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How easy is the 182 to steal?
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It was the friend of the guy whos Evo that was nicked that posted on MIGWEB (www.migweb.co.uk) about a year and a half ago. Might be longer. He posted saying that an Evo had been stolen from a certain area and could people keep an eye out. He posted a pic of it so peope would know what it looked like. As you can imagine people posted asking how it was stolen and what time e.t.c so the guy posted the details just explaning how it was taken.
Think it depends on the company for the tracker. Some I think it will happen like that but I think a lot of them when you realise your car has been stolen you ring the tracker company then they turn a signal on and it will pin point where the car is.
RAC trackstar
The RAC Trackstar Plus unit is integrated with the vehicle's own immobiliser system, and features a motion sensor detector and full battery back-up. The system automatically arms when the ignition is switched off.
Trackstar is automatically triggered as soon as the vehicle is moved without the unit being disarmed first. Trackstar National Control Centre contacts the vehicle owner to advise the car has been stolen, using any one of the agreed contact numbers.
so looks like if the vehicle moves without the ignition being switche don it automatically activates
or im assuming you could phone them and report it stolen and they activate it.
The RAC Trackstar Plus unit is integrated with the vehicle's own immobiliser system, and features a motion sensor detector and full battery back-up. The system automatically arms when the ignition is switched off.
Trackstar is automatically triggered as soon as the vehicle is moved without the unit being disarmed first. Trackstar National Control Centre contacts the vehicle owner to advise the car has been stolen, using any one of the agreed contact numbers.
so looks like if the vehicle moves without the ignition being switche don it automatically activates
or im assuming you could phone them and report it stolen and they activate it.
jonnyboy said:
It's more than just a waste of time having stickers, it's a useful way of telling the thief exactly which alarm/model you have fitted. A professional car thief is most definitely a trim expert when it comes to alarms.
People forget that the real skill is NOT starting the car, you can hot-wire ANY car if you have enough time, it's actually silencing the alarm siren (which is normally done with expanding tyre foam) so as not to draw attention to yourself.
A persistent thief, who wanted my Lotus Carlton, made his first visit to my house to check what alarm the car had (by setting it off) and which sensors were fitted, then another to see how quickly I'd react in the event of it going off, and then when he finally attempted to steal it he was able to get into the car, silence the alarm, and have it started within 30 seconds.
I hadn't driven the Lotus for a month, not since it'd been dropped off by the RAC with a shattered clutch, so needless to say he didn't get very far and on that occasion he did absolutely no damage whatsoever.
After 3 further attempts to steal it, I sold it.
Regards
GuyS said:
Generally speaking, it doesn't. Many underwriters will only issue cover on certain vehicles under the premise one is fitted, so in that case it's mandatory, but very few, if any will give discount.
You do get discount for fitting one on a bike, which is almost pointless as it's far, far easier to remove it from a bike, and therefore less likely to deter the thief. In saying that, a 2005 R1 @ £9k is worth £18k in parts, so anything to lower the number of thefts is considered good.
Regards
Girlfriends dad couldnt get insurance on his £40k BMW 7 series unless it had a tracker.
g18llo said:
yeah, but thats only on high value cars..
like some insurance will only cover bikes with datatagging etc..
thought it would reduce normal insurance premiums on cars though, like having a cat1 alarm and an immobiliser would normally knock a few hundred off wont it?? surely the tracker knocks the insurance down as its very likely that if the car is stolen it will be recovered?
GuyS said:
Having a cat1 alarm/immobiliser doesn't make any difference to the cost of my car insurance whatsoever, I can't think of any occasions (or any cars) where it's dropped because I chose to have it fitted. However, that may be different if you're paying £1k plus for insurance.
Those places that advertise a discount for a cat1 alarm, or an immobiliser, are infact not offering any discount, they're simply loading the premium in the first instance. Generally speaking the underwriter will either say that a tracking/alarm is mandatory or it doesn't need anything at all.
Regards
Clio 197
Someone's deffo after mine...
...I just know-it (same white chavalier driving past so many times now).
(well, either the car or bike - I'm not sure which).
If they take the car, they'll probably bring it straight back when they realise the mileage!!!
(PS Private plates are good, because they don't know the age of the car).
...I just know-it (same white chavalier driving past so many times now).
(well, either the car or bike - I'm not sure which).
If they take the car, they'll probably bring it straight back when they realise the mileage!!!
(PS Private plates are good, because they don't know the age of the car).
Carlos.Leeds said:
Would be great if you can get the thread link..please.
I was told by the police to not give out details and see if anyone posted on furums with too much detail. My car was stolen two years ago so given the many conisidences then it would be appreciated if you could post the link to the actual thread.
By the way my car had RAC trackstar &CAT 1 alarm immobiliser, which should tell you if the car has moved. Everytime it went in for servicing i had them on the phone saying is you car being stolen..as it was on the ramp being lifted!
When it got stolen there was nothing so they obviously knew what they were doing...so for me tracker are a waste of time and lots of money.
KDF said:
Thats why with anti hyjack it cuts out 30 seonds down the road once the car has been taken. 30 seconds is more than enough time to run and call for help. How do you think clifford anti hyjack works, that cuts out 30 seconds after the door has been open. All this offers is time to get away
And if they want a code whats to stop them kicking the living daylights out of you till you tell them. In that case you be stubborn you could get really hurt
Here you go mate.
The pictures that were originally there aren't there. Probably because the thread is so old they the links will be broke or something. But it showed a black evo parked up ouutside a house in a narrow street.
Shame the pictures aren't there. Give you an idea of how hard it was to take.
http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=107477&highlight=Stolen+Evo
The pictures that were originally there aren't there. Probably because the thread is so old they the links will be broke or something. But it showed a black evo parked up ouutside a house in a narrow street.
Shame the pictures aren't there. Give you an idea of how hard it was to take.
http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=107477&highlight=Stolen+Evo
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donnyo said:
i had that on my astra (last car) but i left it on the street and some c***s still broke in, with nothing on view. seems like the astra needed a safety feature whereby the deadlock could be disabled by sticking something down the door.
had a look around the glovebox, messed it all over the floor, but didnt take anything.
still caused crap load of damage to the door handle.
i just wish that i'd have caught them doing it. i never been involved in a fight in my life, but i would go ballistic if i caught anyone doing something like that.
Don't want to dig up an old bad memory EVO but don't suppose you have the pictures from that thread. Just to give people an idea of how hard it must have been to take it.
