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08-09-2009, 12:33 PM | #1 |
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BMW Assist Worthless with Stolen Car?
Hey guys, I'm new to the forum and about to buy a new 335i on Monday or Tuesday. The car literally has every option except active cruise so I'm really looking to protect my investment. Is my understanding correct in that if my car were stolen and the thief simply lifted the rear trunk floor mat, disconnected the three or four cables to the TCU and removed the TCU from the car that BMW assist would no longer be able to track the car?!?!?! Seems way too easy to defeat what could be an awesome technology. I guess I should do lowjack instead? Thanks for your help, I'm just trying to figure out what all I need to buy before signing on the dotted line. . .
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08-09-2009, 12:40 PM | #3 |
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Cars have never been stolen from my family before, but my guess is it's a very stressful situation. I think I'd rather keep my car than have to deal with insurance companies and hope I get my money.
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08-09-2009, 12:40 PM | #4 |
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Forgive me if my reply sounds abit how can I put this? Straight forward but getting a new car through insurance can take a long time especially if you claim in the first year, and if the car is traceable then it's better that the car be found with abit of damage which can be repaired easily (even privately if you have the money and don't want an increased premium for living in an area with a higher rate of car theft.) rather than never finding the car at all. As for the original question I'm not sure but I am sure that someone will answer soon.
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08-09-2009, 12:43 PM | #5 | |
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Believe me, I would be extremely pissed if someone stole one of my cars. But you and I pay insurance for a reason. As much as that situation would suck, your insurance company will take care of you. Don't worry about it so much. The odds are very slim.
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08-09-2009, 12:56 PM | #9 |
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Yea, I know my fear is probably a little out there. It's just I've waited three months for the perfect 335 to come in and now that I've seen it I'm in love. I can't imagine driving a Ford Focus rental for a month while waiting for my insurance company to lowball me on a replacement.
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But I can see where youre coming from, so you should understand where Im coming from. Insurance FTW! |
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08-09-2009, 12:59 PM | #11 | |
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08-09-2009, 01:03 PM | #12 |
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Correct, and the car is never 100% again. Nothing is ever repaired to new factory spec. That guy had a lot of damage on the car so I hope for his sake it was a lease. Can't remember if it was or not.
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08-09-2009, 02:54 PM | #13 |
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BMW Assist is basically like Onstar or MBs Tele-Aid. It's not a new magic technology and is mainly there for communications, not specifically for anti-theft. If you disconnect the unit in any of them, they won't be able to track the car. If you want Lojack technology, you have to get Lojack.
I'd be more worried about the fact that the cars don't even come standard with an alarm.
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08-09-2009, 04:05 PM | #16 |
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LoJack is no different. There's only so many places the lojack unit can be placed. Find it, snip snip, no more LoJack.
Or even just yank the battery and tow it away on a flatbed, which is likely what will happen since you cant really drive away these cars anyways without a key.
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08-09-2009, 04:11 PM | #17 |
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I was told the same thing when I bought my car. Mind you it was from the business manager as part of trying to sell me the Boomerang system.
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08-09-2009, 07:25 PM | #19 |
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i dont know what kind of insurance you have but it doesn't take that much time to get insurance to help you get a new car...
but nonetheless, they pay what your car is worth at the time of theft, not what you paid for it.... |
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08-09-2009, 07:43 PM | #20 |
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Odds are that you'll get in a major accident before your car will ever be stolen. Probably best not to drive the car. Ever.
Okay I'm being facetious, but hey we can't go thru life worrying about this stuff. They're just cars, they can be replaced. After you've owned a lot of them in your lifetime you tend to quit worrying. I understand the first time car ownership fears, but put all those negative thoughts of "what if" out of your head and enjoy life. Think positive and good things will happen. That's the best protection in the world. Congrats and enjoy your new ride |
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08-09-2009, 10:18 PM | #21 |
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Go out, buy a 500 gb hard drive. Go out, buy a security camera. Hook up the security camera, put it on a 24 hour loop on the highest resolution.
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08-10-2009, 03:53 AM | #22 |
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in a year ive only heard of one guy on the forum that has had his car stolen. dont quote me but im pretty sure about that.
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