yung neighbor ko na-carnap white fortuner V just last week. parked somewhere in qc, tapos pagbalik wala na daw yung car.
in this case, paano nila nagawa yun? aren't fortuners (especially the high end variants like the V), supposed to be equipped with smart keys/immobilizers?
kaya na ba ng carnappers na mag hotwire ng mga bagong kotse?
i used to think that cars equipped with immobilizers can't be stolen unless tutukan ka ng baril ng carnapper.
tsk tsk may insider sa CASA yan. yan ang nangyari noon sa Pajero Fieldmaster kaya nagkarun ng distrust sa mga Mitsubishi CASAs
Of course namimili mga carnappers the name of the game is liquidity... In other words ease of the car to be sold, not necessarily high resale value, basta mabilis mabenta so Fortuner is a prime candidate...
Poor guy. Malas niya naman sa Hyundai ... time to consider a Mazda ?
Starex, yan yung malakas sa Hyundai since before. Kaya siguro siya mas prone siya sa carnapping. But Sorento & Sta. Fe ? Di pa siguro.
Yung iX, nagsisimula pa lang. May nacarnap na isa dito. Sana di matuloy.
Still... Its not as if the insurance will pay you immediately. It takes many months and until such a time the police can finally declare it un-recoverable would the insurance be settling with you... And if you're not a very moneyed guy, then losing that vehicle would mean public transport for you until such a time the insurance pays you and as I said it takes months. Paminsan 6 months even longer...