vladbph

Sorry link is in russian. Apperently it is not that difficult to steel GS or any other Lexus for that matter. They use laptops and service connector, plus GSP blockers... Wow! 4 L cars in one day!
http://top.rbc.ru/incidents/08/10/2008/251300.shtml

raptl1985

That's crazy! I don't know Russian but I used Google Translator to convert it to read. LS-600 = 4.75 million Rubles

IronCobra

Translated:

In Moscow over the past day four hijacked car Lexus. According to the law enforcement capital of the victims - a Ph.D. student in the Russian State Tax Academy of the Ministry of Finance. Unknown stole his car Lexus GS300 from d.7 on Leninsky Prospect. The losses amounted to 1 million 650 thousand rubles.

In addition, the day before had been stolen vehicles Lexus RX-350, Lexus GS300 and Lexus GX-470. According to the operativnikov, total losses amounted to 6.6 million rubles.

For each fact prosecuted for ch.4 st.158 Penal Code (theft).

It is noteworthy that the cars of the brand enjoyed a capital hijackers particularly popular. For example, in one day on 16 September in the capital was hijacked three cars, one of them valued at 5 million rubles. Two hijackings were carried out in the north of the capital. A pensioner was abducted by unknown Lexus LX-470 valued at 1.5 million rubles. In addition, unemployed women in the area of Falcon d.10 on ul.Alabyana was stolen Lexus LS-250 valued at 1.3 million rubles.

A similar crime occurred in the southern administrative district of Moscow. In the internal affairs asked the driver of one of the capital of companies claiming to have been abducted by unknown belonging to his car. Car Lexus LS-600 was stolen from the house number 2 on the Warsaw road. Material losses amounted to 4.75 million rubles.

According to law enforcement, Lexus - is stealing car brand in the capital, and it is possible that these cars stolen to order. Cars or dismantled for spare parts or shipped to other cities in Russia.


1 US Dollar= 27.51 Roubles.

slvrboolet

In russia lexus steal you! Dont really understand how they are stealing them though...

vladbph

Aside unlocking the car, there is a way to access ignition function avoiding immobilizer through service connector...

Mrpickles

iTrader: (5)

So the only way they can steal a Lexus is with the proper sevice connector... It's a damn good thing there aren't many car theives in the states that can figure that much out.

I8ABMR

wow. I am hoping lexus is aware of this because the more forums like this discuss this stuff, the higher the chance that some jerk is gonna start fishing around to get some new ideas

LiCelsior

iTrader: (32)

LS-250? hmm didnt know the LS came with a 1jz.

valgs350

iTrader: (1)

LOL

3 years back some guy/girl duno which gender, lol, tried to jack my LX470 by putting a flat head in the key hole, hahaha

They also steal the Mercedes S550 like that, they get the signal with the key and use a laptop to record the signal, complex stuff, lol

IXI187IXI

iTrader: (3)

this is pretty common on high end cars. i was watching master minds about a year ago and they did a story about a guy from hong kong that was in nyc stealing cars using the same method. break into the car and using a laptop to start the car.