[s-cars] Inovative Car Thieves

[northrup]

I've seen dealers do this type of key making for instances where a local 
shop owner who has a buisness relationship with the dealer create keys, 
but for all other instances, a valid registration has been required.


on a similar topic, anyone seen this NY Times post?
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/science/AP-Car-Security-Cracked.html?oref=login

"The research team at Johns Hopkins University said Saturday it discovered 
that the ``immobilizer'' security system developed by Texas Instruments 
could be cracked using a ``relatively inexpensive electronic device'' that 
acquires information hidden in the microchips that make the system work. "

The article mentions 150 million Ford, Nissan and Toyota's are at risk.   

wilson



On Mon, 31 Jan 2005, Mark Strangways wrote:

> Well, why do all that travel then.
> Go to your favorite stealer, find the car you like, in the color you like, 
> with all the options.
> 
> Grab the VIN, cause it'll be right handy on the sheet.
> Go to parts department, and order your brand new keys.
> 
> There you go, new car right off the dealer showroom, at cents on the dollar 
> of sticker...
> 
> Come on... NO ONE could believe that...
> I ordered an Ignition switch for my bike, and I had to jump thru hoops to 
> get it...
> 
> Unless U all down south of me are getting dumb... and I REALLY doubt that.
> 
> Mark
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lee Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com>
> To: "'Jerry Scott'" <jerryscott at earthlink.net>; "'s-car-list'" 
> <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 12:48 PM
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Inovative Car Thieves
> 
> 
> > Maybe for a Chrysler, but when the prospective thief walks in to the Audi
> > dealer and orders a key, on hearing the cost of the key he will either:
> >
> > - turn tail and run, figuring that the car can't be worth that much more
> > than the cost of the key
> > - drop dead of a heart attack
> > - laugh so hard he forgets why he was there
> >
> > :)
> >
> > Lee
> >
> > '02 A6 3.0 quattro avant
> > '96 A6 quattro avant
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:s-car-list-
> >> bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Scott
> >> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 12:23 PM
> >> To: s-car-list
> >> Subject: [s-cars] Inovative Car Thieves
> >>
> >> I saw this post on another site and decided to pass it along.
> >> Jerry
> >>
> >> Subject: Innovative Car Thieves...
> >>
> >>
> >> Seems that car thieves have found yet another way to steal your car or
> >> truck without any effort at all.
> >>
> >> The car thieves peer through the windshield of your car or truck, write
> >> down the VIN # from the label on the dash, go to the local car
> >> dealership and request a duplicate key based on the VIN #.
> >> I didn't believe this e-mail, so I called a friend at Chrysler Dodge and
> >> pretended I had lost my keys. They told me to just bring in the VIN
> >> #, and they would cut me one on the spot, and I could order the keyless
> >> device if I wanted.
> >>
> >> The Car Dealer's Parts Department will make a duplicate key from the
> >> VIN #, and collect payment from the thief who will return to your car.
> >> He doesn't have to break in, do any damage to the vehicle, or draw
> >> attention to himself. All he has to do is walk up to your car, insert
> >> the key and off he goes to a local Chop Shop with your vehicle.
> >> You don't believe it?   It IS that easy.
> >>
> >> To avoid this from happening to you, simply put some tape (electrical
> >> tape, duct tape or medical tape) across the VIN Metal Label located on
> >> the dash board. By law, you cannot remove the VIN, but you can cover it
> >> so it can't be viewed through the windshield by a car thief.
> >> I urge you to forward this to your friends before some other car thief
> >> steals another car or truck
> >>
> >>
> >> ------ End of Forwarded Message
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