Don't need no more $125 key fobs

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by George Orwell, Jan 29, 2008.

  1. Those fancy key fobs that cost $125 do not stop car thefts. Real pros use
    tow trucks.

    When that key fob doesn't work anymore on your 2001 model because the
    module or whatever went south, it'll be cheaper to throw the car.

    Back in '86, we depended on a chain and lock plus insurance for protection.
    Replacement keys were 1.50 at Walmart. Cheaper and better.

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    George Orwell, Jan 29, 2008
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  2. Most car thefts are not real pros. What they are is opportunistic thieves
    who happen to be in one part of the city, and have used up the $1.25 or
    whatever bus fare they need, and need to get a ride home. So they
    steal a car and drive it close to where they need to be then they abandon
    it.

    Ted
     
    Ted Mittelstaedt, Jan 30, 2008
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  3. George Orwell

    Bret Ludwig Guest

    A large percent of the US population, believe it or not, lives in
    areas where car thefts are statistically rare.

    IMO a well hidden simple aftermarket system relying on nonstandard
    placement deters car theft better than do factory systems, which do
    not stop chop shop thefts nor pro export or conversion rings.

    Requiring all glass, sodium azide bag units, etc. to be serialized to
    the car and puttinng the thumb on carmakers to keep parts prices
    reasonable is the best deterrent to chop shop theft.
     
    Bret Ludwig, Feb 6, 2008
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  4. The chop shops go for vehicles like sports cars and luxury cars where
    the rediculously high price is part of the appeal.

    It may come as a surprise to some but it doesen't cost the factory
    $70,000 to build a Corvette. However if they dropped the price on
    it then more people would buy them and the snobs who want a car
    that not very many people are driving around would be uninterested in
    buying them.

    Ted
     
    Ted Mittelstaedt, Feb 9, 2008
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