Hundreds of Porsche cars across Russia have shut down after a Vehicle Tracking System failure caused engine lockouts. Here’s what happened, which models are affected, and what owners can do next.
I assumed it’s not a option, so I took the suggestion to mean “physically disable” the device. Modern cars have a number of integrated computers and they rarely serve individual purposes, but there’s a good chance there’s an external antenna near/in a window. Granted, I don’t have any vehicles with cell service, so I could be wrong. I do own a drill though
Sell their Porsche and buy a car that can’t be locked remotely?
In 2025? Is that even a thing?
There might be some old Ladas around.
You can disable the modem on new Toyotas and they run fine. The dealership will bitch and moan but they can be disabled.
You can also steal new toyotas in a matter of minutes because they absolutely fucked up the can bus security.
One way to tell: disable the cellular modem in your car and see if it still operates.
This assumes there’s a user accessible option to disable it.
I assumed it’s not a option, so I took the suggestion to mean “physically disable” the device. Modern cars have a number of integrated computers and they rarely serve individual purposes, but there’s a good chance there’s an external antenna near/in a window. Granted, I don’t have any vehicles with cell service, so I could be wrong. I do own a drill though
Just wrap your car in tinfoil. Bonus is that it stops the government from reading you mind while inside.
Shill for big foil…thanks for the advice MR REYNOLDS.
Probably can’t do this unless you’ve already bought it.
That’s the question, isn’t it?
Can you actually buy a (new) car in 2025?
It’s even worse than that. Porsches are locked by default, and can only be enabled remotely.
Sell them to whom?
Recycling companies?