Has anyone consider supplement theft protection for their Cayman? In <st1:state w:st="on"><st1
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lace></st1:state> they probably cannot get far but here in NM they can be out of the country pretty quickly. In fact I had a Porsche stolen out of a garage once. In that case the thief had a couple of sets of Porsche keys (he dropped one set in my back yard after confronting my dog but got the car anyway). I'm not too worried where I live now except when I travel overnight.<o
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I don't think Lojack serves this area. I've considered
http://www.ravelco.com/prod_info.htm
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When Ican't see mine it will be in my garage or under security at work.
Russ
They're pretty hard to steal now... there's a chip in the key, and without it the car won't start... you'd have to jack it up and tow it while the alarm it going off... although not unheard of, I guess...
Brad
If a really good pro wants your car, he'll get it regardless of what alarm system is installed. However, the factory system is more than enough to stop a lesser thief. Don't waste your money.
You could also use a GPS tracking system to protect your car. Many of these systems offers a website where you can log in and find out where your car is.
Santa Fe,
I still am a fan of the AUTOLOCK PRO bar, I believe the only work around for a car theft is a tow truck. Its not hi-tech but it works. I only put it in use when I feel uncomfortable with the surroundings or if the car would be parked for a extended length of time.
http://unbreakable.com/Unbreakable_Auto_BL.htm
zornet
How about this for a car theft story:
I dropped my wife's 2004 Lexus RX 330 at the dealer for overnight maintenance. The next morning they called and said your car is ready, washed, and parked in the front lot. Ask the cashier for your keys and you are all set to go. One and a half hours later I arrive and there is no RX330 in the front lot. I ask the cashier and she does not have the keys. I asked the service writer and he said the cashier should have the keys.
To make a long story short, surveilance cameras showed an unknown male walking up to our car with a set of keys and driving off about one hour before I got there. They located the car about 6 months later when a young woman got into a fender bender with it. She claimed her boyfriend had given it to her. She was prosecuted for grand theft. By then we had replaced it with a 2005 RX 330.
When I take my Cayman in for service, I am bringing food and blankets and sleeping next to it./fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/sleep.gif
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">In my initial post I referred to my Porsche being stolen from my garage in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">Houston</st1
lace></st1:city>. It was a 928S with 1300 miles on the odometer. Apparently the thief had access to Porsche keys. About three months after the theft I was driving home in my brand new Carrera replacement when I thought I saw my 928. Stopping and looking at the VIN confirmed my suspicion. It was parked in an open parking lot with no phones (this was pre-cell phone) so I drove down the street to the Mercedes dealer and called the police. While I waited the driver of the 928 pulled into the Mercedes dealership and started trying to trade the car on a new Mercedes. When he left the dealership I stopped him and started asking question about his Porsche. After a few minutes the police arrived and I pointed to him and the car. To my surprise he pulled out of his pocket all of the required ownership papers (turns out there was a ring selling them out of the backdoor of the local government office). But my ability to recite the VIN from memory (due to the many insurance forms I’d filled out) they believed me and arrested the guy. While that was going on I retrieved my radar detector and a few other personal items from the 928 and notice it now had 5000 miles on it and the glove compartment was filled with speeding tickets from several states. The thief served a few months in jail and when released went directly to the Jeep dealer and convinced them to let him take a new Jeep home to get his checkbook. Neither he nor the Jeep where ever seen again to my knowledge. That was my third car lost to thieves in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">Houston</st1
lace></st1:city> so you can understand my concern about protecting the Cayman when away from home.
No offense, but a car thief can use a hacksaw against that!
Engine immoblizer? Nah, those don't work. People can use 'scanners' to get the code necessary for the engine to start.
As for the Ravelco, I heard it's a very good product. Frankly, I don't know how it works, either.
<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr noshade="" id="quote" height="1" />Engine immoblizer? Nah, those don't work. People can use 'scanners' to get the code necessary for the engine to start. <hr noshade="" id="quote" height="1" />[/quote]</blockquote>[/quote]
Actually, that's incorrect. Scanners can be used to capture the longer range remote door lock signal, but the '[/quote]Megamos' transponder chip ID code in every MY99+ Porsche key must be specifically recognized by the car's computer before the engine will start. Replacement keys are only available from a Porsche dealer & the system must be programmed to recognize a new key.
According to NHTSA (US gov't) 2003 car theft stats, the Boxster ranked 109th w/just 10 stolen in the entire US that year. The 996 was #143 w/9 stolen cars. An M3 was 3x as likly to be stolen. Of course, one can assume some (most?) of those thefts involved keys left in cars.
I'd be far more concerned with vandalism & window 'break & grabs' than theft. Park in secure, well lighted areas & don't leave valuables visible in the car - standard stuff for paranoids (like us).
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