Mates BMW M3 stolen

[acemastr]

Keys on my bedside table... AR15 propped up next to that.. come get them.

 

[DeanT77]

Keys on my bedside table... AR15 propped up next to that.. come get them.

Awesome, you have supplied the menacing folks who break into your house with a weapon as they sneak upon your sleeping self in the dead of night

 

[Akagi]

Its America so the intruders probably already have a gattling gun "just in case".

 

[thewanted]

Keys on my bedside table... AR15 propped up next to that.. come get them.

You left out the part where you tell us it's .22 caliber Such a silly weapon to use for self defence anyway.

 

[snapdragon69]

Best to set an alarm at night.

 

[Rroff]

Its America so the intruders probably already have a gattling gun "just in case".

XM556 - never leave home without it.

 

[Akagi]

In seriousness though, they would probably have a pistol. And a fully awake and alert person with a pistol is more dangerous than someone who is half asleep with an AR15!

 

[Rroff]

In seriousness though, they would probably have a pistol. And a fully awake and alert person with a pistol is more dangerous than someone who is half asleep with an AR15!

How do you like my pyjamas?

 

[Django x2]

BMW remote removed that limitation at some point, mine allows me to view the location no matter how far away i am. I think it's MY15 onwards.

I'm not sure how that works, it's a limitation of the App, not the module on the car.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

I always take my keys to bed, I can't sleep well with them downstairs.

 

[mattyg]

I'll say it again. back to Invoice GAP insurance takes the sting out of it. Especially if youve had the car a couple of years.

As has been said a few times in this thread. Let them take it. Unless its still got your kids/wife in it then it can be replaced.

 

[[TW]Fox]

I'm not sure how that works, it's a limitation of the App, not the module on the car.

No it's not. Later cars have a selectable option in idrive that enables tracking and has no distance limit. It's the same app.

 

[Joe T]

This is where technology such as Vauxhall OnStar can help. It's fitted to almost every new Vauxhall now. It allows (a) you to see where the car is - anywhere in the world - via an app (and the police can do the same), and (b) allows OnStar (with permission from the police) to disable the car from being restarted once it's switched off. It's not legal in the UK to actually switch the engine off while the car is driving though.

 

[Howard]

This is where technology such as Vauxhall OnStar can help. It's fitted to almost every new Vauxhall now. It allows (a) you to see where the car is - anywhere in the world - via an app (and the police can do the same), and (b) allows OnStar (with permission from the police) to disable the car from being restarted once it's switched off. It's not legal in the UK to actually switch the engine off while the car is driving though.

Can you disable these features from within the car? If not, that's pretty cool. I dare say a half-decent cellular jammer would sort it out though.

 

[Joe T]

Interesting point about the cellular jammer - I wonder.

 

[Django x2]

No it's not. Later cars have a selectable option in idrive that enables tracking and has no distance limit. It's the same app.

Ah, i found it in my iDrive menu after enabling it via coding. Seems a bit pointless though because if i was the thief, I'd just disable it in iDrive.

I wonder if now I've enabled it, i can hide the menu option. Certainly seemed dooable from the list of options in NBT

 

[[TW]Fox]

Interesting that it's codable. What production month is your car?

 

[chaparral]

More likely the dog will just bring the thief its toys and get the iron bar in return.

I reckon my dog would just try licking a thief to death..

 

[Django x2]

Interesting that it's codable. What production month is your car?

Jan14

 

[[TW]Fox]

Thats cool, I might try it on my Dad's Touring. Which values did you change and to what?