My Macan was Stolen at 3:30am this morning - Chuck a few AirTags in your car now....

[RICH.P]

I've been looking at a ghost immobiliser.
I should imagine it would effect warranty?

 

[Davidelkington]

My Macan is Sept 2016, Warranty is in the review mirror.

 

[Davidelkington]

There used to be a pretty solid selection - window switches, stop/start, paddle shifters, things like that.

my only word of advice which we always told customers, was don’t make it TOO long, or you’ll be there all day trying to remember the code to start the car ??

Indeed, I think 5 is probably the max I will use, handy they now have an app that disarms in range, but need to make sure it is not in range overnight.

 

[spyderwhite]

With modern technology having work arounds how about a good old fashioned krooklock or steering wheel cover lock!

 

[Davidelkington]

I have one of those, but the police told me they just cut your steering wheel to not the lock as they are tough...

 

[fxm911]

I actually put an Orbit X credit card sized tracker in the car too. The reasons for this are:

1. The battery lasts 3 years
2. It is easy to split open slightly and disable the speaker
3. It is a different form factor and can be placed somewhere unusual, like in the car manual for instance.
4. It does not have fine location search, so even if they have an iPhone, they can't sweep the car and find it precisely due to the lack of U1 chip.

Hello David. Can you just confirm as I am getting confused with various descriptions of this Orbit X.
Does the battery last 3 year and you do not have to re-charge it every couple of months or so, or do you need to re-charge the battery from time to time and after 3 years it does not hold the charge anymore and you buy a new Orbit X (will probably be an V5 or v15 by then anyway..?)
Thanks

 

[Davidelkington]

It is a sealed unit, you are not supposed to change the battery, not rechargeable, says lasts up to three years For £30, disposable item for me if it means I get my car back, which I did. Added bonus, it does not have fine location with Findmy, so finding it in the car will be tricky, especially as I killed the speaker.

 

[fxm911]

Thank you David, just wanted to make sure I would not have to recharge on a regular basis, and I 100% agree, for the price it is a no brainer. I see it as disposable as well as new versions will be out by the time the battery is dead (hopefully a version which inflicts damage to the thief and drives your car back home for you after disposing of the body LOL)

 

[Davidelkington]

You could retrofit one of these.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yuFfrbyX6g

 

[Scrounger]

Just be careful with anything that requires splicing into wires. Porsche will have a hissy fit and void your warranty.

Dan