Hello Everyone,
I am new toi this forum and wanted to talk about my horrible experience.
I purchased a C200 brand new from Mercedes Benz Brooklands and collected the car in January 2016.
In May of this year the car was stolen from my drive without the thieves getting into my house and taking the keys.
Looking online and speaking to the police it appears these cars have a security weakness and it can be exploited with some simple electronic equipment. This means thieves can get into the car and drive it off without you knowing,
i have spoken to the dealership where i bought the car from and they are claiming that this is a very rare ocurrance. Looking online indicates this is happening quite a lot.
The car cost me £35000 and my insurance only paid me £23000. As i didn't have gap insurance i have lost £12000.
i wanted to hear of similar experiences from other owners.
Regards
Kyri
I am new toi this forum and wanted to talk about my horrible experience.
I purchased a C200 brand new from Mercedes Benz Brooklands and collected the car in January 2016.
In May of this year the car was stolen from my drive without the thieves getting into my house and taking the keys.
Looking online and speaking to the police it appears these cars have a security weakness and it can be exploited with some simple electronic equipment. This means thieves can get into the car and drive it off without you knowing,
i have spoken to the dealership where i bought the car from and they are claiming that this is a very rare ocurrance. Looking online indicates this is happening quite a lot.
The car cost me £35000 and my insurance only paid me £23000. As i didn't have gap insurance i have lost £12000.
i wanted to hear of similar experiences from other owners.
Regards
Kyri