Can STI could be stolen? (US)

[Andy Leszczynski]

Hi,

Yes it can. My friend with wife went to the shopping mall and when
returned could not find his STI. Some time later it was found totally
riped of the parts and abandoned somewhere. It happened in NY.

A.

 

[mulder]

Hi,

Yes it can. My friend with wife went to the shopping mall and when
returned could not find his STI. Some time later it was found totally
riped of the parts and abandoned somewhere. It happened in NY.

A.

What year was this STi? The '05-'06 have the immobilizer which makes
theft more difficult but the '04 does not.

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

Hi,

Yes it can. My friend with wife went to the shopping mall and when
returned could not find his STI. Some time later it was found totally
riped of the parts and abandoned somewhere. It happened in NY.

A.

I doubt ,depending on the circumstances, anyone would be suspicious of a
vehicle disguised as a flat bed tow truck, dragging off an STi with its
alarms blaring.

 

[Mortimer Schnurd]

I doubt ,depending on the circumstances, anyone would be suspicious of a
vehicle disguised as a flat bed tow truck, dragging off an STi with its
alarms blaring.

The alarm system is damn near useless!
Steps to taking the car are.........
Grab car with towrig equipped with "Y" hooks from the rear.Lift rear end and
drag car around the back of building so owner won't see you.
Now the easy part
1. pop door (easy..VERY easy)
2. open hood
3. Cut neg battery cable with cable cutter (silence alarm quickly) and close
hood.
4. Put car in neutral, release brakes and leave drivers door unlocked.
5. Move car farther away in parking lot for next step.
6. Apply towlights on the hood of the car.
7. Install security straps over the tires in the cradle( tow hooks).
8. Take car to new location and park it for a day to see if the car has
Lojack/Teletrack installed in it.
9. If car is still there, pick it back up and have your way with it,
transport it INSIDE a long trailer.

If you think your "Immobilizer" is protecting your car, you are in for a bad
lesson.It's a joke of a system at best. Getting the doors open is
childsplay. breaking the window is EASY and QUIET with a spring loaded
centerpunch. You simply "Pop" the window in the corner with
the punch and the window falls out in small squares with a silent "Woosh".
If the thief is not good with a "Slimjim" he uses the punch.They usually
"Punch" a rear window to avoid the glass while they steal/strip your car.
A good operator can snag your car in SECONDS. The rest takes a few minutes,
but he has time once he takes your car around the corner.

Now you say you want to KEEP your car?? Do this.....
A. Crank wheels all they way to the lock when parking. (makes tow operator
use dollys and wastes valuable time)
B. Lock the hood. (no cutting wires to disable alarm/noisemakers)
C. Install a GOOD alarm system and install it in the TRUNK with a backup
battery system.Opening a hood is normal, prying a trunk open with a prybar
is not.
D. Get Lojack or Teletrack. Lojack has no service fee, Teletrack does but
you get what you pay for.
E. Park where there is a lot of foot traffic, and activity. Thieves don't
like an audiance.
F. Use an audible sounder thats DIFFERANT/LOUD then the usual $39 system.
G. Install a LOUD, I MEAN LOUD noisemaker INSIDE the car. A thief can't
think straight when it's hurting his ears and can't cover his ears and work
on your car at the same time.

 

[AguaGirl]

The alarm system is damn near useless!
Steps to taking the car are.........
Grab car with towrig equipped with "Y" hooks from the rear.Lift rear end and
drag car around the back of building so owner won't see you.
Now the easy part
1. pop door (easy..VERY easy)
2. open hood
3. Cut neg battery cable with cable cutter (silence alarm quickly) and close
hood.
4. Put car in neutral, release brakes and leave drivers door unlocked.
5. Move car farther away in parking lot for next step.
6. Apply towlights on the hood of the car.
7. Install security straps over the tires in the cradle( tow hooks).
8. Take car to new location and park it for a day to see if the car has
Lojack/Teletrack installed in it.
9. If car is still there, pick it back up and have your way with it,
transport it INSIDE a long trailer.

If you think your "Immobilizer" is protecting your car, you are in for a bad
lesson.It's a joke of a system at best. Getting the doors open is
childsplay. breaking the window is EASY and QUIET with a spring loaded
centerpunch. You simply "Pop" the window in the corner with
the punch and the window falls out in small squares with a silent "Woosh".
If the thief is not good with a "Slimjim" he uses the punch.They usually
"Punch" a rear window to avoid the glass while they steal/strip your car.
A good operator can snag your car in SECONDS. The rest takes a few minutes,
but he has time once he takes your car around the corner.

Now you say you want to KEEP your car?? Do this.....
A. Crank wheels all they way to the lock when parking. (makes tow operator
use dollys and wastes valuable time)
B. Lock the hood. (no cutting wires to disable alarm/noisemakers)
C. Install a GOOD alarm system and install it in the TRUNK with a backup
battery system.Opening a hood is normal, prying a trunk open with a prybar
is not.
D. Get Lojack or Teletrack. Lojack has no service fee, Teletrack does but
you get what you pay for.
E. Park where there is a lot of foot traffic, and activity. Thieves don't
like an audiance.
F. Use an audible sounder thats DIFFERANT/LOUD then the usual $39 system.
G. Install a LOUD, I MEAN LOUD noisemaker INSIDE the car. A thief can't
think straight when it's hurting his ears and can't cover his ears and work
on your car at the same time.

This is some really good advice...now I am just trying to
figure out if you are a cop or a car thief

AG

 

[David Betts]

Yes it can. My friend with wife went to the shopping mall and when
returned could not find his STI. Some time later it was found totally
riped of the parts and abandoned somewhere. It happened in NY.

jAll cars can be stolen if somebody wants them enough. Alarms and
immobilisers are there to deter joyriders. They will not stop
professional thieves who are stealing cars to order. Neither will
tracker devices.

One of the nasty side effects of better car security is that thieves
may resort to car-jacking or breaking into our homes for the
keys.....putting us at risk as well as our cars.

David Betts
(e-mail address removed)

 

[nothermark]

This is some really good advice...now I am just trying to
figure out if you are a cop or a car thief

AG

Or just anyone who is involved in The car business. this kind of info
gets around.

;-)