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[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago

A couple years back there was a thing where you could hotwire some Kia models just by jamming a usb plug into a thing on the steering column. Glad to see the brand identity still going strong.

[-] DengistDonnieDarko@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

that's how my car got stolen!

when you take the ignition protector off, there's a small square piece of metal that you can put a USB plug onto, or just use a set of pliers or something. then, simply press in and turn like an actual key, and presto, you now own a car.

[-] DemBoSain@midwest.social 10 points 1 month ago

It didn't necessarily have to be a USB plug, that was just a convenient device because it was the right shape and size. A large flat screwdriver would work just as well.

[-] LanyrdSkynrd@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

Yeah, it was just Kia cheaping out by not having an immobilizer. They saved at the very most $100 a car(probably more like $40) by skipping a basic security feature invented in 1985.

[-] ihaveibs@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

Still very much an ongoing thing that they will face basically no repercussions for

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