After-market immobiliser

[seanaodh]

Do you have that write up handy Fred?

I was trying to find information about how keyless works on the 8.5 but couldn't find a good write up. Does it have that feature where it goes to sleep if its still for an amount of time?

[fredgroves]

https://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=287612.msg2637464#msg2637464

[Luna]

Thanks for the input, everyone.

I’ve got a steering wheel cover (and a microfibre cloth) to prevent scratches/dents in the leather.
Faraday pouch already purchased and I’d seen advice regarding disabling keyless entry on the Wolkswizard YouTube channel. It’ll also be parked in a locked garage overnight, out of sight, so fingers crossed…

Quite excited now as picking it up tomorrow: think a bit of wee just came out 🤗

[Adam T7]

Thanks for the input, everyone.

I’ve got a steering wheel cover (and a microfibre cloth) to prevent scratches/dents in the leather.
Faraday pouch already purchased and I’d seen advice regarding disabling keyless entry on the Wolkswizard YouTube channel. It’ll also be parked in a locked garage overnight, out of sight, so fingers crossed…

Quite excited now as picking it up tomorrow: think a bit of wee just came out 🤗

😂👍

[DrivenToDistraction]

It’ll also be parked in a locked garage overnight, out of sight, so fingers crossed…

When you said in your original post that it would "parked in an unlit public car-park without cameras during some days of the week" I thought your meant overnight. If it is in a locked garage (at your house) overnight I don't think you have anything to worry about.

[WelshGolf]

If someone wants to take my car i'd rather they just take it as quickly as possible.

I don't want anyone breaking into the house looking for keys, running a door/window, potentially attacking someone in the house and upping my house insurance, just take it if you want it that bad. Also if they take it, I have no interest in tracking it either, once a stolen car, always a stolen car. Have it.

[Adam T7]

If someone wants to take my car i'd rather they just take it as quickly as possible.

I don't want anyone breaking into the house looking for keys, running a door/window, potentially attacking someone in the house and upping my house insurance, just take it if you want it that bad. Also if they take it, I have no interest in tracking it either, once a stolen car, always a stolen car. Have it.

Where do you live?😂

[WelshGolf]

If someone wants to take my car i'd rather they just take it as quickly as possible.

I don't want anyone breaking into the house looking for keys, running a door/window, potentially attacking someone in the house and upping my house insurance, just take it if you want it that bad. Also if they take it, I have no interest in tracking it either, once a stolen car, always a stolen car. Have it.

Where do you live?😂

lol nowhere bad, but that is the reality really. If someone wants your car then they will do what they need to take it.

[Adam T7]

If someone wants to take my car i'd rather they just take it as quickly as possible.

I don't want anyone breaking into the house looking for keys, running a door/window, potentially attacking someone in the house and upping my house insurance, just take it if you want it that bad. Also if they take it, I have no interest in tracking it either, once a stolen car, always a stolen car. Have it.

Where do you live?😂

lol nowhere bad, but that is the reality really. If someone wants your car then they will do what they need to take it.

A flippant comment from me. Seriously, my GTI is just over 6 years old, owned from new by me and immaculately looked after with low, carefully driven miles, I’d be gutted if it got nicked as there is no way I’d find a comparable car for what the insurance would cough up for it. If some low-life broke into my house for the keys, I’d throw them at him but my thought pattern, whether right or wrong is to make it as difficult a target as possible so they look elsewhere.

[DrivenToDistraction]

Seriously, my GTI is just over 6 years old, owned from new by me and immaculately looked after with low, carefully driven miles, I’d be gutted if it got nicked as there is no way I’d find a comparable car for what the insurance would cough up for it.

If that is a real concern you could buy return-to-invoice GAP insurance. Its usually not that expensive (although I have never purchased it for a 6 year old car) and gives a certain peace of mind. I remember on the VWROC forum when unfortunate owners reported their beloved R stolen (usually by breaking in for the keys) one of the first questions was "Do you have GAP insurance?"