OT: BMW Crime spree in WA

[Honny]

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-...w-convertible/

Not sure if anyone saw this but 3 BMWs stolen this morning here in Perth so watch out fellas!

Worryingly its around Cottesloe, Claremont, Ardross and Mt Pleasant.. areas I frequently visit. Atleast I dont have a beemer for them to nick anymore.

[amk2912]

Yes it's a bit worrying when the leafy suburbs are involved. I wonder how they get past the famous BMW electronic security deadlocking etc though?

[RaihaX]

I assume they use that odb2 trick?

[Otaku]

Originally Posted by RaihaX

I assume they use that odb2 trick?

They walked in the house and took the keys, lonely obd didn't get any attention.

Need thumbprint scanning fobs... Group buy?

[RaihaX]

Originally Posted by Otaku

They walked in the house and took the keys, lonely obd didn't get any attention.

Need thumbprint scanning fobs... Group buy?

Seems like it would be a targetted attack then?

Happen to my mate's GT2 - went into the house and just took the p-car he had 7 other cars in the garage that they ignored!

biometric scanner ftw!

[Dr Stig 2]

Two BMWs were stolen in Brisbane this week as well and used in a high speed police chase.
All the kids did was break into the house and take the keys from the rack.

I am definnately going to install a key safe now for the car keys.
We lock the car and keep it garaged, but in most homes all they have to do is break a window and steal the keys then drive away with our cars, garage openers, etc.

[amk2912]

Not a day for BMWs in WA yesterday. Apart from the stolen ones, a motorcyclist slammed into the side of a black X5 and the driver had to be cut out by the looks of it. The X5 looked like it had it's roof peeled off. The motorcyclist did not make it.

[Nugget]

Not sure I agree with the logic of the key safe.
If someone is going to break into my house to steal my car keys then I prefer they get the keys without me getting into a potentially dangerous confrontation with them. I value my health much more than my car, so I keep the keys by the front door.

[amk2912]

Originally Posted by Nugget

Not sure I agree with the logic of the key safe.
If someone is going to break into my house to steal my car keys then I prefer they get the keys without me getting into a potentially dangerous confrontation with them. I value my health much more than my car, so I keep the keys by the front door.

+1 Not worth dying for your car. Most of these DF's are loaded on amphetamines etc, so they'd think nothing of killing someone. They'll just plead diminished responsibility anyway.

When I had my M3 parked next to the X5 in the garage I once had two blokes walk past and heard one mutter - "rich c*nt" - ever since then I never leave my garage door open.

[Honny]

It's a shame people don't appreciate the depths we go through to buy these cars.... It's not like they grow on trees and we just pick them!

I just suspect the guys under this is somehow related to those arseholes who wash your windscreen wipers along canning hwy and thomas road. They literally flog themselves on your car.

[RadiuM]

Originally Posted by amk2912

+1 Not worth dying for your car. Most of these DF's are loaded on amphetamines etc, so they'd think nothing of killing someone. They'll just plead diminished responsibility anyway.

When I had my M3 parked next to the X5 in the garage I once had two blokes walk past and heard one mutter - "rich c*nt" - ever since then I never leave my garage door open.

I never leave anything out the front of my place so people on the street can see it. I have a few dirt bikes and cars and everything goes straight through the garage door and out the back as soon as I come home with it. My house from the front looks like some boring rental with my crappy 88 pajero out the front

[Otaku]

Originally Posted by amk2912

+1 Not worth dying for your car. .

+2 Too true, not worth the risk of death, and insurance is there for a reason...

A family friend was being held at his house by a guy with a knife and a crow bar for his 911 many years ago, he wouldn't hand over the keys, got lucky, and instead of going for the car owner, he ran outside and destroyed the car before running. Risky business, doubt they would do it again.

[m 135]

Originally Posted by amk2912

Not a day for BMWs in WA yesterday. Apart from the stolen ones, a motorcyclist slammed into the side of a black X5 and the driver had to be cut out by the looks of it. The X5 looked like it had it's roof peeled off. The motorcyclist did not make it.

Saw that in the paper today,looked like an x3,i think they cut the roof off to get the lady out.A lot of motorcyclists getting killed lately,i think over easter one guy crashed his bike,no licence and drunk

[m 135]

Originally Posted by Honny

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-...w-convertible/

Not sure if anyone saw this but 3 BMWs stolen this morning here in Perth so watch out fellas!

Worryingly its around Cottesloe, Claremont, Ardross and Mt Pleasant.. areas I frequently visit. Atleast I dont have a beemer for them to nick anymore.

Yeah you rich people need to take care ,got the gtr yet?was looking at some on the weekend at the dealer,i reckon they are a great car,was surprised my mrs thought they were great too

[Honny]

Originally Posted by m 135

Yeah you rich people need to take care ,got the gtr yet?was looking at some on the weekend at the dealer,i reckon they are a great car,was surprised my mrs thought they were great too

They only nick posh cars like BMW... who would want a Datsun mate. Yeah ive got it for good few months now! will bring it to the next meet sometime.

Any plans to ditch the X6 and join the GTR club? Give it a drive mate and you'll be amazed. I think I got Pauly addicted too!

[m 135]

Good to hear,will be keen to see it at a cruise sometime,would like to keep the X6 and have the GTR,but i could not have that much money tied up in cars,i am only a humble tradie after all