Anti-theft products?
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Anti-theft products?
I'm looking to add some extra protection to my car. What's some of the better options out there? And I guess i should ask is it even necessary to add anything like that? I'm moving to an area where that has a bad rep for crime but i will have a closed private parking.
#3
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That's the route I would go if I wanted to spend money on something like that.
#4
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USAA offers a discount on your car insurance if you have Lojack. Since I did not have it, I don't know what the discount is.
Probably not $695 though!
#6
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Additionally, I have the early warning feature with my LoJack. That means if anyone tries to just move your car you will be called immediately. If you don’t answer, the cops will be called without delay. That means there will be no time for car thieves to do anything to your car, let alone wreck or strip it before the law arrives.
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#8
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Alas, it's only $41.88 per year.
#9
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• Arizona: Up to 25%
• California: Up to 32%
• Colorado: Up to 25%
• Connecticut: Up to 25%
• Delaware: Up to 25%
• District of Columbia: Up to 25%
• Florida: Up to 25%
• Georgia: Up to 25%
• Illinois: Up to 25%
• Louisiana: Up to 25%
• Massachusetts: Up to 35%
• Maryland: Up to 25%
• Michigan: Up to 25%
• New Jersey: Up to 25%
• Nevada: Up to 25%
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• Pennsylvania: Up to 25%
• Rhode Island: Up to 35%
• Texas: Up to 30%
• Virginia: Up to 25%
• Arizona: Up to 25%
• California: Up to 32%
• Colorado: Up to 25%
• Connecticut: Up to 25%
• Delaware: Up to 25%
• District of Columbia: Up to 25%
• Florida: Up to 25%
• Georgia: Up to 25%
• Illinois: Up to 25%
• Louisiana: Up to 25%
• Massachusetts: Up to 35%
• Maryland: Up to 25%
• Michigan: Up to 25%
• New Jersey: Up to 25%
• Nevada: Up to 25%
• New Hampshire: Up to 25%
• New York: Up to 25%
• Pennsylvania: Up to 25%
• Rhode Island: Up to 35%
• Texas: Up to 30%
• Virginia: Up to 25%
#11
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Lojack is a POS. I had it on my first G. Would never get it again.
Plus, if your car is stolen, 9 times out of 10 it will have been wrecked or already stripped... Would you really want it back? I'd rather just not and get a new car.
Plus, if your car is stolen, 9 times out of 10 it will have been wrecked or already stripped... Would you really want it back? I'd rather just not and get a new car.
Sure, cars get wrecked or stripped when they get stolen, but the ideal situation is to recover it before this happens. Which is something they claim to do. I'm not sure how successful it is, but that 10% number you are quoting seems a bit low.
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That must also depend on your specific insurance company.
Could you elaborate? What makes it a POS? I'm just curious since some of us are considering it.
Sure, cars get wrecked or stripped when they get stolen, but the ideal situation is to recover it before this happens. Which is something they claim to do. I'm not sure how successful it is, but that 10% number you are quoting seems a bit low.
Could you elaborate? What makes it a POS? I'm just curious since some of us are considering it.
Sure, cars get wrecked or stripped when they get stolen, but the ideal situation is to recover it before this happens. Which is something they claim to do. I'm not sure how successful it is, but that 10% number you are quoting seems a bit low.
Let's talk abut finding your car now... As you know, the city where the car is must have lojack tracking installed in their vehicles to track a car. And don't get me wrong, alot of municipalities do. However... From talking with my friends in law enforcement, you would be lucky to find 1/2 of all units that are actually functioning correctly.
I guess what I'm saying is the concept is great, and it works if all parties have functioning systems, but the chances of that actually happening appear to be slim from my understanding.
And... if my car were stolen... now that I think about it... chances are that I really wouldn't want it back. I'd prefer a check from my insurance company instead of getting a car back likely with damage from a police chase, it already being stripped down, etc.
In all, it is just a personal preference, but it really only protects from your car being stolen. That's it and the chances of your car being stolen considering the technology in the Intelligent key are quite slim.
#13
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And if the LoJack system was working (and I may take your advice of having mine checked out), I doubt that any stripping of the car would occur before the cops got it back.
#14
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Mine was $1 less a month LOL. My insurance told me that there are already several discounts on the G because it comes, factory, with anti-theft and recovery devices.
As far as getting the car stolen/recovered. Ours isnt a car that gets stolen to be a getaway car for a bank robbery. It'll either be stripped, on a cargo container headed to Albania, or get raped from joyriding...would you want it back after that? I'm not sure I would.
Taking a $10K loss? You took a $2-3K loss when you bought it.
#15
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1) For you, OP, Park in well lit areas whenever you can
2) Don't bump music when close to home...you'll attract negative attention
3) if you have a standalone GPS remove the entire mounting bracket, not just the GPS..and carry a towel with you to remove the suction cup marks (yea they look for those, too, as a sign that you might have one hidden in the car)
4) Go with your gut. If you feel a place might be shady to park in...just keep going to find another spot. (the stereo on my old car was stolen and I am almost 100% it was the "spotters" that were hanging out in the parking lot before a concert I went to)..if you see shady looking people KEEP GOING!