Yes and no. An immobilizer in a VW AG car is easy to defeat in about 90 seconds with VAG-COM and a laptop in the OBD2 port. Your run of the mill car thief isn't going to be able to take the car, but someone that knows wtf is going on is going to be able to take it. Or just get a flatbed.
I dunno how tough it is to get past the immobilizer in my E30 (active fuel cutoff, you arm it by setting a code before shutting off the car). Not many car thieves with the ability to get past an immo want 25 y/o BMWs, so I'm not that worried
Hmm, good point. I would guess that the effectiveness of the immobilizer all depends on the placement, installation, and how it functions. "Experts" say that the best security systems have something life 4 or 5 layers of protection, and installed by guys who've been in the business for a decade or two, not your average high school schlep at Circuit City and Best Buy.
A client had his G35 stolen buy a teenage punk a few years back. So much for his factory "security system."
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