If you can get in the car and access the ODBII port, in many cases you can program a new key

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Jan 6, 2025
4:55:48pm

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If you can get in the car and access the ODBII port, in many cases you can program a new key

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Skeptical Optimist

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Time

Guy near me had his brand new BMW M5 stolen out of his driveway.

Jan 6, 3:33pm

Weird. Since I'm not a criminal I have no idea how people can steal a new car without a key.

Cougar-Duck

Jan 6, 3:37pm

Flipper Zero?

Covid-19

Jan 6, 3:39pm

No

TheLost

Jan 6, 3:41pm

Stealing a car with a key can be tricky. But nearly all modern cars don't have keys. The fob is a computer, computers

Bert609

Jan 6, 3:39pm

every BMW my dealer has seen stolen, was with the key (robbery or left in the car)

TheLost

Jan 6, 3:41pm

unless you know Jimmy's guy...

fulano

Jan 6, 3:59pm

One way is to get a signal booster

HuskerFan2

Jan 6, 3:41pm

That works one time.. and you HAVE to be right next to the fob. (impossible to do in real life)

TheLost

Jan 6, 3:43pm

not impossible, that's why it works

RIGAMORTIS

Jan 6, 4:45pm

If you can get in the car and access the ODBII port, in many cases you can program a new key

Skeptical Optimist

Jan 6, 4:55pm

Did he leave the Christmas bow on it?

Ron Mexico

Jan 6, 3:45pm

Was it a Kia Stinger with an M5 badge?

TheLost

Jan 6, 3:46pm

dude here just got busted in a Stinger going 142 on the Mountain View Corridor

Jan 6, 4:17pm

RE: Guy near me had his brand new BMW M5 stolen out of his driveway.

TADOW

Jan 6, 3:53pm

You don’t leave a car like that in a driveway…it should be parked in a garage and have the garage shut. Where did this

specsauce

Jan 6, 4:21pm

Probably north Orem.

Emmett Fitz-Hume

Jan 6, 6:46pm

Inside job from someone at the dealership

rcbyufan

Jan 6, 4:21pm

This is a good possibility.

specsauce

Jan 6, 4:25pm

If he didn't leave the key in the car... this is the best guess.

TheLost

Jan 6, 4:27pm

A fake ID with the owners information on it is all you'd need to get a key

Rooney

5:10am

thieves can use a device that reaches out and steals the fob signal

RIGAMORTIS

Jan 6, 4:39pm

The work involved.. and the short amount of time you could 'sneak' next to the fob.. not to mention..

TheLost

Jan 6, 4:46pm

Tell that to the people that stole it, I'm not in the business so I can't

RIGAMORTIS

Jan 6, 4:48pm

My understanding is that it's nearly impossible to do this with BMW fobs that

Emmett Fitz-Hume

Jan 6, 6:55pm

Used to live in Dallas. It was insane what people would leave parked out front

reddead

Jan 6, 4:55pm

RE: Guy near me had his brand new BMW M5 stolen out of his driveway.

reagan21

Jan 6, 5:06pm

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