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It'll go damn far - on a flatbed.

by Zhenya 8y ago

King-Aaron 8y ago
haha! Yeah, but by the time you're involving a flatbed in your thieving, I don't know if any car security is going to be much good :P
- Cthulhu_ 8y ago
  I like to think high tech cars can detect when they're being towed and will activate their tracking system and ping the emergency call center. Of course, all bets are off when it's loaded into an RF shielded truck. It could have an onboard camera to record the number plate of the truck, but that could be shielded. Long story short, you're probably better off parking it in a firmly locked / secured garage, and have a wheel clamp or chain attached to something solid.
  - King-Aaron 8y ago
    > I like to think high tech cars can detect when they're being towed and will activate their tracking system and ping the emergency call center. My GPS tracker does do this in my daily car, but it only sets it off if the rest of the alarm is triggered (i.e. if the door sensor registers it opening while the alarm is set). With the race car, it generally gets locked up. Although if I'm out in the town or something with it someone could possibly take off with it if they short-circuit the relay, and use something to clamp on the steering column (when the wheel is detached). But honestly, if someone stole the car like that they'd probably be found a few hundred yards up the road wrapped around a tree and on fire, after hitting boost with no steering wheel.
aetherspawn 8y ago
How do they move it onto the flatbed if the hand brake is on?
- dsfyu404ed 8y ago
  How do they load wrecked cars, small shipping containers, machinery on skids, etc? The 8-18k winch on a rollback will have no problem dragging your car.
- Scoundreller 8y ago
  Who needs a flat bed? Every tow truck has dollies that they can put braked/geared wheels on. How else would a tow truck tow away a vehicle in gear or with the parking brake on? Through there are stories of tow trucks towing away vehicles in 1st gear, things seem fine, and then the transmission causes a fire from overheating...
- King-Aaron 8y ago
  It can be done, you just skull-drag it onto the back of the truck. Not great for the car, of course.
- acct1771 8y ago
  Plastic skates. 14 seconds added to the job.

It'll go damn far - on a flatbed.

by Zhenya 8y ago

It'll go damn far - on a flatbed.

haha! Yeah, but by the time you're involving a flatbed in your thieving, I don't know if any car security is going to be much good :P

Cthulhu_ 8y ago
I like to think high tech cars can detect when they're being towed and will activate their tracking system and ping the emergency call center. Of course, all bets are off when it's loaded into an RF shielded truck. It could have an onboard camera to record the number plate of the truck, but that could be shielded. Long story short, you're probably better off parking it in a firmly locked / secured garage, and have a wheel clamp or chain attached to something solid.
- King-Aaron 8y ago
  > I like to think high tech cars can detect when they're being towed and will activate their tracking system and ping the emergency call center. My GPS tracker does do this in my daily car, but it only sets it off if the rest of the alarm is triggered (i.e. if the door sensor registers it opening while the alarm is set). With the race car, it generally gets locked up. Although if I'm out in the town or something with it someone could possibly take off with it if they short-circuit the relay, and use something to clamp on the steering column (when the wheel is detached). But honestly, if someone stole the car like that they'd probably be found a few hundred yards up the road wrapped around a tree and on fire, after hitting boost with no steering wheel.

aetherspawn 8y ago

How do they move it onto the flatbed if the hand brake is on?

dsfyu404ed 8y ago
How do they load wrecked cars, small shipping containers, machinery on skids, etc? The 8-18k winch on a rollback will have no problem dragging your car.
Scoundreller 8y ago
Who needs a flat bed? Every tow truck has dollies that they can put braked/geared wheels on. How else would a tow truck tow away a vehicle in gear or with the parking brake on? Through there are stories of tow trucks towing away vehicles in 1st gear, things seem fine, and then the transmission causes a fire from overheating...
King-Aaron 8y ago
It can be done, you just skull-drag it onto the back of the truck. Not great for the car, of course.
acct1771 8y ago
Plastic skates. 14 seconds added to the job.