barneyb

I had a plain key made that matches my ignition key. This was so I could warm up my car in winter with the doors locked. One day I tried it in the ignition. It started and I backed half way down the driveway before the engine quit.

Ph3n1x

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^ Thats cause of the immobalizer.

Dus10

BuLocal

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There are ways around anything......I no longer own it but my Z06 had a chipped key and I could have "hot wired" it. I dont think theres anything you could do to prevent it but you could probably do a few thing to slow somebody down.

barneyb

The point is, if you picked or forced the ignition, and if you started the car repeatedly, goosed and coasted, you could drive a car with a working immobilizer away.

silver on black

Im the one who bought the car and had it stolen out of my driveway 5 days after i bought it. If anyone hears anything please contact me through PM. And thanks dustin for writing a post on this.

homiusang

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Wow that's a very sharp looking car, being a 05 MR with JDM headlights, so it's pretty easy to spot for trained eyes (mostly evo owners).

Hope peeps around the area look out for you and best of luck.

PS: Have you insured the car yet when this happened? Full Coverage?

MalibuJack

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It was likely towed...

But unfortunately its fairly easy to perminently defeat the immobilizer and get the car running.

Hope they find the car, its a shame to see them disappear like this.