someone took her from me!

[shreqboi909]

well i still dont know if it was last night or this morning but my baby was stolen! i still dont understand how the couldve stolen her, i mean, i had the smart key.....how?!??!

[blueskies]

oh no!!! i hope you get her back im sorry to hear that!

[Ever Victorious]

Holy cow! Sorry to hear that happened...

Hopefully you will get her back, so you can find out exactly how they started it.

[MIdnkight-lude]

another possible way is a tow truck. >_< hook up the front tires, and disengages the e-brake.

but ya, i cant see how they can start the V's since, they are pretty new, there no real market for them to steal. they got the smart chip or the immobilizer chip.

i know cars like the preludes, they would just pop in a ecu from a car with out a chip and start it, but i dont think there a ecu that fit the V...

[KimberKenobi]

That's what I thought that MySpace message said! EEP!! That's terrible!!

I hope they find her!!

[matt_a]

Wow...that sucks. I'm really sorry to hear that. I know that if someone is determined to steal a car, there really isn't any fool-proof system for stopping them. I am really currious how they did it though. I can't believe that someone would go through a lot of high-tech trouble to steal a Nissan Versa. I mean, I love ours, but it's not exactly a Mercedes or BMW.

[coxcj]

That sucks!

My wife's car got towed on day because we didn't have the right parking sticker, and just that moment was enough to give me a heart attack. I can't imagine what's going on in your head. I hope everything ends up ok.

[FalsifiedProphet]

Thieves suck. Hope everything works out for you.

[Demonspawn]

hope it was not the repo man that gotcha!

[Ever Victorious]

Thieves suck. Hope everything works out for you.

... thieves super-suck.

[shreqboi909]

well i received a call yesterday and they found her!!! but the cop told me not have my hopes up because it was found about 40 miles from where i live and they could have stripped it completely

on another note, the armada has they same feture as the V with the imobolizer and chipped key.....yesterday i found out that one aramada was stolen using a regular key, no chip in it, just a copy of the real one and it worked without throwing off any sensors.....

i just hope shes okay

[matt_a]

well i received a call yesterday and they found her!!! but the cop told me not have my hopes up because it was found about 40 miles from where i live and they could have stripped it completely

on another note, the armada has they same feture as the V with the imobolizer and chipped key.....yesterday i found out that one aramada was stolen using a regular key, no chip in it, just a copy of the real one and it worked without throwing off any sensors.....

i just hope shes okay

Ummm....I hate to say this, but if the cops already told you it's been stripped, it's not OK. I'm sure it's a total loss. I hope your insurance company works with you and can get you back in a new one without too much "out of pocket" expense.

[shreqboi909]

yeah, well hopefully i just have to pay my deductible to get a new one, but in a way i dont want a new one....i got attached to this one like if it was a gurlfriend, and i wouldnt want to replace her

[matt_a]

yeah, well hopefully i just have to pay my deductible to get a new one, but in a way i dont want a new one....i got attached to this one like if it was a gurlfriend, and i wouldnt want to replace her

LOL...yeah, I understand. If you do end up having to replace it, you might be out more than just your deductable. Unless you have "New Car Replacement" on your policy, you will probably only receive the amount your insurance company decides was the fair market value of the car at the time it was stollen. There will be depreciation factored in as well as the deductable.

[shreqboi909]

i also had gap insurance, which should take over and pay whatever the insurance doesnt pay.....but i wish i could just get my car back and call it a day...lol

[KimberKenobi]

w00t 4 gap!

[Woogie]

Sorry to hear about the loss of your V. Hopefully the car isn't stripped or totaled.

I had been thinking about getting a Ravelco and figured that the Versa wouldn't be a target because of low demand for parts (being a new model to the US and all) but apparently someone wants them.

Anyone had any experience with Ravelco? Supposedly with one installed and the plug removed, a car cannot be started, even by hotwiring.

http://www.ravelco.com/

[coxcj]

the Ravelco looks like it would work. I'd be interested to see one in person. (and to find a way that it could be hidden - it's hideous)

[Clipsed]

hahaha, well one thing I have learned from being a security installer is a lot of things people try as theft deterents. One thing is for sure, and that is that if you had that installed, I could bypass it and hotwire the car EVEN easier than just having the key alone. So no, those or any other type of plug in crap things DO NOT work. The best theft deterant is fuel cutoff switches. They can try to start the car and start it, but no fuel=no go, that is why it is the best deterant to install a fuel cutoff.

But damn foo how in the hell! Well they must have been damn smart, because well it is not full proof, it is still pretty hard to bypass the new security systems built in cars. Let me know what happens, and give me a call!

[ddgsxr504]

I have never driven one nor do I know anyone who owns a Versa and I have been thinking about looking into them to see what the fuss is about.

Sorry about your car getting jacked but pardon me for being rude....

Who would steal a Versa? I mean you have an Armada right? Sounds like some one was out for a joyride.

Either way I hope you get her back in one piece.

[BBISHOPPCM]

There is only one theft deterrent that truly works. Actually, two. 1) Paint the car one of the four primary colors, and install Yugo badges, or 2) Electric fence charger.

[Woogie]

hahaha, well one thing I have learned from being a security installer is a lot of things people try as theft deterents. One thing is for sure, and that is that if you had that installed, I could bypass it and hotwire the car EVEN easier than just having the key alone. So no, those or any other type of plug in crap things DO NOT work. The best theft deterant is fuel cutoff switches. They can try to start the car and start it, but no fuel=no go, that is why it is the best deterant to install a fuel cutoff.

But damn foo how in the hell! Well they must have been damn smart, because well it is not full proof, it is still pretty hard to bypass the new security systems built in cars. Let me know what happens, and give me a call!

Well, supposedly that's what the Ravelco is... A single cutoff switch that rewires multiple systems through the plug. Fuel pump, ignition, ECU, other stuff depending on the car. I'm not sure what it would be in the Versa.

From what I've found out online, the wires are not color coded, and are shielded with steel braided mesh to resist cutting, plus there are multiple dummy wires. First the wannabe thief would have to find it (and the Ravelco is usually installed under the dash, though you can have it actually installed IN the dash as well). They boast that Ravelco has been in business 27 years and been installed in over 3.5 million cars and not once has one been stolen by a thief with one installed properly by bypassing. There have been a couple of cases of geniuses leaving the plugs in and the car being stolen and of course if they have a tow truck there's not much you can do except turn your tires to one side into the curb so the car will track in a circle.

Someone tried to steal this guy's truck with one installed and failed:

http://trucks.pcwize.com/chris_theft.php

An article with some pictures of one being installed:

http://www.gmhightechperforman....html

ABC news story:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QrpiOXxaSs

[versa2nr]

LoJack FTW!!!!!

[Ever Victorious]

http://trucks.pcwize.com/chris_theft.php

That's pretty darned impressive...

[shreqboi909]

so i called my insurance today to see what was going on with the V, and apperantly in hasnt been found....

so i called the police dpartment that had told me they found it and the haent this blows....

by now, i positive that the car is stripped....@s$ h0l3$!!!

[Ever Victorious]

Hmm... so why would they have told you that it was found if it wasn't? that seems to be very much against any protocols I imagine they would have.

You don't have any friends that would have sent your car in to Overhaulin or anything like that, right? Or Punked?

[Fenvy]

so, what is the story? pics too please

chances are it is a bodyshop or someone who intend to sell the parts on ebay since there isn't a strong supply of parts right now

maybe you can look around

[Clipsed]

Well, supposedly that's what the Ravelco is... A single cutoff switch that rewires multiple systems through the plug. Fuel pump, ignition, ECU, other stuff depending on the car. I'm not sure what it would be in the Versa.

From what I've found out online, the wires are not color coded, and are shielded with steel braided mesh to resist cutting, plus there are multiple dummy wires. First the wannabe thief would have to find it (and the Ravelco is usually installed under the dash, though you can have it actually installed IN the dash as well). They boast that Ravelco has been in business 27 years and been installed in over 3.5 million cars and not once has one been stolen by a thief with one installed properly by bypassing. There have been a couple of cases of geniuses leaving the plugs in and the car being stolen and of course if they have a tow truck there's not much you can do except turn your tires to one side into the curb so the car will track in a circle.

Someone tried to steal this guy's truck with one installed and failed:

http://trucks.pcwize.com/chris_theft.php

An article with some pictures of one being installed:

http://www.gmhightechperforman....html

ABC news story:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QrpiOXxaSs

Funny that is ABC 7 here in LA haha. Anywho, I had a big long thing written, but it went into too much depth. All I have to say is, I guarantee that it is bypassable and quite easily for those who know about car electronics.

[Clipsed]

LoJack FTW!!!!!

LoJack uses a GPS signal, and guess where GPS does not work . . . tunnels, underground garages, etc. That is the easiest thing to bypass. It is really really tough to make a car completely safe!

[Fenvy]

LoJack uses a GPS signal, and guess where GPS does not work . . . tunnels, underground garages, etc. That is the easiest thing to bypass. It is really really tough to make a car completely safe!

what about those wheel boots?