DB9 stolen in Aberdeen!!

[GTDB7]

It was in the local Scottish News earlier this week.

From what I gather it was taken and then recovered (probably due to tracker)

Just wondered if it was anyone on here?

Found it here actually on PH Scotland
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Interesting reading for sure!

[GTDB7]

Just to add after thinking about it for 5 mins, How many people have the batteries checked on the tracker?

They do last a while but a lot of these cars now are getting on for 10 yrs old. DB7 and Vanq past that age.

Perhaps these batt's should be swapped out or given a bench test and refresh every few years?

[Cockernee]

I was in Aberdeen yesterday to pick up a car

I paid for it first though

Good result for the owner, poor performance from tracking company....

[Speculatore]

Tracker do a system check and battery replacement for around £80 which they recommend every 5 years.

Edited by Speculatore on Saturday 30th November 12:38

[mikey k]

Glad the owner got it back
My tracker sends a regular status report, if they don't get it they will call and check on the car.

[V8 Animal]

The post doesn't say how the car was stolen I guess you need a key?

[X7LDA]

It does say. The key was stolen from inside the house.

[montecristo]

I see talk of a tracker battery. But on a previous thread about the main car battery running out, the tracker was blamed (don't ask me to dig it out, I can't remember which one it was). Does the tracker not run off the main battery?

[GTDB7]

Without wanting to divulge too much on how the tracker works...

The tracker batteries which there are two of, are topped up from the main battery.

The back-ups are of course sealed lead acid type and although have a long shelf life still need checking every so often.

http://www.yuasaeurope.com/en-gb/portal/industrial...


more info

http://www.yuasaeurope.com/en-gb/industrial/produc...

Float Service Life
The expected service life is five years in float standby applications.

Edited by GTDB7 on Saturday 30th November 15:11

[MollyGTi]

Cockernee said:

I was in Aberdeen yesterday to pick up a car

I paid for it first though

Essex to Aberdeen to bring back a car - it must be something special

[Cockernee]

MollyGTi said:

Cockernee said:

I was in Aberdeen yesterday to pick up a car

I paid for it first though

Essex to Aberdeen to bring back a car - it must be something special

It was for Tracy...

[mikey k]

MollyGTi said:

Essex to Aberdeen to bring back a car - it must be something special

Yep an oil burner X3
He had to go that far as his reputation precedes him

[Cockernee]

mikey k said:

Yep an oil burner X3
He had to go that far as his reputation precedes him

No one around here would let me test drive it

Something about tyres & brakes

[IanV12VR]

Cockernee said:

No one around here would let me test drive it

Something about tyres & brakes

Fancy having to go abroad to have a test drive and buy a car - funny how news travels

[Y100]

mikey k said:

Glad the owner got it back
My tracker sends a regular status report, if they don't get it they will call and check on the car.

I've not yet got my head around exactly how the Tracker works but I will. What has impressed me is that on the few occasions where Vesuvius has been moved on a trailer, the AM Tracking service have within minutes called me to tell me "Your car is moving but the engine is not running",,,,,,,,as amazing as it is reassuring.

[montecristo]

Y100 said:

mikey k said:

Glad the owner got it back
My tracker sends a regular status report, if they don't get it they will call and check on the car.

I've not yet got my head around exactly how the Tracker works but I will. What has impressed me is that on the few occasions where Vesuvius has been moved on a trailer, the AM Tracking service have within minutes called me to tell me "Your car is moving but the engine is not running",,,,,,,,as amazing as it is reassuring.

I don't know how they work either. I'd be more interested in a tracker that let me log on and see its location myself. I had it moved on a trailer recently, and no one called. I presume the recovery van didn't have the engine running while it was on the trailer.

[V8 Animal]

This worries me too you pay £250 and get no receipt or confirmation and you really don't know if it's working or not .
There should be something you can log into and monitor it yourself at least you would know if it works.

[GTDB7]

Some trackers can and do allow end users to track via the web.

I think Tracker themselves offer the service as they have loads of different levels of service.

Another easy option would be to buy a cheap phone with GPS and telemetry etc.. and have it plugged in on charge permanently.

A bit of home work should find a cheap phone, non-expiring PAYG that can receive remote signals which the phone can respond to.

Many phones now can remotely report their own location and do a host of other things.

Certainly NOT a replacement for a Tracker, but in addition to a tracker ;-)

Might be the difference of getting your car back one day or not!

[steveatesh]

V8 Animal said:

This worries me too you pay £250 and get no receipt or confirmation and you really don't know if it's working or not .
There should be something you can log into and monitor it yourself at least you would know if it works.

Alternatively you can get a Samsung galaxy running Andriod jelly bean 4.1 because every few times you get into the car the bluetooth doesn't connect and you get a call for AM tracker telling you so.

I know mine works as I'm on first name terms with them

Can't wait until Samsung get their finger out and release a working fix!

[Neil1300R]

steveatesh said:

Alternatively you can get a Samsung galaxy running Andriod jelly bean 4.1 because every few times you get into the car the bluetooth doesn't connect and you get a call for AM tracker telling you so.

I know mine works as I'm on first name terms with them

Can't wait until Samsung get their finger out and release a working fix!