How hard is it to steal a 370z?

Lee123 · 05-30-2010, 12:20 PM

I live in Phoenix which is the car theft capitol of the USA and bought a 2010 roadster a few weeks ago. Some Saturday nights we like to go to a restaurant in a high theft area. It's bad enough that employees of the restaurant have had their cars stolen. They were parked around the side rather than in front, but it's still enough of a worry that we drove my wife's car to dinner. It looks to me like it would be hard to steal my car short of towing it away, but if I'm wrong I'd like to find out now rather than finding it missing after dinner.

Neo187H · 05-30-2010, 12:30 PM

It would be quite difficult, theres no splicing the red and blue wires together to get it to run like they show in the movies on these cars. It would require someone have the computer knowledge to have a program that would spoof the secure rolling code that your key and ignition modules uses to make it think they have a key.

theDreamer · 05-30-2010, 12:35 PM

What does the intellikey use to send its signal? RFID, bluetooth, other?

Endgame · 05-30-2010, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee123

I live in Phoenix which is the car theft capitol of the USA and bought a 2010 roadster a few weeks ago. Some Saturday nights we like to go to a restaurant in a high theft area. It's bad enough that employees of the restaurant have had their cars stolen. They were parked around the side rather than in front, but it's still enough of a worry that we drove my wife's car to dinner. It looks to me like it would be hard to steal my car short of towing it away, but if I'm wrong I'd like to find out now rather than finding it missing after dinner.

Where are you going for dinner if I may ask....?

Lee123 · 05-30-2010, 01:16 PM

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Where are you going for dinner if I may ask....?

Metrocenter.

510z · 05-30-2010, 02:25 PM

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Metrocenter.

Do not go to metrocenter if you own a ford or dodge truck. it will be stolen. Your Z should be safe from being stolen there but with all the little ***** at castles and coasters it will get vandalized. Dont go. there is nothing worthwhile at metrocenter that you cant find somewhere else.

DEpointfive0 · 02-01-2012, 01:50 AM

From my understanding to speaking to service techs, my guy at corporate and my local installer... It's VERY difficult, BUT the way they DO get stolen is by someone who can reprogram a car ECU... They get an ECU, program it with YOUR VIN#, but THEIR key unlock... Then the guy breaks in, swaps the ECU's and bam, their keys work now...

frost · 05-30-2010, 01:10 PM

That's how I got my Z.

wolf41779 · 05-30-2010, 01:17 PM

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That's how I got my Z.

That weird...I just looked outside and I dont see my Z in the driveway!

Zsteve · 05-30-2010, 01:37 PM

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That's how I got my Z.

Me too I stole it from Mexico as Im only 1 mile from the border. A little pay back.

Lee123 · 05-30-2010, 02:00 PM

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Me too I stole it from Mexico as Im only 1 mile from the border. A little pay back.

It would be good to see one coming North for a change!

onzedge · 02-02-2012, 09:34 AM

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That's how I got my Z.

shabarivas · 05-30-2010, 01:10 PM

lol good point... any car can be stolen if they want it...

wolf41779 · 05-30-2010, 01:11 PM

A good friend of mine works for a car audio place and installs alarms on the daily. I asked if I should invest in an alarm, but he was telling me its almost impossible to steal these cars. He would do an alarm for me if my main concern was the security of articles found inside the cabin, but doesnt suggest an alarm if Im worried about it getting stolen. Being that you have a convertable I would still be cautious because dumb thieves may try and cut the roof to get in, then realize they are f@cked after seeing what they are up against. Or you could just look for a different restaurant to eat at. Im jus sayin'...