MY 545i almost stollen !!!!!!!!!&#
12-07-2004, 09:28 AM
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well to make a long story short I live in New York queens and i guess these things happens alot but not where i live fresh meadow, last weekend me and my wife went to a local shopping center to grab a bit to eat. park my car really far away from all the trucks and suv's 
40mins later we're walking back to the car and notice all the windows was down even the moon roof and there i see a rent a cop standing next to my car then i ask what the f@#@ happened???? sir your car was broken into! so i had them call the cops and file a report. apparently they broken into my car and took my oakley's sunglass and my nextel phone. i dunno if they were going for the car it self. 
funny I ask the rent a cop where were you guys when this happened and they had the nerf to tell me one of their security was on a lunch break. they will be hearing from me very soon. anyway luckily some guy saw 2 black guys jacking my car and wrote the plate down so i hope the nypd can track them down soon. also one of the security (rent a cop) i was talking to said this was the 5th bmw this week. I WAS LIKE WTF 2 bmw X5 had their xeon lights stollen yesterday ?? A word of advise guys with a screwdriver they can pop your lock and open all your windows without the alarm going off this is how bmw works I was very surprise, its that simple I comfirm this with the dealer's Mechanic. I'm having second thoughts if i try trade in the 545i and get a cheap ass honda 
40mins later we're walking back to the car and notice all the windows was down even the moon roof and there i see a rent a cop standing next to my car then i ask what the f@#@ happened???? sir your car was broken into! so i had them call the cops and file a report. apparently they broken into my car and took my oakley's sunglass and my nextel phone. i dunno if they were going for the car it self. funny I ask the rent a cop where were you guys when this happened and they had the nerf to tell me one of their security was on a lunch break. they will be hearing from me very soon. anyway luckily some guy saw 2 black guys jacking my car and wrote the plate down so i hope the nypd can track them down soon. also one of the security (rent a cop) i was talking to said this was the 5th bmw this week. I WAS LIKE WTF 2 bmw X5 had their xeon lights stollen yesterday ?? A word of advise guys with a screwdriver they can pop your lock and open all your windows without the alarm going off this is how bmw works I was very surprise, its that simple I comfirm this with the dealer's Mechanic. I'm having second thoughts if i try trade in the 545i and get a cheap ass honda
12-07-2004, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by VaSh9394' date='Dec 7 2004, 01:28 PM
well to make a long story short I live in New York queens?
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damn, well at least they cant steal the car, but the alarms are a waste of money....to be even safer, get LoJack, it helps your conscious....
12-07-2004, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by m630' date='Dec 7 2004, 02:39 PM
[quote name='VaSh9394' date='Dec 7 2004, 01:28 PM']well to make a long story short I live in New York queens?
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damn, well at least they cant steal the car, but the alarms are a waste of money....to be even safer, get LoJack, it helps your conscious....[snapback]66129[/snapback]
[/quote]no lojack for me I have bmw asisst
12-07-2004, 09:46 AM
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Not very pleasant.
I'm in Dublin, Ireland and I had a house break-in on Nov 10 last. The cops said it was reasonable to assume they were after the BMW. Lifted the glass from the window frame on the front of the house w/o setting off the alarm. This was at about 05:30 in the morning. Idea was to get in to find the keys for the car. Then either drive the car to the North of Ireland and stick it in an enclosed trailer for shipment to the UK or the continent. Nice one.
They never got them bacause I never leave the keys lying around anyway. A lot of people generally leave the house and car keys just inside the main front door. And usually under the mailbox opening. Guys have been known to use opened coat-hanger's and fishing rods to 'hook' the car keys and take off without the owner hearing a thing. Even nicer one.
So it's Take care or Take Cars.
I'm in Dublin, Ireland and I had a house break-in on Nov 10 last. The cops said it was reasonable to assume they were after the BMW. Lifted the glass from the window frame on the front of the house w/o setting off the alarm. This was at about 05:30 in the morning. Idea was to get in to find the keys for the car. Then either drive the car to the North of Ireland and stick it in an enclosed trailer for shipment to the UK or the continent. Nice one.
They never got them bacause I never leave the keys lying around anyway. A lot of people generally leave the house and car keys just inside the main front door. And usually under the mailbox opening. Guys have been known to use opened coat-hanger's and fishing rods to 'hook' the car keys and take off without the owner hearing a thing. Even nicer one.
So it's Take care or Take Cars.
12-07-2004, 09:52 AM
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funny i also drive a mercedes S500 almost everyday and they dont jack the car i hate the most!! the cop told me one of the hardest car to steal is the S500? 
12-07-2004, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by VaSh9394' date='Dec 7 2004, 01:44 PM
[quote name='m630' date='Dec 7 2004, 02:39 PM'][quote name='VaSh9394' date='Dec 7 2004, 01:28 PM']well to make a long story short I live in New York queens??
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damn, well at least they cant steal the car, but the alarms are a waste of money....to be even safer, get LoJack, it helps your conscious....[snapback]66129[/snapback]
[/quote]no lojack for me I have bmw asisst
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[/quote]BUT, Lojack is a one time fee that is linked to the police via tracking device...
BMW Assist is not free after the first year, and its a satellite system, I dont know if/how it links to the police, (Does BMW tell YOU where the car is located or the police?) as well as i believe if the 'shark' antenna is removed - which it easily can be, so is the tracker
12-07-2004, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by m630' date='Dec 7 2004, 02:54 PM
[quote name='VaSh9394' date='Dec 7 2004, 01:44 PM'][quote name='m630' date='Dec 7 2004, 02:39 PM'][quote name='VaSh9394' date='Dec 7 2004, 01:28 PM']well to make a long story short I live in New York queens?
[snapback]66121[/snapback]
damn, well at least they cant steal the car, but the alarms are a waste of money....to be even safer, get LoJack, it helps your conscious....[snapback]66129[/snapback]
[/quote]no lojack for me I have bmw asisst
[snapback]66132[/snapback]
[/quote]BUT, Lojack is a one time fee that is linked to the police via tracking device...
BMW Assist is not free after the first year, and its a satellite system, I dont know if/how it links to the police, (Does BMW tell YOU where the car is located or the police?) as well as i believe if the 'shark' antenna is removed - which it easily can be, so is the tracker
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[/quote]I know lojack is cheaper I had one in my nissan and i will never get it again for personal reasons, I'm planning to keep the 545i for 3 years then trade in for another bmw. 6 or 7 series
12-07-2004, 11:02 AM
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VaSh9394, I am surprised that the interior alarm of the 545 did not go off. If you set the alarm system with one push of the center key button, that sets the interior motion detector. Anyone reaching in should have set it off. Now two pushes on the center key button might disarm the motion sensor.
12-07-2004, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by JDN' date='Dec 7 2004, 04:02 PM
VaSh9394, I am surprised that the interior alarm of the 545 did not go off. If you set the alarm system with one push of the center key button, that sets the interior motion detector. Anyone reaching in should have set it off. Now two pushes on the center key button might disarm the motion sensor.
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Originally Posted by VaSh9394' date='Dec 7 2004, 02:13 PM
[quote name='JDN' date='Dec 7 2004, 04:02 PM']VaSh9394, I am surprised that the interior alarm of the 545 did not go off. If you set the alarm system with one push of the center key button, that sets the interior motion detector. Anyone reaching in should have set it off. Now two pushes on the center key button might disarm the motion sensor.
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[/quote]No kidding - I am shocked. How much damage did they do? When you say "popped the lock" do you mean they actually ripped the lock out of the door handle or just forced it to turn till it unlocked the car (hence no alarm)?