but even if you lock everyone up, it won't solve the fact that anyone can easily steal these cars. This is a manufacturers' problem, not the consumers'.
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Racer
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From: Niagara
^^^^^^^^^^^ This.
They are keenly aware of their situation. I have a good friend who does PR for Honda Canada and it does come up in discussions.
They simply download the cost to the consumer in the way of aftermarket devices and higher premiums. All of this would be made much better if they were to absorb the cost of better anti theft devices. The criminals would know they are more difficult to steal and move on. But why spend money fixing a problem that your consumer can pay for?
They are keenly aware of their situation. I have a good friend who does PR for Honda Canada and it does come up in discussions.
They simply download the cost to the consumer in the way of aftermarket devices and higher premiums. All of this would be made much better if they were to absorb the cost of better anti theft devices. The criminals would know they are more difficult to steal and move on. But why spend money fixing a problem that your consumer can pay for?
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Where are the class action suits against the car manufacturers? The anti-theft tech in Toyota/Lexus, Honda/Acura, Dodge/Jeep, GM, Ford, etc., is archaic. Why is the onus on the end user to install immobilizers and aftermarket devices? I get the revolving door justice system problem (especially here in Ontario), but even if you lock everyone up, it won't solve the fact that anyone can easily steal these cars. This is a manufacturers' problem, not the consumers'.
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Same method to take my cars.. The cops explained the method of starting the vehicle with a computer and my insurance adjuster explained how the window smashing doesn't set off the alarm.
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From: Niagara
Bingo. They never open the door to set off the alarm. Pulled my dash to access the ECU port but couldn’t get it started because of the immobilizer. Just damaged the dash so badly I needed it replaced along with the leather seat covers in the back now.
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My insurance company told me that our Porsches have immobilizers that are much more difficult to defeat. That's why a 9 year old Lexus costs more to insure than a 7 year old Macan S and the Macan didn't need the tag system installed like the Lexus.