Remote start - how doesn’t it get stolen?

[dragon6172]

Well said and it only makes the site more toxic. Others see this and then are reluctant to ask questions so they're not publicly ridiculed.

Publicly? These forums are pretty damn anonymous. I don't know any of you fools and you don't know me! Need to have some thicker skin if having your internet persona questioned hurts that much.

That being said, I am in agreement that some things posted here would be better off ignored if you don't have anything good to say. On the other hand I enjoy reading the arguments!

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[AzScorpion]

Publicly? These forums are pretty damn anonymous. I don't know any of you fools and you don't know me! Need to have some thicker skin if having your internet persona questioned hurts that much.

That being said, I am in agreement that some things posted here would be better off ignored if you don't have anything good to say. On the other hand I enjoy reading the arguments!

Like I said...Toxic!

 

[Phil_68w10]

A dual purpose shepherd and sig 320 do the trick for me.

 

[gryphon1231]

Remote start - assuming that most folks live in suburbs and cities, and not in the woods ... how doesn’t this wind up getting your car stolen? I gotta think that thieves would be savvy to the idea of nice new cars sitting unguarded in the driveway warming up. Why not jump in, drive it away and stow it in a hiding spot where the rest of the crew makes a pirate key and chipset for it?

If car thief wants to take your car they're going to take your car, whether it's running or not.

 

[dragon6172]

Like I said...Toxic!

My goodness....that is your version of toxic? Perhaps you should take your own advice ?‍

 

[PSUTE]

You never had a remote start or wut?

Raises hand. On my list of things that are nice to have. Cheap in the after market, so will probably go for it....

 

[Rob1135ny]

hey, I don’t know what small town you’re in but my town has 50K people per sq mile. Organized car theft gangs load up in my area and then ship the stolen vehicles to Africa in containers for resale. If they’re not able to steal it they may just carjack it. (Go google Short Hills Mall, dude from my town shot dead for the nice car. Shot dead right In front of his wife.)


https://www.driving.co.uk/news/features/six-ways-thieves-can-break-into-a-car-and-how-to-prevent-it/

This is the National paper of England. Sounds pretty easy to me. Jalopnik has a similar story, as does CBC (Canadian national network).

My parking ramp, which is staffed 24 hrs and has cameras, has been home to two sexy hot cars stripped for their tires and left on blocks, like it was the 1980s. Yeah, inside the garage, while people are working on the ground floor.

so, instead of throwing shade, stop and ponder that some people live in places where security issues are a little more front of mind.

Wow..... touched a nerve there!
I worked in the Bronx for 20 years so please don’t tell me about dangerous! Some of the questions on here are due to have a comical response. If you can handle a little sarcasm you should stop to PONDER that it was a JOKE!!! ???????

 

[Rob1135ny]

I’m sorry but just because you feel it’s a nonsense question doesn’t mean that others don’t feel different. There was really no need to reply with that statement IMO. Maybe this person has never had a remote start vehicle before and just didn’t know how it all worked. This is a platform to get educated and chat about such things. He or she shouldn’t be ridiculed for simply not knowing and asking a simple question.

Ridiculed..... really it was a Joke
People are too sensitive now a days ...
on a serious note should I Squatch a badlands or not .....?

 

[Rob1135ny]

If car thief wants to take your car they're going to take your car, whether it's running or not.

100% with you in it too!!!

 

[Rob1135ny]

Great meme!
I have a sense of humor ????

 

[elnorte]

Remote start - assuming that most folks live in suburbs and cities, and not in the woods ... how doesn’t this wind up getting your car stolen? I gotta think that thieves would be savvy to the idea of nice new cars sitting unguarded in the driveway warming up. Why not jump in, drive it away and stow it in a hiding spot where the rest of the crew makes a pirate key and chipset for it?

with my remote starts if you try to shift without pushing the ignition button (with keyfob in close proximity to start) it kills the engine.

 

[Rob1135ny]

Somewhere a 4:30pm News Broadcast is airing a piece about how urban teenage computer hackers with dyed hair and funny names are going to gain access to your Cadillac’s OnStar, take over control of your car, and drive you directly to a pro-socialism rally and drop you off.

All this proximity key cloning, while possible, and certainly more likely in some areas rather than others, are exceedingly rare and typically saved for very high end targets, or brand new vehicles on a car lot that they can grab 10+ at a time in the middle of the night.

And all that is to say: I’m getting remote start and I’m not going to lose an ounce of sleep over it.

Nobody with access to that technology is going to waste their time on my used Ford.

Listen it can happen... it did in one of the fast and furious movies!

 

[Stitches1974]

All this proximity key cloning, while possible, and certainly more likely in some areas rather than others, are exceedingly rare and typically saved for very high end targets, or brand new vehicles on a car lot that they can grab 10+ at a time in the middle of the night.



Nobody with access to that technology is going to waste their time on my used Ford.

I wouldn't call a 3 year old Jeep Grand Cherokee high end.

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/c...cars/275-c3b4e222-66e9-4f46-9a77-ee7464ca22ed

 

[dwbronco]

Remote start - assuming that most folks live in suburbs and cities, and not in the woods ... how doesn’t this wind up getting your car stolen? I gotta think that thieves would be savvy to the idea of nice new cars sitting unguarded in the driveway warming up. Why not jump in, drive it away and stow it in a hiding spot where the rest of the crew makes a pirate key and chipset for it?

I guess I could understand this question, if this was 1993, but 2021? Really? Come on, now.

 

[MacHudson]

I guess I could understand this question, if this was 1993, but 2021? Really? Come on, now.

actually, it’s called a relay attack. The thieves can start your car without the fob that’s on your keychain. They have a box that amplifies the car’s signal to ask for a fob code, then record the fob’s reply that got sent by your keys from inside your house. They then use that code to take your car at will.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/advisoruk/2020/10/16/keyless-car-crime-how-to-thwart-the-thieves/

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