I am moving to the US in a few months and I will buy a new car. I am quite scared about thefts. Here in Europe I had a very secure anti-theft device. It is basically a cylinder which locks the steering column in position. It required just to switch the cylinder position through a key (a highly secure key) to be used down the column. It required an installation by a specialized car shop with minor modifications to the column and the external casing. It is very secure, lightning fast to activate and invisible unlike those weird devices I see that lock steering wheel and pedals. Do you happen to know something similar available in the US?
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Just steer clear of Hyundai and Kia, any other car you might buy made in the last 25 years should come equipped with an engine immobilizer.
Unlike Canada and several EU states, federal law in the US doesn’t mandate immobilizers, so Hyundai and Kia forwent installing them for a 6- year and 11-yeaemr stretch respectively solely because of greed. Meanwhile these very same models for the Canadian and EU markets had them.
You can put your key fob in a Faraday cage when you’re not driving it, if you buy a push button start vehicle. This helps prevent theft via intercept of your fob’s radio transmissions for the type of thieves who stand outside your home at night with an antenna.
Vital all terrain makes a steering coloum cover, tough as nails plate steel that hinges over the entire column and covers the lock cylinder but only for specific models and years.
Search “The Club” for a steering wheel lock.
