[328iX]

A garage and insurance.

Want to steal my car? Go for it, I'll get paid out. Hahaha.

[joesid]

Originally Posted by homeryen88

If citizens can storm the Capitol, anyone can take your car if they really want.

Now I'll worry even more about my car that's parked outside in DC haha.

Where I live, it doesn't seem like thieves attempt to steal cars as much as what's inside them. So hide everything

[Psi5]

+1 on 6MT as a theft deterrent. Story in the Washington Post the other day about car thefts and carjackings and every single one of them was an automatic. Thieves actually say they will avoid manuals or abandon them after breaking in if they see it has three pedals.

[chowser51]

can't remember where it happened but two thugs killed a guy in front of his family when they tried to steal his car and found it had a manual

[mickyle1995]

Originally Posted by 328iX

A garage and insurance.

Want to steal my car? Go for it, I'll get paid out. Hahaha.

fair enough

[mickyle1995]

Originally Posted by Psi5

+1 on 6MT as a theft deterrent. Story in the Washington Post the other day about car thefts and carjackings and every single one of them was an automatic. Thieves actually say they will avoid manuals or abandon them after breaking in if they see it has three pedals.

over here in england 99% know how to drive manual so it doesnt stop them unfortunately

[mickyle1995]

Originally Posted by ooshnoo

I lock the doors. That's it.

always good to have some form of extra security

[mickyle1995]

Originally Posted by bbq

I pay about $15 on comprehensive insurance so i don't have to worry about it.

so lucky in england we get charged a lot more i pay £1600

[mickyle1995]

Originally Posted by Skyhigh

....and then people say Eastern Europe is unsafe..... LOL

I've got the factory alarm system. And I have the keyless protective cases/bags, as on the video, which I only use when travelling abroad and leaving the vehicle out on the street at night. That's it.

Eastern Europe isnt that bad i think england is the worse so many cars get stolen

[mickyle1995]

Originally Posted by eugene89us

Wow, that is absolutely crazy. Half the time we do not even lock our doors. What is this world coming to? The US F30 comes with alarm with motion detection and tilt sensor as standard, I thought that was more than enough to discourage anyone that wanted to get in. Maybe I live in a sheltered world here is South USA?

you do 100% theres so much cars being stolen its horrible count yourself luck in regards to where you live

[mickyle1995]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

If someone really wants your car they'll winch it onto a flatbed. If you can afford a BMW you can afford to live in a safe neighborhood and to have insurance.

its the scum that come from outside the nice areas to take cars in the good arears its always hood to have extra security and good insurance

[mickyle1995]

Originally Posted by Fliplegend

I park in the garage and leave the key in the cupholder 90% of the time.

must be so good to have no worries

[mickyle1995]

Originally Posted by joesid

While on the topic, do you think a visible dash cam would attract or deter?

i think deter if it was a petty theif i think it would attract them as they would only want your belongings in the car

[Billfitz]

That's the thing, petty thieves will only steal what they can easily sell. You can't easily sell a stolen car. You can't even easily sell parts from a stolen car, as you need tools and a place to strip it. That leaves stealing cars mainly up to pros, and they're not easily deterred.

[Jaypit]

Originally Posted by ooshnoo

I lock the doors. That's it.

Good luck just doing that in London. My car recently got stolen with locked doors.

[Jaypit]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

If someone really wants your car they'll winch it onto a flatbed. If you can afford a BMW you can afford to live in a safe neighborhood and to have insurance.

Such a narrow minded comment but ok mate.

[ooshnoo]

Originally Posted by Jaypit

Good luck just doing that in London. My car recently got stolen with locked doors.

Well, I don't live in London, so that's not something I need to worry about.

[CDawg]

Here in South Africa, car is parked in a garage within a gated estate with electric fencing.. but if worse gets to worse, I hope just the head unit is stolen so I can replace it with an NBT.......

[Jaghave]

My exhaust : )

[Randy Johnson]

When its parked at home I have a ring flood light cam on it. Away from home I have to rely on auto insurance.

[Skyhigh]

What surprises me as well is that in Europe they steal cars and export them (to the east, south, even to Asia and Africa).

But when it comes to the UK - who wants a car with the steering wheel on the wrong side!? Meaning the stolen cars there are exclusively to be taken apart and sold in parts.... how can the market for that be so big?

[vpl11712]

Originally Posted by homeryen88

Also, I have a GPS tracker hidden in my car. You can look at it here:
https://landairsea.com/collections/5.../landairsea-54

I also have a tracking device that I want to install in my newly purchased 320d F34, does anyone have any recomendation on where to attach the power for the device?
I've looked in the rear, both on the left side if I could connect it to the 12V outlet and on the right side where I could connect it directly to the battery, but I feel neither alternative is quite optimal.

Thanks!