Top 3 Ways Thieves Steal Cars

In this video I am going to go over the top 3 tricks thieves use to steal cars. Whether you have a car with a chipped, transponder or key less entry and start there is a way to bypass these security systems and steal a car, including expensive and luxury cars like high end Mercedes, Audi's and other Make and Models.

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[arsaarsic]

Just pull out the engine before leaving the car, if they dont have the engine how are they gonna start the car, Think smart!

[genwan]

when I want to steal a car, I press triangle button.

[plumbingstuffinoregon]

Just drive a first gen Prius or a Fiat. Even thieves have standards.

[steveadamo]

Man... this guy stole a truck just to make a video for us! Now thats dedication, subscribed 👍

[JustinWebPro]

I learned about these techniques years ago when I had cars and motorcycle stolen from me. Last night, I heard a loud repetitive banging noise at 11 PM. I went to investigate as I knew exactly what that noise was (most likely) and noticed a getaway car just idling at a stoplight while someone else was in a parked vehicle in a driveway. I called the police and was able to thwart a vehicle theft because I had the exact same thing done to me.

Knowledge is power. Please use it wisely!

[xx_blazer_xx]

Buy a manual any American will be stunned by the alien wizardry

[weiwu]

The ultimate anti theft is to drive a PT Cruiser, thieves will just feel bad for you

[dudesons]

As an apprentice mechanic who has a lot of thieves in town, I thank you!! Now I can honestly tell people the pros and cons of each vehicle they have and how to prevent theft! 😊

[xnotx]

Put a fake kill switch under the steering column and hook up the fake kill switch to honk the horn and turn interior light on unless the real kill switch is on. Bonus points for making a transistor circuit that keeps the horn and lights on even when the switch is off. Also the real kill switch would be a 3 way that can disable it :)

[tomjeffersonwasright]

At major events like sports games and concerts, many people who arrive late park illegally and get towed away. Thieves just come in a tow truck and haul away whatever vehicle they want. If you see a plain painted tow truck, with no company name, watch out ! ! !

[chrisrendon]

This dude is really just telling a bunch of people how to steal cars lmao

[FrakkingCreations]

Use a layered approach to car security. A good start would be a good steering wheel lock and an OBD port lock. Checkout our videos here:

[Motorsportsgeek]

I just take the fuel pump fuse with me if I plan to park in a suspicious area for a longer period of time.

[king]

Just buy manual transmission cars thevies too lazy

[michaelserrano]

Im a trainee thief, thanks for the info.

[georgevavoulis]

Thanks for the information . I know a machinist in Greece who removed the gearshift lever from his car and redesigned it so evertime he parked his car he just removed the lever and it was NEVERstolen or vandalized in 20 years he kept his car.

[gustavovargas]

90% of the people that are watching this are probably trying to steal a car and 10% are pooping watching this

[NotEvenDeathCanSaveU]

The best way to protect your car overally cheaply based on my fathers recommendation who works in a company developing and rating car security systems:
1. A cheap kills switch installment
2. Independent alarm installment
3. Cheap GPS installment

Everything explained below:

1. The most important: a kill switch.. Super cheap installment of a standard electrical switch with cables, the switch will cut power to either ignition or battery power or the best option imo a power that goes to a fuel pump, however its very important to perfectly hide this switch where it cant be easily seen, only reached with finger/s.. This is a must have especially for keyless entry cars but works perfectly on any other car as thieves will either have to find the switch what you should make impossible by hiding it perfectly or by disassembling the floor looking for the additional connections, yeah... neither one of these is going to happen, thieves are usually in a hurry, they dont want to get caught..

2. A independent car alarm.. A bit more pricey like few hundred of dollars max but worth it.. The type of alarm that when silently triggered upong car entry you have 10/20 seconds to disarm it by for example an RFID chip that you normally carry on your keyring or w/e, and if you fail to disarm it within the time, the alarm goes off honking or even powering up a siren if you additionally buy one.. The best thing is going to be the independence, as thieves might think they got inside the car the legit way, the independent car alarm wont actually give a f*ck thus making a lot of noise bringing attention to thieves what will make them run for sure..

3. Cheap GPS module that use GPS and GSM to communicate, perfectly hidden inside the car, (make it as hard to get to as possible, powering it on 12V in your car).. These normally communicate withing SMS about more than just their GPS location, some can even send info like when the car was started.. More expensive ones can even communicate thru the internet data so you can check where your car is any time with your smartphone.. Its recommended to have more of these cheap ones as when thieves would find one, they might think theres no more, however we should assume they wont find any as you should make it as hard to get to as possible, they wont have time to strip the whole car looking for these devices..

To best protect from any regular car thief there is out there, just install all of these 3 things mentioned above and their chances of stealing your car will drop almost to zero.. Just note that none of these might help against professional car thieves..If they cant find the switch or start the car they might just return later towing your car away, if they notice independent car alarm they might just pop the hood and kill your honkers and siren in like 10 seconds.. If they think that there are GPS modules in your car they might use GSM blocking devices or devices that point out the GSM traffic thus easily finding these modules... You wont have a chance if professional car thieves target your car, however chances that they will are insanely low as this kind of people usually target the most expensive super cars for example..

Well thats it.. I hope this helps someone.. Have a nice day and please upvote so more people can effectively protect their cars

[darius]

if you are a car thief be so kind and voluntarily skip this video

[russperman]

As an automotive instructor, I'm blown away by the creative ways these scumbags steal cars. Here in Seattle-Washington, it's rampant...Cover your VIN number on your dash, and install a kill switch. All cars have a visible VIN on the drivers side dash area so that police can see it through the windshield. Cover this, as I did.