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5to1 said:
Cheib said:
I have it on my Macan Turbo PP...didn’t spec it myself (OPPC specced the car)...fairly careful about where the keys are left.
You can ask them to deactivate. Personally I would as I'd feel like I have a bullseye painted on my front door
Cheib said:
Didn’t know that. Thanks ! Will have a word with the OPC. Luckily we’re relatively private and car can’t easily be seen from the road.
Being out of sight does help.Had it done on my parents MB. Didn't trust them to remember to stick the key in a tin. And even if they did I always worried once these morons have been attracted by the keyless go, they may not give up easily
One of the reasons I leave my keys downstairs. If you're eager enough to break into my house, I want you to find the keys and sod off.
Can the system really be deactivated? I had heard not - but would be pleased to learn otherwise.
A sort of half-way house is to remove the 'dummy key' and then use the normal remote key fobby-thing in the key/ignition slot, to twist and go. To my mind, the dummy key looks as though you've left the proper key in the ignition lock and is actually likely to attract attention (breaking of side glass to get in, in the mistaken belief that the car can be started and driven). And, let's face it, if you continue to use the dummy key you have to find somewhere to stow the remote fob whilst you're driving - pockets, centre cubby, handbag, whatever; kind of handy to always have it in the same place, in the ignition lock.
James
A sort of half-way house is to remove the 'dummy key' and then use the normal remote key fobby-thing in the key/ignition slot, to twist and go. To my mind, the dummy key looks as though you've left the proper key in the ignition lock and is actually likely to attract attention (breaking of side glass to get in, in the mistaken belief that the car can be started and driven). And, let's face it, if you continue to use the dummy key you have to find somewhere to stow the remote fob whilst you're driving - pockets, centre cubby, handbag, whatever; kind of handy to always have it in the same place, in the ignition lock.
James
5to1 said:
Cheib said:
Didn’t know that. Thanks ! Will have a word with the OPC. Luckily we’re relatively private and car can’t easily be seen from the road.
Being out of sight does help.Had it done on my parents MB. Didn't trust them to remember to stick the key in a tin. And even if they did I always worried once these morons have been attracted by the keyless go, they may not give up easily
One of the reasons I leave my keys downstairs. If you're eager enough to break into my house, I want you to find the keys and sod off.
We’ve got a gravel driveway and a dog with a loud/agressive bark who is quite territorial...certainly no delivery people get anywhere near the front door before the “four legged door bell” has raised the alarm.
Still that won’t stop me taking the car in to get it disabled. I wonder how much that’ll cost !
What I do find amazing is that insurance companies in my experience don’t ask if it’s fitted. Must make a massive difference to likelihood of theft but then maybe it’s still a tiny % chance so they aren’t that bothered.
That is an interesting point, given insurers try to factor in every other possible risk. I suspect they may have come to some sort of arrangement with the manufacturers in order to prevent the inevitable s
t storm if this started to drive up premiums.
What amazes me more is manufacturers continue to ship cars with a system they know is fundamentally flawed and trivial to defeat. I hear the latest smart idea is to add motion sensors in the key, that will just shift the thieves to car parks/etc. One will follow you when you leave your car, the other will wait by the car and steal it. More risk then late at night from your drive, but if thats eliminated using key motion sensors it's inevitable what will happen next.
They've caused car crime to grow and now the scrotes relying on this income won't go away easily
t storm if this started to drive up premiums.What amazes me more is manufacturers continue to ship cars with a system they know is fundamentally flawed and trivial to defeat. I hear the latest smart idea is to add motion sensors in the key, that will just shift the thieves to car parks/etc. One will follow you when you leave your car, the other will wait by the car and steal it. More risk then late at night from your drive, but if thats eliminated using key motion sensors it's inevitable what will happen next.
They've caused car crime to grow and now the scrotes relying on this income won't go away easily
5to1 said:
That is an interesting point, given insurers try to factor in every other possible risk. I suspect they may have come to some sort of arrangement with the manufacturers in order to prevent the inevitable st storm if this started to drive up premiums.
What amazes me more is manufacturers continue to ship cars with a system they know is fundamentally flawed and trivial to defeat. I hear the latest smart idea is to add motion sensors in the key, that will just shift the thieves to car parks/etc. One will follow you when you leave your car, the other will wait by the car and steal it. More risk then late at night from your drive, but if thats eliminated using key motion sensors it's inevitable what will happen next.
They've caused car crime to grow and now the scrotes relying on this income won't go away easily
Not just Porsche but all makes with keyless entry are causing headaches to insurance companies, they do not need the key signal now to get into cars t storm if this started to drive up premiums.What amazes me more is manufacturers continue to ship cars with a system they know is fundamentally flawed and trivial to defeat. I hear the latest smart idea is to add motion sensors in the key, that will just shift the thieves to car parks/etc. One will follow you when you leave your car, the other will wait by the car and steal it. More risk then late at night from your drive, but if thats eliminated using key motion sensors it's inevitable what will happen next.
They've caused car crime to grow and now the scrotes relying on this income won't go away easily
Landrover and Mercedes being the worst from what I believe
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