Shysters keep breaking into my 991

[RankAmateur]

My 991 C2S spends its life parked out on the street overnight. Nothing really unusual about that: Porsches are a dime a dozen in central London, and there is plenty of metal more expensive than mine idly parked on the public roads in this part of town.

However, I'm regularly finding my car has been broken into overnight. No visible forced entry or smashed windows, but when I step out of my front door in the mornings I find it with the boot lid unlocked, the door ajar, the glove compartment open, and papers strewn on the drivers' seat. Evidently someone's had a good rummage. Now I make a conscious point of locking the car every day, so it's definitely not a case of accidentally leaving it unlocked. How on earth do they get in? I thought the remote on the car keys is meant to have a bazillion code combinations, so it can't be a case of someone walking around with a "similar" key looking for cars it might unlock? I mean WTF?

I got so annoyed by the regular occurrence of this that I started hiding my car under a sturdy cover overnight, thinking this would hold the scum at bay. However when I removed the cover today I found that the bds evidently had lifted the cover, opened the car, rummaged around, then *replaced the cover* overnight. You couldn't make this stuff up.

Does anyone have an explanation for how they get in - and is there anything I can do to fix this (I dunno, get a new set of keys from my OPC or whatnot)?

[acf69]

Sorry to hear your problem. It's worth doing a google search on it, but I know it is possible for someone to "grab" your code when you lock your car if they are in the vicinity. I bet the electronics to do it are probably available on ebay and amazon for peanuts.

Other than the mess, which I understand isn't what you want to face every morning, have they taken anything / done any damage. I'd have thought if they aren't finding anything they'd stop bothering

[SkepticSteve]

Sleep walking?

[Flat6er]

Get to your opc. Find out of a set of keys has been cut for it. Or if the key is to blame.

Have you got tight jeans? Or drop the keys on a table within range of the car? A few years back the 997 had key issues as the open button was both sensitive and stood proud of the key fob. I would regularly find my car unlocked when I know I locked it. Once or twice could be an accident but after that you become religious on checking it.

It took some arguing but pcgb acknowledged it, recoded the sensitivity on the fob and I had no more issues.

[Flat6er]

double post.

[Flat6er]

double post.

Edited by Flat6er on Sunday 1st September 20:32

[Flat6er]

Quadruple!

Edited by Flat6er on Sunday 1st September 20:58

[Flat6er]

Quadruple!

Edited by Flat6er on Sunday 1st September 20:59

[RankAmateur]

I should add my wife has the same problem with her BMW 1-series... and I previously had the same problem with my Audi RS6... it's like the crooks walk down the street at night with some universal remote, press "open sesame" and then rummage round every car that's been unlocked.

[Dave^]

Set a webcam up pointing at the car, or propper CCTV if that's an option...

[GT Two]

RankAmateur said:

I should add my wife has the same problem with her BMW 1-series... and I previously had the same problem with my Audi RS6... it's like the crooks walk down the street at night with some universal remote, press "open sesame" and then rummage round every car that's been unlocked.

Air rifle with night scope
Coffee
Proplus
zip ties
water canister
water
cloth

[keep it lit]

GT Two said:

Air rifle with night scope
Coffee
Proplus
zip ties
water canister
water
cloth

lol

[SkepticSteve]

Dave^ said:

Set a webcam up pointing at the car, or propper CCTV if that's an option...

This and you have told the Police?

[SFO]

sounds like someone is stalking your car

[Terminator X]

When you lock the car it's worth checking that it really is locked. Apparently there is a device that can block the signal from the key so that when you "plip" it nothing happens. Thief waits for you to walk off then simply opens your un-locked door.

TX.

[Callughan]

keys can easily open when in pocket.

BM's went through a phase where they being opened from some electronic device you could buy via 3rd party. BM did recall.

My mirror was stolen a couple weeks back which was the last thing I thought would be taken.

Only real solution is a garage.

[jackal]

1. purchase a rottweiler
2. leave inside Porsche

[thegoose]

Flat6er said:

.... A few years back the 997 had key issues as the open button was both sensitive and stood proud of the key fob. I would regularly find my car unlocked when I know I locked it.....

It's far more usual for cars to be programmed so that if they're unlocked from the remote they re-lock themselves 30 seconds later if no door is opened.

[The Moose]

Apparently something similar is happening with other VAG group cars - a break in or two with no visible signs of entry. Then the car is gone a couple of weeks later. Bit bizarre for it to happen repeatedly though. How many times has this happened and at what frequency?

[wtdoom]

My brother had similar issue years back . He simply left nothing in the car and the glovebox open ( so they could see it was empty ) and he was left alone . Sometimes his was literally the only car in the street not broken into . Hope you get it sorted .