My stolen Sport Trac...PATS?

[LaserRedCoug]

Well I used to have a cougar, traded it in for a sport trac, needless to say it was stolen...

I'm curious though, cause I know they didn't tow the truck, how did they start it? It's armed with the pats system just like the cougar, how in the hell did they drive it off? Any help on this would be appreciated!!

Thanks
Rob

[cougar4life]

no matter what system you have protecting your car a professional car thief knows how to get past it.

the pats system will keep novice thieves from getting it but like I said a professional thief wont be stoped by it.

[Freebs]

Hey, i traded my cougar for a Sport Trac too, what year and options did u have? Sorry to hear about yer luck...:(
But like was said before, a pro theif knows how to get around those things...

[Red2KCougar]

As much as I hate you Robert, I am really sorry to hear your ride got stolen... that royally f'n sucks.... I know if my ride got stolen and i find the guy driving it, i wil be getting charged with something after i get my hands on him.

Best of luck finding it...

[8BaLL]

:rofl:

[LaserRedCoug]

forgot to add, they actually found it this morning, torched! i saw it today, it was a horrible site, i spent so much time and money in that truck!

it was an '01, with everything except 4x4, leather, sunroof, factory subwoofer...

it sucks royally!

thanks red2k....nice avatar by the way

[AtomicInternet]

Well I used to have a cougar, traded it in for a sport trac
An angry Cougar owner gone postal decided to tell you how he felt about your trade. :)

I'm assuming your insurance covers all this, otherwise I'd feel bad.

[bzcat]

PATS is not totally theft proof. There are 6 million codes so with a fast computer, you can probably scanned it in a matter of minutes. Plus you can always bypass the ignition system and fool the PATS module in the engine management system. Someone who worked at a Ford dealership described how you can do it here a long time ago (like way back in 1999...). And I've read something similar over at Escape-Central and Foculjet. Basically, PATS will prevent any novice from hot wiring your car or using a dummy key to start the car but there is a way around everything.

[pgtatx]

That sucks...I hope you had theft insurance on it.

There is no 100% method to protect your car, you can have an alarm, PATS, with a secondary key ignition cut lock, battery disconnect, a posse of 5 300lb guys packing heat, and snipers on the surrounding building tops...and still there is a way.

You basically need to pull the engine or get a Jetson car that folds up into a briefcase that your bring into work with you. Hope ya get your money back...

[LaserRedCoug]

strange, well thanks guys

[Dante]

Sorry to hear about your ride. :(

[Zalec]

wow that sucks. wanna know the ironic thing, i test drove a Sport Trac yesterday and i liked it and im thinking about trading in my Cougar.