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I stepped out to feed cats this morning. 7 am and a strange car was in backyard. Idling, driver gone. I called 911 and requested police. I told dispatch that I was armed while I waited.
Stolen Kia
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woodsy
Buckeye
And then what?
Not sure where Dave is, but here you better plan on a sleeping a couple of nights before the police show up.
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Tow truck hauled it away within the hour
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And yes,,, it was a KIA.
Sad thing is two minor things can make a KIA just as hard to steal as any other vehicle. One some sort of physical locking mechanism that makes it impossible, or at least time consuming to move it. And second, a kill switch totally separate from any of the other alarms. Heck, two wires and a toggle switch would work.
DGW1949
Hawkeye
What I'd really like to know is......What kind of an idiot would risk jail for stealing a KIA?
DGW
DGW
Maybe he just needed a ride? There was one stolen from a small town near me that was recovered in another larger city about 2 hours away with a note on the windshield. "Thanks for the ride, I put gas in the tank"
You can by a replacement key fob for a Nissan PRE-PROGRAMMED. Lotta stupid out there.
KIA's aren't the only vehicle make with issues that have been identified and not corrected. My Tacoma has a fob. The for and the vehicle are constantly querying one another. You can hijack the signal from the fob, clone it creating another fob. Now they have the same access to the vehicle as the owner does.
Now you can either disable the fob or put it in a faraday bag. But you have to remember to do these things. And if you forget tuff luck.
Now you can either disable the fob or put it in a faraday bag. But you have to remember to do these things. And if you forget tuff luck.
OMCHamlin
Blackhawk
Who thinks you can get arrested for stealing a car in 2024 America? I bet not, especially if...
I dislike the fob. I bought a 2023 Chevy Silverado WT (base model). The stupid thing has a fob. Takes up more room on a keychain and offers less security and durability than a key. There's no keyhole for the ignition. No lock on the steering column. Just a starter button. Idiotic.
I’ve always heard and read the Hundai (spelling) are very easy to steal. But I don’t think it’s because of the key fob.
German cars have key fobs and they are notoriously hard to steal. Or so I’ve been told?
German cars have key fobs and they are notoriously hard to steal. Or so I’ve been told?
“Other frequently stolen 2020-22 models included luxury vehicles made by BMW, Infiniti and Land Rover and three large pickups with powerful engines.”
https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/dodge-muscle-cars-once-again-top-hldis-list-of-most-stolen-vehicles
https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/dodge-muscle-cars-once-again-top-hldis-list-of-most-stolen-vehicles
Is there a preferred car to receive jail time?
If a person steals a Chevy, he deserves jail time.
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