Another one bites the dust. Thieving scum.
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pvr said:
I wasn't aware of this. Loads of people have suggested a tracker (a bit late now) but no one has said they can effectively be bypassed.
The general consensus on these type of car thefts are that they park the car up somewhere, avoiding main roads, leaving it there for a few days to see if anyone tracks it down. If not, they change the plates and move it on, never to be seen again.
I assume this is what has happened with our Fiesta.
It's a sad state of affairs when you have to re-think your choice of vehicle simply because manufacturers are making it easy for thieves to steal them.
Oh how I wish we could have that on our cars :lol:
I'm still gutted. It just feels strange as it's as if the car has disappeared into thin air. No sign of it whatsoever.
Wish I had bought a steering lock for it, but I just know that she wouldn't have fitted it at her workplace anyway
I'm still gutted. It just feels strange as it's as if the car has disappeared into thin air. No sign of it whatsoever.
Wish I had bought a steering lock for it, but I just know that she wouldn't have fitted it at her workplace anyway
these cars have got to be one of the most stolen cars out their... sorry man i know you loved this as i do mine.
mines had a steering lock from day one, and ive got away with it.... it has had attempted thefts that needed me needing a new damn door!!!
not even the RS models seem to have the same level of thefts??? just weird.
steering locks etc are a must for this car, anything to make them move to an easier target, thank god it was from work and no one hurt these guys will feel no way about punching a woman hard to get what they want.
mines had a steering lock from day one, and ive got away with it.... it has had attempted thefts that needed me needing a new damn door!!!
not even the RS models seem to have the same level of thefts??? just weird.
steering locks etc are a must for this car, anything to make them move to an easier target, thank god it was from work and no one hurt these guys will feel no way about punching a woman hard to get what they want.
Beedub said:
Yes that's very true. Glad no harm came to her or her colleagues. She's a manager at a Nursery, so pretty much all staff are Female, except the owners (but weren't there at the time).
My brother has a steering lock on his and he puts it on most of the time. I know for a fact my missus wouldn't out it on at work because she knows I wouldn't see it :lol:
Also glad it wasn't stolen at our home. We've not lived here long and already had a run of bad luck, so a theft from home would've probably been breaking point.
Really getting annoyed at the lack of urgency from both the police and insurance company. Disgusting how they just treat it as if it's a minor inconvenience.
I suppose the police have got better things to do. Such as arresting 78 year old blokes and penalising people for doing 44 in a 40 on a rural road. :x
The worst thing is I work in a place where half the workforce have an ST of Fiesta/Focus variant, so I have to look at the bloody things knowing my one is gone forever. Can't even replace it as it's no longer produced
Just an update to this, the finish the saga...
Her insurance company offered £13560 for the car. Took it straight away as it was a decent price.
They paid the outstanding finance off and then send us a cheque for the money left over.
Taking away our insurance excess and the full year premium which we've now lost (we purchased the insurance 12 days before it got stolen), we've come away with almost £1800.
That will most likely be absorbed in the next few year's increased insurance premiums, so it's not a benefit for us, but what can you do?
The missus put a deposit down on an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde last week and then decided she didn't want it So we lost £250 there. She then saw a Mercedes A class AMG sport DCT, which she loved, so she's decided to purchase that instead. Slower than the Fiesta ST, but more practical for her and us going forward.
Hoping to pick it up Saturday
Can't wait to finally move on and put this behind us!
Her insurance company offered £13560 for the car. Took it straight away as it was a decent price.
They paid the outstanding finance off and then send us a cheque for the money left over.
Taking away our insurance excess and the full year premium which we've now lost (we purchased the insurance 12 days before it got stolen), we've come away with almost £1800.
That will most likely be absorbed in the next few year's increased insurance premiums, so it's not a benefit for us, but what can you do?
The missus put a deposit down on an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde last week and then decided she didn't want it
So we lost £250 there. She then saw a Mercedes A class AMG sport DCT, which she loved, so she's decided to purchase that instead. Slower than the Fiesta ST, but more practical for her and us going forward.Hoping to pick it up Saturday
Can't wait to finally move on and put this behind us!
s**t only just seen this. Cunts mate.
I don't get the appeal with them. The engines are common esp the 1.6T which comes from the Smax and the 2.0T comes in a Kuga as well.
Salvage prices on them are actually low unlike the Audis where people wanted the boxes and bumpers.
I haven't heard from colleagues in Romania and Bulgaria seeing any RHD turbo Ford's flying around unlike Audi Rs.
Unless there are a few being cloned and sold off as stolen motors here.
Seems the I my sure way to protect a motor now is now to remove the obd port which I did or swap the steering wheel for a snap off momo job.
Ford need to get their s**t together with this. Like a 2 key max coding to the car, which requires an original key code to be removed prior to a new one being used and then even having them encrypted.
I don't get the appeal with them. The engines are common esp the 1.6T which comes from the Smax and the 2.0T comes in a Kuga as well.
Salvage prices on them are actually low unlike the Audis where people wanted the boxes and bumpers.
I haven't heard from colleagues in Romania and Bulgaria seeing any RHD turbo Ford's flying around unlike Audi Rs.
Unless there are a few being cloned and sold off as stolen motors here.
Seems the I my sure way to protect a motor now is now to remove the obd port which I did or swap the steering wheel for a snap off momo job.
Ford need to get their s**t together with this. Like a 2 key max coding to the car, which requires an original key code to be removed prior to a new one being used and then even having them encrypted.
ben g said:Just an update to this, the finish the saga...
Her insurance company offered £13560 for the car. Took it straight away as it was a decent price.
They paid the outstanding finance off and then send us a cheque for the money left over.
Taking away our insurance excess and the full year premium which we've now lost (we purchased the insurance 12 days before it got stolen), we've come away with almost £1800.
That will most likely be absorbed in the next few year's increased insurance premiums, so it's not a benefit for us, but what can you do?
The missus put a deposit down on an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde last week and then decided she didn't want it
Hoping to pick it up Saturday
Can't wait to finally move on and put this behind us!
Had two car stolen... it's a real pain in the backside. Anyway, I am glad to read that the matter is closed and behind you guys. Enjoy the new car!
Courageous
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Monkeydonkeyratmagic said:
Excuse my ignorance but "remove the OBD port"? Never heard of that. What does it do? Do you put it back on when you need codes scanned? Is it easy to do?
Courageous said:
I believe you can move it from it's current position, so thieves can't just smash a window and plug straight in.
The security on these cars is diabolical and I'm surprised Ford (and other marque's) have been able to bury their heads in the sand over it. I suppose it pays to keep quiet.
Courageous
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Ok, so there's a fad for breaking into someone else's car to read their codes? I suppose some get addicted to Corrie. Takes all sorts 
Thanks for the explanation Ben
Thanks for the explanation Ben
Courageous said:
Its removed as a port. I brought some kit that changes it from a male / female connection to a male / male so no OBD tools will fit into it. It came custom made so the adapter is unique to my car and my car only. So if anyone really wants to steal it they'll have to come and get it off me, but I'd imagine at first chance at it they'd give up.
The most retarded part is you'd think all ford really need to do is make it so the doors are properly dead unless unlocked without a key. Even my old 94 rover 220 turbo coupe couldn't be opened from the inside if it was locked ffs.
Courageous
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Excellent stuff Monkey! Sounds like a great idea. I had no idea they could bypass the imo via the OBD port!
Courageous said:
They use a key programmer. They just plug it in to the port and pull the key codes. Then they just code a key to the car in seconds and off they go.
Just Google audi rs4 gone in 60s. All captured on cctv