Does anyone have any information or experience using a ghost immobilizer? It is hooked up to the vehicle and requires a passcode to be entered before the vehicle can be started. I find it quite a bit of video showing this being used in the UK on high-end vehicles, I was wondering if anybody has any experience with it and what brand you might use. Thanks in advance.

 

If you have a Soler throttle controller just disable the gas pedal. It will go nowhere fast.

 

Nice feature included on the throttle controller.

 

I have the Solat TC and use the disable feature.

 

Thieves aren't stealing corvettes.. they would rather steal hellcats, trackhawks, and chargers..
But if you insist..

https://iglaglobal.com

 

Sure they are, here's one and there was one on here the other day.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...naples-fl.html

JT

 

Wow, 1 corvette stolen.
Corvette thefts are extremely rare, less than .1%

Thieves will steal a honda before a corvette..lol

 

You are correct a Ford or Chevy full size truck is stolen more than C8's but they make a lot more of them than C8's

You wouldn't be so smug if you were one of the 0.1% stolen... that's 13,487 C8's.

JT

 

Check your math...
0.1% of C8s is roughly 200.

40000 * 5 * 0.001 = 200

 

Well most corvettes are camped out in a warm snug super protected by nuclear missile packed garages and just shined up and looked that...all those other cars are actually driven out in the world.......

 

Your right I don't know what I was thinking...
.1% of 134879 = 0.001 × 134879 = 134
if it is indeed only 0.1%...

JT

 

It's just not an issue.

And so many over the top solutions.

Chief among them... INSURANCE which 100% solves the issue (other than deductible which I consider the fee that allows me to pick it out all over again).

 

I have a NoStart relay I ordered from mobilistics website. Put in the year make model for the right relay replacement. It replaces your starter relay. No wires cut or tapped, no fuse tap. 2 items only, FOB and relay. No wires. Plug and play frontline anti theft. Replace factory starter relay with the NOSTART starter relay. When you push the button on your FOB, you have 30 seconds to start your corvette. After 30 seconds, you cant start the corvette with or without the key.

 

Correct. Most stolen cars are rapidly stripped down and sold as parts. There's a lot more demand for Honda parts than C8 parts.

 

After reading this post I thought I am not too concerned about my C8 being stolen but why not check out the Ghost Immobilzer. Interesting enough I could not find one, not one, installation video. The only videos I could find were a few UK installers who only give a short overview they were more like infomercial’s than any real content which leads me to believe it’s either an expense device and/or spendy to install. So if anyone finds a detailed installation video please post it.

I also check the manufacturer of the Ghost Immobilzers and could not find installation instructions.

 

Here is what we do know.
In 2023:
C8's (or Corvette's in general) did not make the top 20 list of stolen cars.
C8's (or Corvette's in general) did not make the bottom 20 list of stolen cars.
Anything goes on this list.
The following link will take you the HLDI report of stolen vehicle based on insurance claims.
https://www.iihs.org/media/c1cb9ff8-...heft_WT-22.pdf
The number of insured C8's between 2020-2022 was 69,658. Actual number of C8 built these years is 81,094. There are 11,436 unaccounted for. This could be for export, uninsured, etc, I do not know.
The number of 2020-2022 C8 theft claims were 207 (out of 69,658 insured), equates to 0.0029%.

I would certainly hate to be one of the 207 that had theirs stolen. Based on articles, social media and forum posts, most had their stolen because they left their keys in the car. One instance where it was stolen from valet. There was an instance where the parked and came back out the car was gone. And one incident where the thieves butchered the car completely when they stole it. one on Turo. But most represent a crime of opportunity, and not a targeted theft. So what can we learn?
Don't leave the keys in the car unattended.
Use a faraday box when storing your keys at home.
Try not to valet the car.
Spring for the Onstar security package ($29.99/mo?) - The most experienced thieves aren't total idiots. They will target GM vehicles in which the GPS can be easily removed. I hear that these can be removed easily in GM trucks, Maybe it's more of an inconvenience on the C8?

IMO, I am not particularly worried about theft due to the low take rate. If anything, I worry more about vandalism during these times.

 

I would rather have mine stolen and never see it again than have it hit by some idiot and repaired. I know one thing, I would never replace it. Way too many potential problems for me to consider another one and when the warranty is close to being over I'll dump it.

 

That is why the OP brought up looking into the Ghost Immobilizer because a thief would not be able to steal it if it works as advertised.

 

Yeah, they would carefully close the door, wipe off their prints and walk away.

Or trash the interior and exterior out of anger at thwarted plans, and you're left with a claim far more troublesome than "Car was stolen? Here's a check."

 

except when there isn't another exact car out there a check will replace.....