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Originally Posted by Mark805
fstop has some great points on Lojack.
One thing to add regarding lojack thats already been touched on... Lojack only works if the system is installed / properly reported by the owner / activated (This is automatic after owner reports theft) and your stolen car finds itself near a lojack equipped patrol car.
Lojack would like you to believe that all police cars have lojack installed in their coverage areas. In my department for instance, the units were installed in a few pool cars, with the assurance more units were to follow. We still have a couple pool cars equiped. Lojack provides the equipment to law enforcement free of charge but seems it doesn't have a surplus.
Now should one of the pool cars be mobile when a stolen lojacked Hummer comes around, we'll get it, but odds are slim as most officers have their own patrol cars.
Thats the big drawback to the system, you need their tracking hardware to make it work. And its tough to get it from them.
Personally if I was going to depend on a tracking system i would just stick with onstar, i know it can be disabled, but so can the others, and after a few days if it cant be located its gone anyways.
Just my 2 cents worth  |
Some good point's Mark... And thankyou for your service,
As you say it depends on the reaction time of the reported theft with LoJack.. and of course the Police and how well equipped they are. One of the reason's I would consider getting LoJack is the area I live in. Again,I'm in the Tri State area that's considered one of the highest theft areas in the nation. According to my friend,this area is well covered.
Spending aproximately 1.5% of your vehicle cost to protect it is worth the gamble to me. I call it a gamble because ..like playing slots or paying for auto insurance it's a gamble. A gamble that the insurance compay won't have to pay you and a gamble you might hit on that slot after the next pull.
Will your LoJack Work...?? Will Your Viper alarm work...?? Will Your On Star Work..?? Will the Brake pedal lock Work..?? You get the picture..
So it becomes a question of...Where I want to gamble my security money ...Pick any one of the Auto Security devices out their and take the Gamble. Or do nothing and call them all worhtless and pick apart how easy they are to defeat.
And take the gambel that your ride won't be stolen.
