Hi everyone, I'm due to be getting an Ibiza FR within the next few weeks (already 5 weeks late), and had some questions about security. Hopefully this is the right place to post.. otherwise someone let me know and ill post it else where.
So I spend a lot of time living in an inner city area where crime is pretty common. I know three people personally who have had their cars stolen within the last few months. The most recent being a 53 plate corolla, which seems like people will literally take anything they can get their hands on. There as also an S3 stolen in the local area last year.
So anyways I was doing some research about the best ways to stop your car from being stolen, and yes I am aware that "IF THEY WANT IT BAD ENOUGH, THEY WILL GET HOLD OF IT". This seems to be the classic advice for anyone who wants to reduce the chances of this happening (not helpful).
I was reading that the VW group cars are easily stolen with access to the ODB/VAGS port usually located near one of the front windows, in which a thief with a £30 device can break your window, hook up the device and programme a key before driving away. I was wondering if anyone knows if this is possible on the ibiza 2016 model? I ask as it seems that the reason people are able to do this is that some cars have an "alarm blind spot" in the front corners of the vehicle (particularly noted on the Ford Focus ST) making this task pretty easy. Should I try relocate/ block my OBD to prevent this from happening should someone try it?
So anyway, if you've got this far id appreciate any advice on minimising the risk of theft, and any response to the question about how easy it is to steal an Ibiza with OBD/VAGS access would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Ben
So I spend a lot of time living in an inner city area where crime is pretty common. I know three people personally who have had their cars stolen within the last few months. The most recent being a 53 plate corolla, which seems like people will literally take anything they can get their hands on. There as also an S3 stolen in the local area last year.
So anyways I was doing some research about the best ways to stop your car from being stolen, and yes I am aware that "IF THEY WANT IT BAD ENOUGH, THEY WILL GET HOLD OF IT". This seems to be the classic advice for anyone who wants to reduce the chances of this happening (not helpful).
I was reading that the VW group cars are easily stolen with access to the ODB/VAGS port usually located near one of the front windows, in which a thief with a £30 device can break your window, hook up the device and programme a key before driving away. I was wondering if anyone knows if this is possible on the ibiza 2016 model? I ask as it seems that the reason people are able to do this is that some cars have an "alarm blind spot" in the front corners of the vehicle (particularly noted on the Ford Focus ST) making this task pretty easy. Should I try relocate/ block my OBD to prevent this from happening should someone try it?
So anyway, if you've got this far id appreciate any advice on minimising the risk of theft, and any response to the question about how easy it is to steal an Ibiza with OBD/VAGS access would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Ben