Hotwiring a Car

[gcrookston]

Two words. Dent puller.

Those aren't the two words I learned when I was repossessing trucks... they were:


slap

hammer

[Scanker19]

The keys will be in the sun visor.

In High school I lost the keys to my 66 ford truck. I drove it around for a few months "hot-wired." That was fun. I think an older car or truck would be easier to fix as well.

[Clint45]

This applies to cars with keys that are chipped. So anything older than 05ish is an easy unit to drive away in, IF needed in an emergency and you or your neighbor had misplaced their keys.

They started chipping keys in the late 90s.

[Great-Kazoo]

They started chipping keys in the late 90s.

I'm not tagging a benz just something local to get from here - there.
You're really not "Hot wiring" a vehicle once the ig switch is yanked. Merely utilizing other means than the original key.
Old 60-70 stangs (as most fords) were great for "joy riding" around in. quick jumper off the solenoid and vrooooommmmmmmmmm

[Wulf202]

Her 99 ranger was chipped. my 03 silverado wasn't.

[Great-Kazoo]

Her 99 ranger was chipped. my 03 silverado wasn't.

With the right person, no vehicle is safe. Which leaves 99.98% of the members here out.

[Clint45]

Some of the Camrys and Accords from the late 90s were chipped too. Easiest cars to steal are pre-1978. The Japanese and German car makers were very innovative just in preventing the use of Slim Jims to open doors and different makes require specific opening tools.

But . . . if you have a "Hide-A-Key" magnetic box or leave your doors unlocked with a spare key in the console your car is getting stolen regardless of manufacturer's countermeasures.

[Wulf202]

With the right person, no vehicle is safe. Which leaves 99.98% of the members here out.

Agreed. One of the easiest cars I've ever had to open was a ranger. Hardest was a jetta.

Household locks and such are easy but I've been doing them for 10 years.

[birddog]

Agree that a little looking around should yield a hide-a-key. I've also Pulled apart steering columns which would work.

I've had to Hotwire my jeep a few times. It's pretty easy with a single wire HEI system which almost all older Chevys had