lojack or alarm

Net4n6

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I am supprise that my 06 SE doesn't come with factory alarm. It only has doors lock and unlock on the remote.

I am thinking either getting lojack or a very good alarm ($500) which included remote start.

Please help me the + and - of both. Lojack costs me around $675 and alarm costs me around $500.
 
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Ultimately what are you looking for? Prevention or recovery? From experience, the Lo Jack systems are very, very good for recovering stolen cars. We have plenty of Lo Jack equipped vehicles in my department and all of our helicopters have them. The downside is the condition in which you get it back in the event the bad guy runs and we have to chase them, box them in, spike strips, etc. I personally have an alarm on my 4R, but to each his own.
 
I would look into Clifford alarms... They have a very cool accessory/feature that might be what you want. It is called BlackJax.

Basically you install a little 2 button keypad in the car and evertime you get in the car you have to enter your code.

It sounds annoying but it really gets to be second nature. I had this in my mustang for 3 years and I think I am going to have it in my runner soon as well.

The Keypad is very small (see picture) and the way it works is simple. The top button is the number button and the bottom is the enter button. Say your code is 3, 4. You would hit the top button 3 times, then the bottom for enter, then you would hit the top button 4 times then the borrom for enter. The alarm would then chirp verifying the code was accepted.

You have 3 chances to enter the code properly, and if you don't get it right you have to wait 5-10 seconds to try again. this prevents someone from trying to get in your car and start punching until they figure it out.

How the blackjax works:
Each time you open the door (actually to be specific it's everytime the dome light comes on) the blackjax engages/resets.
Once you depress the break the timer starts. You have 30 seconds to enter your code, if you forget to enter it the alarm chirps and flashes the lights to remind you to punch the code.

If you don't punch the code in within 30 seconds the car shuts down and starts blaring the alarm. However if you are driving down the highway at night and turn your dome light on, then off and forget to enter the code the car won't shut down until you are under 15 mph or so. So you have no fear of getting rear ended at high speeds.
 
sharp4runr said:
Also don't forget there is a monthly fee on the Lojack.

You sure you got your facts strait bro? I've had LoJack since I bought my rig and no monthly payments here. But there is a 5 year renewal I believe.
 
AlphaQup said:
You sure you got your facts strait bro? I've had LoJack since I bought my rig and no monthly payments here. But there is a 5 year renewal I believe.

I have lojack on my wife's car and there is no monthly fee. I am NOT aware not 5 yrs renewal either.
 
Well I stand corrected. I was going off by what the guy at the motorcycle dealership said. Maybe I will buy it now since there isn't a fee. That was what turned me off to the whole idea.

Thanks guys!
 
Not to rain on anyone's parade, but rating the success rate of Lojack really depends on your location. For instance, in my area of California, Lojack isn't as widely spread as some would think. My local police department doesn't even have any cars equipped with it. That means the odds of finding your car around here are less than other, larger cities, such as San Francisco or Los Angeles, where many of the cars in their patrol fleet are outfitted with the computer and antennaes needed to make the system work.

Also, you need to remember that Lojack is, in some respects, a technology that's not exactly cutting edge. Think of Lojack as a big metal detector. The screen in the police cars give arrows and audible tones to indicate the presence of a stolen car in the area. Officers still have to chase down the "target," which may be moving in traffic or parked in a packed parking lot. It CAN be effective, but a system with technology like OnStar is much better since you can locate your car on the spot with GPS.

I'd invest in a good alarm and good insurance unless you know that your area is Lojack-friendly. If it is, go for it. Just my 2 cents...
 
I am leaning on toward the alarm. If my car got stole, I don't want it back. I want it totalled so I can get a new one. I don't want it back in "half @ss" looking.
 

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