My home was burglarized and my M3 was stolen from my garage (Dog OK!)

[Alvinized52]

Originally Posted by WickedNy

Hence my alarm system...they are known not to bark, by the time an intruder figures out there's a giant dog in the house it's already too late

Haha... i had a Dogo like this too (named "Casper") a few years ago. i miss him. He Definitely kept intruders away. But kept some of my friends and neighbors away too. Lol.

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by JMD

My spare key fobs are hidden!

That said, I wish BMW would provide an update to our cars that allowed the drive to "Code" the OBC (,...3 letters from the past) with a 4 or 5 digit code. Any long time BMW owner here should recall the "4-Digit Start Lock-Out Code" from BMW cars from the 80s!

I'd really like to have this back....

E24, E28 and E30 I believe all had this.

[JasonCSU]

Wow, this is close to home seeing that you are in Denver. Glad to hear your dog was uninjured and that the car was recovered. So much for the 6MT being a theft deterrent as we like to joke about. This has me thinking about where to leave my vehicle keys at home and possibly setting up some video cameras.

[Agent11br]

Sorry to hear about this OP, glad you got a firearm recovered. Thanks for sharing, reality is your crappy situation is a friendly reminder to others.

Originally Posted by BoxKing

I use the RING system on my front and back doors, which notifies me immediately when someone comes in range; video immediately provided directly to my phone wherever I'm at.

Exact same setup, two ring pros for front and back. Entire home is basically covered. The ability to share the videos too is awesome, we had some shady dudes selling shady stuff a while back... shared the video on NextDoor and sent it to local PD.

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by Agent11br

Sorry to hear about this OP, glad you got a firearm recovered. Thanks for sharing, reality is your crappy situation is a friendly reminder to others.

Exact same setup, two ring pros for front and back. Entire home is basically covered. The ability to share the videos too is awesome, we had some shady dudes selling shady stuff a while back... shared the video on NextDoor and sent it to local PD.

I'm on a neighborhood app and some people in my area were caught by citizens providing video to the cops.

Two people posted videos of the same guy knocking on different doors and asking for a different name at each location.

(One used his Ring app to respond remotely )

The police asked for video and caught the creep by assembling all the videos to get info on what he was driving etc.

[WickedNy]

Originally Posted by Alvinized52

Haha... i had a Dogo like this too (named "Casper") a few years ago. i miss him. He Definitely kept intruders away. But kept some of my friends and neighbors away too. Lol.

Lol keeping neighbors away might not be a bad thing

[boss2k]

Originally Posted by Draper

I got the car back today! Overall it's in pretty decent shape, though rear bumper will need a bit of love (pics attached). Drove it 30 min back to my house and didn't notice any drivability issues, which to be honest was one of my biggest concerns.

As a side note, I was able to meet the CSI investigators at the impound lot and watch as they very went through the car and gather fingerprints/DNA. Kind of a neat process to witness if you have never seen it before.

Thanks everyone!

Grt news car recovered with very minimal damage, would it show up in carfax?

[DETSGTSTARSKY]

The bad guys would be lucky the owner wasn't home or it was someone elses home. They would get dropped and they would be paying a visit to the M.E.

[Draper]

Originally Posted by boss2k

Grt news car recovered with very minimal damage, would it show up in carfax?

Not sure...but that's why I lease.

[BoxKing]

Originally Posted by Draper

Not sure...but that's why I lease.

You should care. Talk to the DA on the case and say you want to press criminal mischief- repairing the car devalues it and you want 6k for damages or more. You will 100% get some of your claim and all you have to show is the damages claim. Insurance will cover everything and you should get a certified check from the court for 6k or whatever you settle for. It's happened to me and I made out with a few grand only by telling the DA I want going to press further charges.., they said they could only offer me 3500 of my asking 6... I agreed bc insurance handled it all.

[dinonz]

Originally Posted by BoxKing

You should care. Talk to the DA on the case and say you want to press criminal mischief- repairing the car devalues it and you want 6k for damages or more. You will 100% get some of your claim and all you have to show is the damages claim. Insurance will cover everything and you should get a certified check from the court for 6k or whatever you settle for. It's happened to me and I made out with a few grand only by telling the DA I want going to press further charges.., they said they could only offer me 3500 of my asking 6... I agreed bc insurance handled it all.

If you lease, you don't own it, so you can't.

Your lease holder might want to though...

[Thescout13]

Originally Posted by dinonz

If you lease, you don't own it, so you can't.

Your lease holder might want to though...

This is very state law dependent. In many states you can recover damages from actions like this even if it is a lease.

[dinonz]

Originally Posted by Thescout13

This is very state law dependent. In many states you can recover damages from actions like this even if it is a lease.

Thanks for that - didn't know. Was just told by my attorney in Texas when I was hit that I couldn't.

It's a trap for foreigners like myself - making the assumption that the rules are the same all over the country. They are at home. Not here. Hell - the rules can change from city to city, or even county to county... and I keep forgetting.

[den525]

Car's never the same after it being stolen

[Bch53211]

Originally Posted by Jadar

Ummm that pic is very misleading lol looks like the poor dog got his feet run over after the perps took off.

Glad the m3 was found.

Not at all, just looks like a dog happily resting on a cool surface. Glad he's ok and no one was hurt.

[Halewafa]

Glad you got your car back with minimal damage!

Originally Posted by M3 Number 86

It's weird to me. Why does every single time a car gets stolen it has to have something wrong with it. Thieves don't know how to drive?

I have a particular way I have to pull into my garage in order for my wife to have enough room getting out of hers. If someone stole the M4 and reversed straight out they would rip the side mirror right off and most likely scrape the side of the car.

[bmrwrld]

So what was deputy dog doing the whole time while you were getting robbed?

[Draper]

Originally Posted by BoxKing

You should care. Talk to the DA on the case and say you want to press criminal mischief- repairing the car devalues it and you want 6k for damages or more. You will 100% get some of your claim and all you have to show is the damages claim. Insurance will cover everything and you should get a certified check from the court for 6k or whatever you settle for. It's happened to me and I made out with a few grand only by telling the DA I want going to press further charges.., they said they could only offer me 3500 of my asking 6... I agreed bc insurance handled it all.

I'll ask, but I believe this assumes they catch the guy, and he makes restitution to the court at some point...right?

Originally Posted by bmrwrld

So what was deputy dog doing the whole time while you were getting robbed?

He probably barked once, and then followed them around the house smiling as they took what they wanted.

Originally Posted by den525

Car's never the same after it being stolen

I was initially thinking the same, but after getting it cleaned up it feels like my car again.

[SD ///M4]

Originally Posted by Halewafa

I have a particular way I have to pull into my garage in order for my wife to have enough room getting out of hers. If someone stole the M4 and reversed straight out they would rip the side mirror right off and most likely scrape the side of the car.

You know that your mirrors will fold in, right? I fold my mirrors in before pulling into the garage.

[valentinbmw]

Originally Posted by Draper

I'll ask, but I believe this assumes they catch the guy, and he makes restitution to the court at some point...right?

He probably barked once, and then followed them around the house smiling as they took what they wanted.

I was initially thinking the same, but after getting it cleaned up it feels like my car again.

That's the spirit!!!

[DEANMW]

Glad you got it back with such minimal damage.

If that happened to mine I'd likely hope it was totaled because I'd be so worried about what those jerks did to it.

[JMD]

Originally Posted by MilehighM3

You can disconnect the battery for 15-20 minutes and hook it back up and the OBC code would deactivate itself. Cool feature, but really only meant for kids and babysitters

Sure,..but the harder you make something,...the better the deterrence is! What if the owner could also make the Setting timeout even longer in the event the battery is disconnected,...say,..30 minutes,..an hour, etc? Not many thieves would be willing to sit around 30 minutes to an hour waiting for an ignition Lock-Out code to reset!

Heck,...the owner should be able to define the ignition lock-out code reset time (...in the event the battery is disconnected) to what ever they desire,...even up to a day or two, etc! Even to the number of Attempts before Lights Flash,..Horn sounds,....doors Double Lock, etc! BMW has the tech do allow for this now!

Peace of mind is priceless! IMHO...