This was the third time the woman said her Kia was stolen from outside her home since 2019.

MILWAUKEE (CNN) - A woman in Milwaukee says her Kia has been stolen three times, even after she installed a free security upgrade meant to prevent this crime from happening.

  • Ross_audio@lemmy.world
    14·
    8 months ago

    No immobiliser.

    So you can hotwire it like a vintage car.

    Most cars are much more difficult to start.

    Most countries made immobilisers mandatory in the 90s, the US doesn’t like regulations that corporations have to follow.

    • SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world
      4·
      8 months ago

      So you can hotwire it like a vintage car.

      Its almost like a replaceable sheer pin could be installed so when they break the steering lock, it brakes the steering post into two pieces that require special tools to replace and would waste more time than steeling and repairing it would be worth.