what method is used to steal these models of commodore?

Chuck a kill switch on the fuel pump .

 

^^^ Or just pull the fuel pump and/or the engine bay relay/fuse out if you have to leave the car for a while, especially at a railway carpark.

 

deadlocking the car at railway stations or overnight if u park outside will be enough. anything more than an ametuer thief will steal your car regardless of what security u have if they really want it.

 

Factory upgrade alarms work a treat i have found. The standard alarm has 1-2 points, most factory upgrade alarms add another 4 points aswell as glass break, tilt, shock and microwave sensors.

 

Hey mate, if you've only known 1 person to ever have a car stolen, that's doing pretty good.. The fact that you're from dandenong should be enough reason to get insurance cos if it's not stolen it'll get pranged by a sudanese bloke who wasn't looking, or worse.
And honestly, are you really planning on keeping the car for 10 years and worried about paying 1k a year on insurance? If you use a tank of fuel a week (roughly $90) for a whole year, you'll be spending nearly 5k a year on fuel alone, not to mention tyres, servicing, parts, etc...
Don't forget, if your a good driver your premium will usually drop once you get a rating one (usually from 2-5 years) depending on your driving history. So, where you might pay 1k the first 2 years, that might drop a couple of hunded dollars after then...

My point? The cost of insurance is priceless and worth every cent, whether its in an accident, theft, or you fall asleep and run thru the front of someones house, your covered.
Ive been at fault in accidents before with no insurance and had to fork out nearly 5k just because i couldn't stop in time. I'm not making that mistake again, even if it does cost 1k a year.

//rant over.

 

would love to have some sort of remote taiser device fitted to the seat actually. so if someone nicks it you could fry that scumbags ass.
a) its probably a little bit illegal
c) it would probably malfunction and fry my ass
^

just on this one, i had a co-worker tell me a story of their brother that had a HQ that was reknowned for getting knocked off every friday in geelong "back in the day".

having enough of the joyriders, he grabbed a spare car battery and wire door mat and put it under the seatcover with some bits of the mat exposed.
the following friday - someone made an attempt on the car and apparently the coppers rocked up the car owners and tried to charge him rather than the would be thief..

so... illegal = yes.

(on the flipside, i wish those undercarriage flamethrowers they have in sth africa were legal here - it would at least keep the bums on alexandria pde from trying to wash my friggen windows for some crack money)

 

Ha, reminds me of a guy I knew years ago. He got sick of having his HG or HK (can't remember as it was so long ago) getting broken into whilst is was parked in front of his house, so he wired up a coil to the door handle with a remote switch. A few days later a copper came knocking on his door and fined him for booby trapping his car cause some aboriginal got a shock when he tried breaking into it! What a world we live in.

 

Go the kill switch and always deadlock it will slow them down more than an alarm and club lock may stop a kid.
Done a lot of repo work and stolen recovery when i was in sydney .You would be shocked by how easy it is to get into and move most cars.By the way fords are by far the easiest to get but why would you want to ha ha

 

I like the club and flashing red alarm light to deter amateur criminals or at least encorage them to choose an easier car

 

Dude, It's not a case of "is my car worth the cover", it's also a case of being covered up to $20mil of damages.
ie: if you run up the back of a merc/bmw, or go through the front of someones house, are you going to be able to write a check on the spot or go to the ATM and get the cash out to fix it? more than likely not if you're complaining about $1700 a year insurance. Don't forget the court cases, they all rack up quickly! trust me dude, i been there before!

Also, if you're buying a $70k new clubby Holden organise the compusary comprehensive insurance from the dealership, and that's not optional, so you won't have the option of shopping around.

All in all, hey, I don't really care if you do or don't get insurance, just don't want you to make the same mistake as me when I was younger.
I just hope for your sake, you don't hit my merc and can't pay for it, or ****'s goin down!