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Fox-
9,953 posts
115 months
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I don't wish to be pedantic but think accuracy is important on this issue - the key photo in the article is one of the very latest (From an F30 perhaps) which so far seem unaffected. It would be best to put a picture of a key fron one of the obviously affected cars in the article.
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aeropilot
6,999 posts
96 months
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BJT said: I would be careful about aftermarket alarms, I've read that there can be integration issues with the CANBUS system on modern BMW's forcing most of the functions to be rendered inoperative. Tracker and OBD immobilisation is best bet. And nothing wrong with getting a 135i...... just get a proper one, not the hairdresser version with a floppy chassis 
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Billyray911
275 posts
73 months
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aeropilot said: I would be careful about aftermarket alarms, I've read that there can be integration issues with the CANBUS system on modern BMW's forcing most of the functions to be rendered inoperative. I was told the same when I enquired about having a full Clifford system. Was advised to just have the standalone Blackjax and it has been fault free.
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The Black Duke
1,636 posts
62 months
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You will never believe this but I had a call off the garage I bought my car off on Friday saying that they had confirmation this morning that someone had tried to register my car in their name. When we continued the conversation they said that they had the same letter for another BMW at the same time. The log book was only sent off Monday night.
I have the car booked in for an aftermarket alarm and immobiliser now.
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NelsonR32
617 posts
40 months
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The Black Duke said: You will never believe this but I had a call off the garage I bought my car off on Friday saying that they had confirmation this morning that someone had tried to register my car in their name. When we continued the conversation they said that they had the same letter for another BMW at the same time. The log book was only sent off Monday night.
I have the car booked in for an aftermarket alarm and immobiliser now. Sorry, perhaps i'm being slow. But that would suggest to me your car has been cloned...? Surely you should find out which one is the "real" car first?
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Brummmie
4,215 posts
90 months
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Not really a related attack but this was mine this evening, they simply boshed the window and took some out of date price lists from a tatty shoulder bag outside my gym.. But if you wired a dummy OBD port to the fag lighter this would fry their machine? 
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sinizter
3,346 posts
55 months
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Brummmie said: But if you wired a dummy OBD port to the fag lighter this would fry their machine? I think this was covered earlier and that it needed more voltage to 'fry' their machine.
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Zod
23,255 posts
127 months
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Well, it's happened again. 19 months after the M5 got stolen, 1 month after the last attempt to steal the X5, it was stolen at 2.30 in the morning.
I cannot express how furious this makes me.
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lombardo8
105 posts
15 months
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Zod said: Well, it's happened again. 19 months after the M5 got stolen, 1 month after the last attempt to steal the X5, it was stolen at 2.30 in the morning.
I cannot express how furious this makes me. Sorry about your car but after your experience in the past including just last month, I think it was foolhardy of you to keep the car. It was just a matter of time. I am suprised insurers are still insuring the affected BMWs. Now you have to make a second claim in 24 months you wouldnt necessarily have had to make. So will you be buying another BMW to replace the stolen BMW that replaced the stolen BMW?Big big disgrace that BMW refuse to do anything about this problem.
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Zod
23,255 posts
127 months
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Foolhardy to keep the car? So I should just have sold it?
I'm gettiing straight onto BMW to express my disappointment.
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lombardo8
105 posts
15 months
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Zod said: Foolhardy to keep the car? So I should just have sold it?
I'm gettiing straight onto BMW to express my disappointment. Sorry but I didnt mean to come across as rude or nothing and I can only imagine how you are feeling at the moment but if I was you, YES, I would have sold the car taking into consideration the theft 19 months earlier and another attempted theft. Hope the police and insurers deal with your case swiftly Goodluck Guv'
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tonker
43,763 posts
117 months
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Dear Mr Zod, our alarms meet and exceed Thatcham minimum standards. We note you have dropped the thick end of half a bar on cars in the last few years and we expect that you will continue to throw money at our mate Frank Sytner for a while to come yet. We've had a look round the office from the leftovers from the last motorshow we actually bothered to show up at and there'll be a kids pedal car Z4 coming to you in the post to say thanks for your loyalty. Remember to lock it up though - these are desirable cars. Yours, Some inept Customer Service Wonk. PS - and it REALLY doesn't help, but I couldn't find the keys to the 5 on Monday - turns out the wife had left them in it, unlocked overnight as the car was on the drive 
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Zod
23,255 posts
127 months
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lombardo8 said: Sorry but I didnt mean to come across as rude or nothing and I can only imagine how you are feeling at the moment but if I was you, YES, I would have sold the car taking into consideration the theft 19 months earlier and another attempted theft.
Hope the police and insurers deal with your case swiftly
Goodluck Guv' Thanks.
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Zod
23,255 posts
127 months
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tonker said: Dear Mr Zod, our alarms meet and exceed Thatcham minimum standards. We note you have dropped the thick end of half a bar on cars in the last few years and we expect that you will continue to throw money at our mate Frank Sytner for a while to come yet. We've had a look round the office from the leftovers from the last motorshow we actually bothered to show up at and there'll be a kids pedal car Z4 coming to you in the post to say thanks for your loyalty. Remember to lock it up though - these are desirable cars. Yours, Some inept Customer Service Wonk. PS - and it REALLY doesn't help, but I couldn't find the keys to the 5 on Monday - turns out the wife had left them in it, unlocked overnight as the car was on the drive I entered into correspondence with them last year when the M5 was stolen and the X5 was new and naturally got reassurances of that nature. I have now followed up with a response to the same thread of emails to update BMW UK and to point them to the PH threads. Will report back when they respond.
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aussieinlondon
490 posts
88 months
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Zod said: I entered into correspondence with them last year when the M5 was stolen and the X5 was new and naturally got reassurances of that nature. I have now followed up with a response to the same thread of emails to update BMW UK and to point them to the PH threads. Will report back when they respond. Sorry to hear about your loss, again.......Can I ask if you had any other means of security on your car other than just the oem alarm i.e. trackers, steering locks, wheel locks, garaged etc. Would help many of us know if there is anything deterring or if the scum are getting around other security devices in their gone in 60 sec's frenzy.
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don'tbesilly
365 posts
32 months
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Am I correct that someone in one of the 2/3 threads running on the subject of stolen BMW's,suggested that on some cars the scrotes are disabling the alarm via the wing mirrors?
On the vid showing the 1M being stolen, it certainly seems to show the Guy spending a fair amount of time working on that area,and I don't think the car suffered a broken drivers window to gain access.
Anyone got some more info on the above?
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Zod
23,255 posts
127 months
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No other security. The Aston takes the garage.
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eastsider
617 posts
92 months
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Zod said: Foolhardy to keep the car? So I should just have sold it?
I'm gettiing straight onto BMW to express my disappointment. Sorry to hear of your loss, but yes I would agree with those suggesting you perhaps should have got shot of BMWs after the theft of your M5 and attempt on your X5. They know where you live, that you have high end BMW metal there, you are an easy target. My E60 was taken, recovered due to tracker. When I eventually got it back from the insurance company (8 weeks but that’s a different tale) I got shot of it within 2 weeks. And it had a stoplock on it from the moment it was returned until it was sold.
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stuart-b
2,587 posts
95 months
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Zod, really sorry about your loss.
My car is going to be: Underground Garage -> Underground Garage, and I have an Astra for "pub car" and "town dumps".
Seems you may have to consider something different for parking up outside in plain view.
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Brummmie
4,215 posts
90 months
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I am picking up a used OBD port today, i am going to put it in place of the real one.
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