many car can get this. I worked for a trucking company, we had Satellite GPS systems in all our trucks, live time, able to see them drive and what speed, idling, stopped etc. Goes into the front where the engine is, harder to take out, set up is around $300 and a monthly fee of $50 on a lower end but worth if you have an expensive car. I did it to mine and it works presently able to track my car from my phone. no idea why people don’t do with a high risk car.
Carjackings
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You might be amazed at how cheap some rich people are.
Lol inaccurate comparison. Owning a car, or using an Uber, you're getting serviced in both cases. Jerking off, you're not getting serviced. I didn't say ditch a car and start walking to places. Use Uber. It's more convenient and cheaper to some people like me. I love not owning a car. Uber and occcasional rental.
I know, but it's a funny meme. I read a news report about someone who tried to carjack a vehicle. Turned out to be standard so he got out and took off. An hour later he tried again, only the next vehicle was also standard. Loser! LOL
Mentioned in a comment about an article in the Globe on car jackings.
trunk monkey .... good one !
trunk monkey .... good one !
Sadly, due to the recent outbreak of Monkeypox, Trunk Monkeys are currently unavailable.
I just ordered a "Faraday box" from Amazon to keep my car key fob in when I'm at home, as I heard that thieves can electronically copy your fob info even from outside your house, and open the door locks in your car. And if you have push-button start just drive it away. The Faraday box shields the fob from being copied.
I could be wrong, but a Faraday cage is just a metal box, even a screen vs solid walls should work. I'd guess some metals don't work though, one can look it up.
I had a fob car rented once, put it in an old metal cookie box.
Generally 3 ways they will get your car.
1: Copy your key fob from outside your home with a signal booster, the cage or similar will work. You can get key holders made of a material that defeats this also, RFID stuff
2: They check out your Vin number, go to some numnuts who don't ask questions pretending to be a dealer and get a key. Apparently you can cover your Vin number... unless you get it etched to the side of your window which isn't a legal requirement even though dealers will try to fuck you claiming it is.
3: Take the car via ultra violence. No way to really stop that except to 1: Be Chuck Norris and 2: Don't not be Chuck Norris.
4. Show up with flatbed tow truck and any car is gone in minutes. All they do is hook up a winch and drag the tires up onto the bed, even if your car is in park and the E-brake engaged.
Alarms will only stop kids and robberies. A determined thief will get any car they want. That's why we have insurance.
I have 3 of these boxes and one of my vehicle's car fobs will not tolerate it and drains the battery within 2 weeks. I had both fobs draining within days of each other and went through 2 sets of batteries before I went to the dealership since it's still under warranty. First question the tech asked was if I kept them in a box. That was that, I haven't had problems since leaving these 2 fobs out.
Just get them vaccinated. Free microchip!Has anyone has experience with these airtags , do they work for tracking if you installed one on your car and it gets stolen ?
I had read that car thieves were hiding them on cars at malls etc and follow them home and then steal the car .
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Is that actually a common thing though. Not exactly subtle and if you have a tow truck but towing isn't your business, it might raise questions with the authoratay.
A Faraday box will shield your fob from being copied when it's in the box. But if they really want your vehicle, thieves have been know to scoop your code when you're entering or exiting your vehicle. They'll sometimes follow you home or to work. They'll also put a GPS tracker on your car. Once they have that, they know where you work and live. From there, they will make a copy of your fob at one of the two locations when you're entering or exiting your vehicle. Making that Faraday Cage useless.
Some unscrupulous mechanics will make a copy of your fob when your car is in for service. They already have your address on the shop work order, so they provide the info to thieves who will steal your car.
The fact remains that if someone really wants your car they'll steal it, no matter what precautions you take. Just make sure you have the proper insurance. And hope that if your car gets stolen they never find it - the last thing you want is your car being returned after some thieves or punks drove the shit out of it. Or perhaps took a shit in it, smoked meth, went off roading, dumped it in the lake...
