Yet another reason I'll never buy a beemer...
 

Been getting reported for years and insurance cos etc. denied it could happen

Apparently VW group cars are not immune either (including Audi and the A8), not going to say here but Google is your friend.

I feel sorry for the BMW owners and the way they are handling the whole thing.

Pretty much any car that uses a similar system can be a target.. Mine is a bugger to check that it's locked as my colleague found out the other day when putting a new parking ticket in the car.. kept trying the handle to check was locked, and it kept unlocking itself :)

Nothing new here, pretty much any car is vulnerable to this, other cars that use physical lock just need lock cylinder broken as well which takes couple of seconds. :Confused:And £6300 device?:Confused: most of cars in VAG group can be done with sub-£20 cable from e-bay.

Yup, just the Beemers get nicked because they're a proper premium car not an expensive VW/Skoda. :D












Just kidding. +++

A simple £80 device off eBay can do it to pretty much any D2 or D3 guys....

There are more devices to program VAG's!

£80?? You can get Vag Tacho or Vag Commander for less then £20

Not new.

Still, I prefer Beemer to VAG. Never thought I'd ever say this, but it's a fact Beemers run rings round the equivalent Audi, despite being RWD. I test drove a last of the line BMW M5 E39, and no way would a D2 S8 outrun that thing.

Better support of their older models too - you can still get most of the parts for a 1975 BMW 1602, whereas with Audi...

...I rest my case.

Amen to all of that, Nollywood. +++

Also, an E39 M5 handed me my arse when I had my S8.