help needed

[biddybarfoot]

Hi there, lately had a few neighbours cars stolen outside our house, not a bad area, but just starting to make me panic a bit as it seems they were targeted. I don't use the car very often, mainly summer days and its kept in tha garage. Car allready has an alarm, immobilizer but i've been looking online at getting a tracker fitted, one which can be linked with a smartphone, and one which doesn't run off the cars battery, if that exists? just interested in people's thoughts? didn't know if anyone has something similar or could recommend something.

many thanks, George

 

[944Scott]

Plenty of generic battery operated units for sale on ebay but if its in the garage currently stick it on axle stands and take the wheels off, harder to move and no dead weight on your tyres during the winter.

 

[white944]

Waste of money. Car thieves nowadays are either opportunists who would give up as soon as they cant start it or the alarm goes off, or pros who steal cars to order who you have little defence against as they will break into your house to get the keys. Just keep your keys in a safe place, you'll be fine.

 

[biddybarfoot]

Ok thanks a lot, think I'm panicking a bit. I know it's just a car but I do love my 944

 

[RCS]

If concerned you could maybe look for a cheap wireless household alarm system to put on the garage so it goes off if anyone breaks in, (or you forget to disarm when opening the door []). Sensors connect wirelessly so very straightforward to install. May put anyone off breaking in and even just nicking anything else you've got in there like tools if they see the siren/bell box externally. There seem to be some on eBay for around 60 notes, no idea how good they are, or even a just a dummy bell box with flashing LED's ?

Mind you'd need to be careful you didn't get false alarms if any rodents get in there, but then maybe it would a useful warning they had. They managed to get everywhere in our Boxster one year, fortunately without any major damage to it, but shredded scarves, fleeces, nest in the pollen filter, and **** absolutely everywhere, really nice clean up job!!

 

[1bogis]

Would just removing the DME relay disable the car?

 

[wibble]

Would just removing the DME relay disable the car?

Yes. Even disconnecting the battery will deter most thieves. This sounds like a local gang and likely to be caught before long.

 

[Diver944]

Would just removing the DME relay disable the car?

Yup, it's what I do if I ever go on holiday without the car.

But please don't laugh when I tell you the time I came back from holiday and couldn't start the car. Took me ages to gently push the car out of the garage and I even enlisted the help of a neighbour to push me up and down the road trying to bump start it. Only when we were both thoroughy knackered did I remember I had taken out the DME relay [&o]

 

[hotblack944]

Age is a terrible thing

 

[zcacogp]

But please don't laugh when I tell you the time I came back from holiday and couldn't start the car. Took me ages to gently push the car out of the garage and I even enlisted the help of a neighbour to push me up and down the road trying to bump start it. Only when we were both thoroughy knackered did I remember I had taken out the DME relay [&o]

Paul,

Very sorry but I didn't manage to do as you requested .... []

(But your experience was almost as bad as the time I stopped to help a pretty looking girl with a broken-down Boxster. She had the bonnet open and was looking underneath it most forlornly. Thankfully I realised what a complete idiot I was about to make of myself just before I opened the door and got out, so I waved and drove off .... )



Oli.