[Billfitz]

You may already have a tracking device in the car. Mine came with one that works with the BMW Stolen Vehicle Recovery Service.

[SquareWheels]

I have a convertible; I don't even put my top up.

[Bongoxxx]

My security is called insurance…it’s not an exotic or special limited production numbers car…it’s a production BMW, so if it’s stolen I’d gladly take a payout from the insurance company.

[WDE82]

Originally Posted by 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?

Kind of an ignorant statement. Right side drive countries total like 2 billion people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-_...t-hand_traffic

[Billfitz]

Yeah, but how many of them are within a thousand miles of Great Britain? Still, most cars are stolen for their parts, as the parts are more valuable than the assembled car. That's why chop shops exist. It's also why the #1 stolen car in the US is the Honda Accord. There are lots of Accords on the road, which means lots of accidents involve Accords, making for a huge used Accord parts market.

[Yawn07]

Steering wheel disklock. Not too worried about the car getting taken but if you've seen the damage they do to take your wheel you should consider it.

[eff32fl]

I use a chihuahua and I don't put him on a leash in the front yard and he attacks on command. Go ahead and try and steal my car, he'll bite your ankles! "Kill cujo, kill!"

[jcordier]

Originally Posted by mickyle1995

i made a video on the deterrents i have on my car to steer thieves away

How do you have those lights in your roof?

[chowser51]

Mybmw app shows the location of the car. Do you really need live tracking?

[AllaVodka]

I put a condom on the shifter

[Livetodrive]

Originally Posted by Fliplegend

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

Mind letting us know where you live?

[julian204]

My F30 has keyless entry and I'm planning on buying a keyles protector (https://www.keylessprotector.nl/ website is in Dutch, sorry). It's a thingy that clips on to the battery inside the keyfob. It has a motion detector and disables the battery after a couple minutes of the keyfob not having moved. As soon as you pick it up it allows current to flow through the battery again so you can just use it as usual.
Lots of keyless entry cars are stolen here in Europe using the relay attack so I think this is a great way to prevent that

[Billfitz]

155 Euro? for 5 Euro buy a tin of tea, and when it's empty use it to store your fob.

[WDE82]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

155 Euro? for 5 Euro buy a tin of tea, and when it's empty use it to store your fob.

Originally Posted by julian204

My F30 has keyless entry and I'm planning on buying a keyles protector (https://www.keylessprotector.nl/ website is in Dutch, sorry). It's a thingy that clips on to the battery inside the keyfob. It has a motion detector and disables the battery after a couple minutes of the keyfob not having moved. As soon as you pick it up it allows current to flow through the battery again so you can just use it as usual.
Lots of keyless entry cars are stolen here in Europe using the relay attack so I think this is a great way to prevent that

Originally Posted by Billfitz

155 Euro? for 5 Euro buy a tin of tea, and when it's empty use it to store your fob.

Or just don't store the key next to an exterior wall. Problem solved.

[julian204]

From what I understand the hardware some thieves are using nowadays is so sensitive, the signal from the keyfob can be picked up from several hundred meters away. Simply not storing your key next to an exterior wall isn't gonna cut it anymore I think. Also don't feel like carrying arround a tin box wherever I go, just in case I would have to park on the street.

However I agree that € 155 is a lot of money and for home use only a tin box would do just fine

[locolok]

Originally Posted by Thedriver85

In the US, the manual transmission would be enough security.