Best car anti-theft/theft-deterring device?
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My wife's car has been stolen twice within the past 6 months. The first time, we got it back. This time we may not be so lucky. In any event, I want to protect our remaining auto and our future ones, too. The only device I know of (besides a car alarm) is The Club, but I know that it is easily defeated. Can you recommend any other devices that are effective at preventing theft? Jon Sagara As you may presently yourself be fully made aware of, my grammar sucks. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
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I cannot believe you would even suggest such a thing ... that's just shocking. :rolleyes:
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My wife's car has been stolen twice within the past 6 months. The first time, we got it back. This time we may not be so lucky. In any event, I want to protect our remaining auto and our future ones, too. The only device I know of (besides a car alarm) is The Club, but I know that it is easily defeated. Can you recommend any other devices that are effective at preventing theft? Jon Sagara As you may presently yourself be fully made aware of, my grammar sucks. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
It has inconveniences, but get a VW Jetta. The immobilizer is so effective I'm actualy hoping mine will get stolen. Once every week or two, the car stops recognizing the keys and won't start for anywhere between 5 minutes to a week. It's currently being repaired for the 3rd time (around 1500$ so far). Sorry for the rant, just learned this morning that VW won't help with the repairs and had to vent. Can't help with the anti-theft, but for the next car, don't get a VW.
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Just get a Trunk-Monkey :omg: -- modified at 12:46 Monday 17th October, 2005
Troy Marchand wrote:
Trunk-Monkey
Sounds like soemthing you need to talk about in the Soap Box. :-D
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My wife's car has been stolen twice within the past 6 months. The first time, we got it back. This time we may not be so lucky. In any event, I want to protect our remaining auto and our future ones, too. The only device I know of (besides a car alarm) is The Club, but I know that it is easily defeated. Can you recommend any other devices that are effective at preventing theft? Jon Sagara As you may presently yourself be fully made aware of, my grammar sucks. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
I don't know much about them, but you can get switches that turn-off the fuel, or lock the brake and clutch together on manuals, cut power to the starter, etc... BW
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It has inconveniences, but get a VW Jetta. The immobilizer is so effective I'm actualy hoping mine will get stolen. Once every week or two, the car stops recognizing the keys and won't start for anywhere between 5 minutes to a week. It's currently being repaired for the 3rd time (around 1500$ so far). Sorry for the rant, just learned this morning that VW won't help with the repairs and had to vent. Can't help with the anti-theft, but for the next car, don't get a VW.
I had one of those. It was really good if you don't like your windows to stay up too.:mad:
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My wife's car has been stolen twice within the past 6 months. The first time, we got it back. This time we may not be so lucky. In any event, I want to protect our remaining auto and our future ones, too. The only device I know of (besides a car alarm) is The Club, but I know that it is easily defeated. Can you recommend any other devices that are effective at preventing theft? Jon Sagara As you may presently yourself be fully made aware of, my grammar sucks. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
Just get a car nobody would want to steal. - Problem Solved ;P
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My wife's car has been stolen twice within the past 6 months. The first time, we got it back. This time we may not be so lucky. In any event, I want to protect our remaining auto and our future ones, too. The only device I know of (besides a car alarm) is The Club, but I know that it is easily defeated. Can you recommend any other devices that are effective at preventing theft? Jon Sagara As you may presently yourself be fully made aware of, my grammar sucks. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
go live somewhere safer?
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My wife's car has been stolen twice within the past 6 months. The first time, we got it back. This time we may not be so lucky. In any event, I want to protect our remaining auto and our future ones, too. The only device I know of (besides a car alarm) is The Club, but I know that it is easily defeated. Can you recommend any other devices that are effective at preventing theft? Jon Sagara As you may presently yourself be fully made aware of, my grammar sucks. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
An extra spark plug, threaded into the top of the gas tank and wired to the ignition coil (via a safety lockout switch), would seem to be in order. "...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog9
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I had a friend that had one, when his VW was always being stolen right out of his drive way; they always recovered his car because of the LoJack. Unfortunately, the last time it was taken, the thieves trashed it ... while it was recovered; it was totaled. His reason for getting it was to just nail the vermin that kept stealing his car. -- modified at 12:42 Monday 17th October, 2005
Douglas Troy wrote:
the last time it was taken, the thieves trashed it ... while it was recovered; it was totaled.
That's why I am so glad I got the gap coverage/insurance on my 2003 Honda Civic loan. A coworker had a realtively new car stolen and it was trashed. The insurance company refused to cover the loan. So now she owes $2,000 on a car she doesn't even have anymore.
Found on Bash.org [erno] hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is.
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My wife's car has been stolen twice within the past 6 months. The first time, we got it back. This time we may not be so lucky. In any event, I want to protect our remaining auto and our future ones, too. The only device I know of (besides a car alarm) is The Club, but I know that it is easily defeated. Can you recommend any other devices that are effective at preventing theft? Jon Sagara As you may presently yourself be fully made aware of, my grammar sucks. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
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Just get a car nobody would want to steal. - Problem Solved ;P
Some assembly required. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.
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My wife's car has been stolen twice within the past 6 months. The first time, we got it back. This time we may not be so lucky. In any event, I want to protect our remaining auto and our future ones, too. The only device I know of (besides a car alarm) is The Club, but I know that it is easily defeated. Can you recommend any other devices that are effective at preventing theft? Jon Sagara As you may presently yourself be fully made aware of, my grammar sucks. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
If it's a ready-made device you want that you can buy in a store then the thieves already know how to get past it. Steve T
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If we get it back this time, we're selling it and getting a Geo Metro. ;) Seriously, though, we probably will sell it. It's a 1991 Honda Accord, which, according to State Farm's Web site, is the #2 hot car in California. It has been a great car, but it's time for something else. Thanks for the feedback. Do you have a LoJack? Jon Sagara As you may presently yourself be fully made aware of, my grammar sucks. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
I don’t know this for sure but doesn’t OnStar offer a vehicle recovery service? As memory serves they can not only locate the vehicle but remotely disable it as well. Might not be a bad alternative, as lojack is only available in certain parts of the country. Plus you get the other “features” of OnStar. Or you could drive an old rusty pickup truck like me. :)
DEBUGGING : Removing the needles from the haystack. -- modified at 1:20 Tuesday 18th October, 2005