Comments on: What Happens When a Thief Stole the Unstealable Car?

By: jj

jj — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:28:10 +0000

this system was hacked along time ago, you just need a laptop to send the proper signals to the computer, and the signals can easily be captured.

By: Diana

Diana — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:38:30 +0000

I know this guy personally and he flies striaght, I wish I could get in touch with him, so if anyone has informaion, have him respond

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:46:47 +0000

Anything can be stolen, if the thieves set their mind on it - at best, alarms are theft-deterrent.

By: Nonchalant Savant

Nonchalant Savant — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:23:48 +0000

Very interesting article - and not surprising that an insurance company would try to weasel out of a legitimate claim.

Yeah, insurance companies - I said WEASEL. You had your chance to comment on this story, and chose to be weasely.

Vermin.

By: Chad

Chad — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:49:18 +0000

anyone working for a car stereo/alarm store as an installer will have access to gadgetry that can easily disable the starter kill circuits in these vehicles (how else do you think they can install a remote start system?) I sure hope this guy has a good lawyer and I really hope he spreads the word about his insurance company!

By: DANNY

DANNY — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:12:24 +0000

THIS VEHICLE NEED BE AT THE DEALERSHIP IN ORDER TO SUCCESFULLY DUPLICATE A KEY AND NEEDS TO HAVE THE NEW CUT KEY PROGRAMED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO MATCH THE REST OF THE KEYS. AT TIME OF PROGRAM MODE ALL KEYS NEEDTO BE THERE TO REPROGRAM AT THE SAME TIME. OTHER WISE REMAIDING KEYS WILL NOT WORK.

By: ted

ted — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:17:00 +0000

So why wouldn’t he pretend that one of his keys were stolen, if he was going to go to all that trouble to fake the theft? Surely he knew about the chip.
Strange case.

By: ess

ess — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:02:23 +0000

Silly story - had this actually happened, the insurance company would be forced to cover the loss (if there is a standard policy in force as is suggested).

By: mikeman

mikeman — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:14:31 +0000

While a great concept, having chips in keys, this is not a cure all. Leaving your vehicle at a service station for an oil change or any service work could be enough to get your vehicle stolen. The grease monkey could take the key you left, go to the dealership and have a duplicate made, returning the original keys to you at the end of your service work. Then following you after the work is done, learning where you live, he could plan to make the heist a few days later, perhaps when you’re doing your grocery shopping. He could steal the vehicle, unlocking doors, and turning the ignition using one of the factory supplied keys to your vehicle.

There is no absolute theft solution; even security measures used are referred to as “theft deterrents”.

By: Tim Wells

Tim Wells — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:51:54 +0000

Does anyone know what insurance company it was? That way I will change if it is mine.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 09:32:26 +0000

Could it be possible that the device didn’t work? What? technology failing? Um, its happened before. Anyone who owns a car knows that ANYTHING can break down.

By: aApe

aApe — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:32:04 +0000

lying? well the ‘victim’ was a cop. ppl drawn to that line of work aren’t known for their sterling character, or intellect, as evidenced by this case.