How Do You Steal The Unstealable Car?
Car manufacturers tell us that the new RFID key systems are theft proof. They are so secure in this knowledge that insurance companies refuse to pay for claims when a car with this system is stolen. Are they really that secure? Wired Magazine says no.
The RFID systems disable the engine so theives can’t steal them. It sounds unbreakable, right?
“The carmakers are calling these passive antitheft systems, but they’re not,†says Rob Painter, a Milwaukee-based forensic locksmith who has testified in dozens of auto insurance court cases, for both sides. “They are just theft deterrents. Tell me a car can’t be stolen and I’ll show you how to do it.â€
When we bought our VW vehicles, I remember feeling a sort of inpenatrable safety regarding them. They would only start with our keys, I thought. That’s not so. There are multiple ways to steal cars with this safety feature. Now that our cars are over six years old, we have another safety feature: no one wants them.
Driving a piece of sh*t car is the best passive antitheft system around.