Best way to secure the car (stolen without keys before)

kizkiz

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

. If it was towed away, well that's another issue but it would be a big risk for a low value car.

It's actually really common at the moment.
Old cars are easy targets, and with the price of scrap they make a tempting proposition for anyone with a tow truck

mikey72

Locking post at the end of the drive.

pendulum

Well the good news is this is a 2003 Focus, so they shouldn't be going all out to nick this.
You just have to make it so your car is a harder target than next doors.

Lockable gate on drive
Steering lock (in this case, it makes sense)
Real or dummy CCTV camera pointing at the car plus CCTV warning sign
Leave the glovebox and cubby holes open to show there's nothing there

All those things show your security conscious... why would they nick from you when there's so many other easier targets?

If you think they may have the keys, either get the ignition barrel changed or a cheap wheelclamp.

rkrishna

Flyboy152 wrote: »

Have you had the car serviced recently?

yes, I had my car repaired at a garage recently for an engine overheating problem. the car was stolen on the same night when I collected the car in the morning. but the repair wasn't done correctly and my car was overheating again (even before it was stolen) and I took it back to them after the car was recovered and they fixed the problem now. it is a very old garage and can't think of a reason why they would do this.

cyclonebri1

A mate of mine had some pretty vauable stuff stored in his garage.
To defend it he always parked 1 of his cars right up to the garage, and installed a lifting post just behind it.

He was woken at 6 one day by a neighbour to find his car in the road, the post burnrt off and the garage empty.

The barstewards will always find away, best option

Flyboy152

rkrishna wrote: »

yes, I had my car repaired at a garage recently for an engine overheating problem. the car was stolen on the same night when I collected the car in the morning. but the repair wasn't done correctly and my car was overheating again (even before it was stolen) and I took it back to them after the car was recovered and they fixed the problem now. it is a very old garage and can't think of a reason why they would do this.

Perhaps they have a new technician, recently joined them? Do they have key programming facilities?

molerat

http://verybadfrog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Concrete-car.jpg ,should keep it from getting stolen

Strider590

They know the car they're stealing, they know it's weak points.
Anything they wouldn't expect, anything not fitted as standard should confuse the hell out of them.
For example disconnect the ignition coil, fit a manual fuel valve, unhook the throttle cable, shove a rag up the exhaust..... Daft little things that they simply would never expect someone to do to their car.

I have a friend who fitted a washer pump to a small liquid reservoir in his car which contained a home made pepper spray mix, if you forgot to disable it, it'd spray the driver in the face as soon as he turned on the ignition.


There are so many possibilities!

tight_arze

Some good suggestions like taking the fuse out for the injection system.

Buy a disklok. They aren't cheap but are super strong and cover the whole steering wheel so it can't be cut off. I store mine behind the seat on the floor so it doesn't get in the way.

forgotmyname

If someone possibly has keys then you need to goto a dealer or a locksmith and get the immobiliser
reprogrammed. This will erase the old keys. They will be able to open the door but the car wont start.

Change the locks as well maybe?