So he was having dinner with his friend not too far from where we live at a friend's restaurant.

He got there at 8:02pm
the car was gone by 8:11pm

The security footage showed that some dude walked out of an alley, unlocked his X6, turned it on, backed up and drove off...
The satellite tracking shit (boomerang) can't trace the car.. it is gone
the cops can't find it... he was parked too far to be able to ID the thug, and no one in the restaurant noticed/realized since you know, there was no forced break in.
Insurance takes 15 days to claim it a total loss...

BMW says it is impossible for someone to just walk up and unlock a BMW like that, and my brother presented them with both keys.
Apparently it could have been an inside job and BMW is "investigating" however we feel it is BS.

*sigh* what a shitty week
/endrant




the damn thing was a few months old..
I didn't bother taking out the plates cuz well yeah..
This happened in Montreal on Nun's Island.. if you guys spot him, beat the shit out of him for us! Thanks

Red X6 M for sale

dude wtf do you and your family do to own all these cars

DAMN. Sorry to hear that, dude. But it sounds to me like you won't be seeing that on the street because it'll be stripped down. Hopefully that's not the case but that's what came to mind

how can they not trace it via idrive?

je l'ai vu il y a quelques mois à l'ile des soeurs, maudit beau char
bonne chance

CollinsE90 wrote

dude wtf does your dad do to own all these cars

fixed.

jk, lol. you have insurance for a reason. cars can be replaced, just be happy that he wasn't held up at gun point for his car.

CollinsE90 wrote

dude wtf do you and your family do to own all these cars

LOL

TK-421 wrote

DAMN. Sorry to hear that, dude. But it sounds to me like you won't be seeing that on the street because it'll be stripped down. Hopefully that's not the case but that's what came to mind

to be honest, we kind of don't want it back...

DieselPower wrote

how can they not trace it via idrive?

don't know.. they tried via iDrive and via Boomerang.. they have a jammer or something.. :/

dada23 wrote

je l'ai vu il y a quelques mois à l'ile des soeurs, maudit beau char
bonne chance

merci. ouais c la voiture de mon frere... Elle etait stationer devant Chez Carl

bmwmthree wrote

fixed.

jk, lol. you have insurance for a reason. cars can be replaced, just be happy that he wasn't held up at gun point for his car.

lol
no I know.. just messed up that people can just walk up to the car and unlock it like that..
that's the part that brought us chills.. Someone must have been tailing him or something? I don't know... it is really really messed up

whoever did it were PROFESSIONALS to get a new BMW, so the car is long gone and in pieces before you could file the report.

yeah i was thinking that too - i wouldn't want it back either. you never know what happened to it and plus, it just wouldn't be the same

Comet wrote

lol
no I know.. just messed up that people can just walk up to the car and unlock it like that..
that's the part that brought us chills.. Someone must have been tailing him or something? I don't know... it is really really messed up

well i remember people talking about using a scanner and the RFIDs from they key or whatever and something else to create a new key fob basically. i don't really remember everything but it can be done.

Nicolas Cage probably did it while jamming low rider

wow thats crazy. i had my previous e90 broken into twice downtown but never got the whole car stolen. i this this is the first time i've heard of a new bmw getting stolen in montreal... thats crazy!

so bmw assist and boomerang couldnt do anything? i also have boomerang.

a red x6M is going to be pretty rare. i dont think we'll be seeing it driving around town but i'll keep an eye open anyway. any marks or special details that i can use to tell if its ur bro's car?

bmwmthree wrote

well i remember people talking about using a scanner and the RFIDs from they key or whatever and something else to create a new key fob basically. i don't really remember everything but it can be done.

like in Gone in 60 Seconds?

I'm locking my car with the key from now on!

Remember a while back someone on here posted that it's possible to break into a BMW in like 15 seconds?? We never knew what it was but perhaps that's what happened. That sucks though man. I hope he gets things resolved soon.

BMW E90 wrote

Remember a while back someone on here posted that it's possible to break into a BMW in like 15 seconds?? We never knew what it was but perhaps that's what happened. That sucks though man. I hope he gets things resolved soon.

you sure it wasnt Escalade? Saw a vid recently about how easy they are to steal...

BMW E90 wrote

Remember a while back someone on here posted that it's possible to break into a BMW in like 15 seconds?? We never knew what it was but perhaps that's what happened. That sucks though man. I hope he gets things resolved soon.

I remember that thread

montreal red wrote

wow thats crazy. i had my previous e90 broken into twice downtown but never got the whole car stolen. i this this is the first time i've heard of a new bmw getting stolen in montreal... thats crazy!

so bmw assist and boomerang couldnt do anything? i also have boomerang.

a red x6M is going to be pretty rare. i dont think we'll be seeing it driving around town but i'll keep an eye open anyway. any marks or special details that i can use to tell if its ur bro's car?

not many red X6Ms in MTL.
the front grill is completely black (he got the chrome changed to black 1month ago)
yeah, boomerang and BMW assist did nothing for it. :/
they have jammers apparently..

the worst part is it happened in Nun's Island.. like how remote!

BMW E90 wrote

Remember a while back someone on here posted that it's possible to break into a BMW in like 15 seconds?? We never knew what it was but perhaps that's what happened. That sucks though man. I hope he gets things resolved soon.

we just want the money from the insurance now... They won't find the car.. they tried, the cops can't ID the crook..
so unless a freak accident happens and they catch it, we're not hoping for it.. My bro got over it..
he'll have my E93 that's coming in in a few days to drive, so it isn't that bad while he waits for whatever will happen.
We're waiting for our sales guy to come back to see what options we have. The car was a lease.. Maybe 6 months old?

how in the hell is this even possible? i'm sorry op, this is the weirdest thing i've heard of.

BMW E90 wrote

Remember a while back someone on here posted that it's possible to break into a BMW in like 15 seconds?? We never knew what it was but perhaps that's what happened. That sucks though man. I hope he gets things resolved soon.

CollinsE90 wrote

you sure it wasnt Escalade? Saw a vid recently about how easy they are to steal...

it was an escalade for sure

Comet wrote

lol
no I know.. just messed up that people can just walk up to the car and unlock it like that..
that's the part that brought us chills.. Someone must have been tailing him or something? I don't know... it is really really messed up

dude your sig is...


IMA FIRING MAH LAZERRR

DieselPower wrote

how can they not trace it via idrive?

The antenna is in the sharkfin. If you want the car to be untraceable (with no radio either) all you have to do it pull it off.

That's why lojack is better. They choose one of 20 or so standard hiding spots on a car to hide the tracker in, and none of them are as exposed and easy to rip off as the sharkfin. Better yet, get lojack AND the BMW security system.

The BMW assist locator might be good for dealing with a dumbass criminal, but crafty (and successful) ones already know this.

Also, I'm really sorry about the car. This sounds ridiculous, I'm wondering how they could have possibly done it... Somehow copying your key electronically, maybe?