get an alarm regardless, it's cheap insurance when used w/ factory imobilizer in key.

 

yes only the 05 STis have the chipped key. so far i haven't heard of any 05 thefts, pleanty of attempted thefts though. dude was in newark paying his cell phone bill and some punks tried stealing his 05. they couldnt start it so they tried to push it away. he noticed and chased after them, the pusher car took off leaving the 16year old driver in the STi. the owner dragged him out and beat him. LOL

god knows what subaru was thinking putting a turbo/AWD car out there with frameless windows and no immobilizer.

 

that money went to a fansy interior with electroluminescent gauges. lol

 

I hate to say this... But the reason why Evo's arent stolen as much as Wrx's and hondas isnt neccessarily because they are more difficult to steal, but because they are in significantly lower demand. Alot of stolen cars are either joyridden or taken and dismantled for parts. There is a much greater market for stolen civic parts considering how inexpensive the car is and how many of them are out there. With that said, I can assure you that Evo's are not terribly difficult to steal. Chipped keys are little more than a feel good feature for buyers. Good thiefs have the keys. I agree that the frameless windows are easier to flex out and get inside the vehicle. I really believe that evos are less stolen because of a smaller market for them and less of them on the road not because they are difficult to take.

 

i don't know where you're getting this information, but it's really not about the demands.

half the time the cars are stolen, not for resale purposes, but for joyriding.

if you can't hotwire it, how are you going to steal it?

its not the supply and demand, it's that difficult for the immobilizer to be stolen.

my prelud had that and rate of stolen prelude was very few (hi-jack) to say civic, which is about the easiest thing to steal.

 

I have to agree with this quote. Lets be honest the evo comes stock with an immolbizler and locking doors, at least thats what i got along with a wireless engine starter. Its like the chips u have to put into a certain spot to start the car, same feature but wireless. Anyway he is right its just a piece of mind. I think the evos could be stolen just as easily as the STI's but because there are more of them there is more theft. Bottom line if someone really wants to steal ur car and is good enough, he can do it. Sorry there is no security alarm in the world that is not impenetrable.

 

It's not about if it will stop the thief, all protections simply help to delay a thief.

 

Actually there was an article in EVO mag that had the number of reports of stolen Evos in Russia to be more than the number of Evos in Russia. This means there have been Evos there stolen multiple times.

 

You could have lo jack with early warning system. if the vehicle is moved without

the lockjack remote, they'll alert you right away. (to 4 different phone #s and

an email).

i have the early warning system and i feel safe. i have tested how fast they contact

me if i move the car without the remote and it was less than 5mins. it's better than

reporting it 5hrs after car was stolen.

 

I remember reading an interview a while back. About a guy they finally arrested. He could take any car and his max time was 30 seconds. Yes the time it takes you to walk across the parking like into Walmart, the guy is already bombing down the highway to his warehouse to get some money of your car. He told all his methods very breifly. I must say there is no way to stop a thief you can only to try to drag the fight out long enough for him to get caught.

-pade

 

you are a newbie and you ask if its possible to steal a evo

its funny how some of us acutlly answer the question

dont you guy ever think that he could be trying to jack one?

 

If they get past the immobilizer, it would take them some time to find a kill switch if you install one in a hidden location, and that could be long enough for them to walk away.

 

Immobilizer
Alarm
Garage
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Insurance

I got it covered...no worries...

 

Please!! I'm 35 years old, married, and have four children. I teach mathematics in Coalinga, California. I'm a bona fide math geek (really). I have no intention of stealing an Evo ("Yes honey, Daddy has to spend time in prison because he didn't want to have to pay for a car"). As I mentioned before, I am curious about how effective these newfangled anti-theft devices are. And that is that!

 

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