What to do if your Tesla is stolen?

[DJ 240V]

So I was reminded that the frunk emergency latch makes it easier to steal

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As long as this unit can be upgraded when 5G is here we are good

 

[JoaoD]

So I was reminded that the frunk emergency latch makes it easier to steal

A traditional car is much easier to steal. You just break the windows and press the lever to open the frunk.

 

[Hrhkee]

Crazy old me says bio weapons mode...knock out gas and FSD take thief to cops. Ultimate bait car.


I'm just playin'

 

[brucet999]

So I was reminded that the frunk emergency latch makes it easier to steal

What am I missing here? So you open the frunk, how does that gain you entry to the cabin, much less ability to start and drive the car?

 

[DJ 240V]

What am I missing here? So you open the frunk, how does that gain you entry to the cabin, much less ability to start and drive the car?

This more along the line of selling for parts . Opening the trunk, disable the 12 volt battery , disable security alarm ..

 

[brucet999]

This more along the line of selling for parts . Opening the trunk, disable the 12 volt battery , disable security alarm ..

Sell parts to whom? Tesla SCs won't buy them. Unauthorized body shops' work would void warranty. Doesn't look to me like a profitable chop shop item.

 

[HankLloydRight]

The TMC parts forum is very active with people selling and buying parts. There's a new "parts car" about once a month or so.

 

[brucet999]

The TMC parts forum is very active with people selling and buying parts. There's a new "parts car" about once a month or so.

Somehow I doubt that chop shop operators would see that as worth their time when there is a huge market for parts from popular ICE cars.

 

[HankLloydRight]

Somehow I doubt that chop shop operators would see that as worth their time when there is a huge market for parts from popular ICE cars.

I agree, but that's not the question you asked.

 

[RobStark]

What do you call a stolen Tesla?












An Edison.

 

[Red Sage]

In the early 1990s it was a $16,000 Honda Accord that could be dismantled to be sold as over $30,000 in parts on the black market.

 

[brucet999]

In the early 1990s it was a $16,000 Honda Accord that could be dismantled to be sold as over $30,000 in parts on the black market.

Right. In 1993 I moved my family to Germany for a year. We were ordering a new Volvo 850 for delivery in Frankfurt and I wondered whether the anti theft package with ignition disable would be worth it, so I called LAPD auto theft division and asked. He asked what model car. I told him Volvo 850, and he laughed. "Hell," he said, "nobody steals Volvos anyway." A car with minor market share and appealing mostly to suburban families was just not going to be profitable to car theft rings.

 

[Tozla]

Is there a remote electrocution mode? Just unleash whatever juice is left. j/k obviously.

 

[Red Sage]

Is there a remote electrocution mode? Just unleash whatever juice is left. j/k obviously.

Not so much of a joke to those of us who are fans of the original 'ROBOCOP' (1987). Geez. Where did those thirty years go?

 

[Tozla]

Not so much of a joke to those of us who are fans of the original 'ROBOCOP' (1987). Geez. Where did those thirty years go?

ahahahaha. YES! And this is the perfect situation for use of the bio weapon defense mode. That charred smell will be gone in seconds.

 

[Red Sage]

ahahahaha. YES! And this is the perfect situation for use of the bio weapon defense mode. That charred smell will be gone in seconds.

EXACTLY!

 

[AustinPowers]

Right. In 1993 I moved my family to Germany for a year. We were ordering a new Volvo 850 for delivery in Frankfurt and I wondered whether the anti theft package with ignition disable would be worth it, so I called LAPD auto theft division and asked. He asked what model car. I told him Volvo 850, and he laughed. "Hell," he said, "nobody steals Volvos anyway." A car with minor market share and appealing mostly to suburban families was just not going to be profitable to car theft rings.

Just goes to show what idiots work at LAPD auto theft division.
But in all seriousness, why ask them about car theft in Germany? What would they know about what cars are valued over here? Obviously, the German and US car markets are very different, and Volvos were and are very high on car thieves' lists here. The XC 90 for example is currently actually one of the cars with the highest "stolen" rates on the market.

 

[brucet999]

Just goes to show what idiots work at LAPD auto theft division.
But in all seriousness, why ask them about car theft in Germany? What would they know about what cars are valued over here? Obviously, the German and US car markets are very different, and Volvos were and are very high on car thieves' lists here. The XC 90 for example is currently actually one of the cars with the highest "stolen" rates on the market.

I asked if factory-installed car alarm systems were worth the extra money. I wasn't buying the car for a year, so it was destined to be in service here for 9 more years.

 

[TexLaw]

Honestly, I'm much more concerned that someone will steal the Civic coupe we just got for my son (at well under $20k) than I am about someone stealing a Tesla.

 

[Shock-On-T]

In addition to calling police and Tesla, I'd also enable Valet mode immediately from the app.

Sadly the vehicle has to be in Park to enable valet.
Might be possible to catch him while he stopped for something...