Worth it or not? Just curious for those who's cars have been stolen, recovered? Any experiance from the R guys/gals.... Thanks in Advance.

 

If the install is good, then it's worth it.

 

Is there a monthly rate with a Lojack system?

 

Nope, a onetime price.

Miguel

 

How much? $400? $500?

 

Add on a few more hundred dollars to that figure.

 

...$800?

How much do they give you if your car is not found? I might get it to lower my insurance..

 

the cost of the unit

 

So how much do they give you if it's not recovered?

 

Your cost of the LoJack is refunded. Not such an inviting thing but, the possibility of getting your car back and the discount in insurance, makes it worth it in itself.

Miguel

 

About how much do you think the average insurance company will deduct?

So if its $800 for the unit, how much would the install cost. And do they have Lojack "centers" where they do the install for you for a price, or do we have to find an independant source to get it installed?

 

I think you have your dealership install it.

 

how do you make sure you have a good install?? i'd prefer to be told what the best spot to install one is via im, fewer people who know the better. -rob

 

It's 700 installed at sunnyvale acura. They told me that's the rate anywhere you go. And insurance doesn't deduct much at all. $7, yes that's a 7, for half a year. But if it helps reduces the changes of the ITR getting stolen and increases the chance of the it being recovered then i think it's worth it.

Chuck


[Modified by Chaze*R, 3:16 AM 5/17/2002]

 

Most places charge $595.

There are some dealers who install them, and also some Lojack outlets.

You can find your local Lojack installer here.

 

of the 5 ITRs that I know around socal w/ Lojax that were stolen, only one was recovered

yshi - who thinks this one guy got rEEly lukay!

 

Are you talkin ta ME???

No, I don't - but I've been following the discussion, especially since I had asked a while back about folks who had recovered their cars using it. Didn't get much response, but then I saw how that thief in San Jose got caught and the car recovered within two hours using Lojack. So I'm still curious about it, might consider it...



[Modified by nsxtcjr, 10:06 AM 5/17/2002]

 

Insurance compnay deduct either 10% or 15% for LOJACK. I was told that each car has a designated spot to where the sensor should be placed, and i was also told that if you (the customer) tells them where to put it, then they will put it there. I also know of 2 people that have gotten their car stolen equipped with lojack but the cars were never found. . But if they steal the car, and its not found, lojack will give you your money back, plus you get a 10% discount on insurance

 

Get it.

 

Regarding installation, I wonder if you could have them install a dummy transponder in an obvious (but convincing) location, and bury the real transponder deep inside the chassis...

 

that's a good idea. If not you can always buy some junk box or something that looks like the lojack and put it out.

 

I think Lo jack is about $595 if j00 get the top of the line System with all the bells and whistles. This meaning their "Alarm" system with the transmitter AND

Intrusion Detection
Audible Warning
Passive or Active Arming
Remote Disarming
Panic Feature
Valet Mode
Vehicle Disabler
LED
Flashing Parking Lights
Dome Light Illumination
Remote Trunk Release
2 Hand-held Remotes
Integrated Keyless Door Locking/Unlocking
This is known as Stage IV (at least that was what it was before)

or, just get the transmitter. I think that is MUCH less than $500 or whatever. I thot this was called Stage I.

I'd get a different alarm system and add the Lojack transmitter. They work separately anyway I think.

If it sees the streets a lot, layer your security chitl

-Aoib0t, who did some research on this.

There is also the Powerlock for those in the SoCal Area (I dunno about other cities).



[Modified by AoiGSR, 8:57 AM 5/17/2002]

 

There are other tracking alternatives... I'm sure SIINSI can give us a lecture, but to put it simply:

1. There are several commerical tracking services that are designed to locate KIDS using a watch with transmitter. There is a monthly cost, but since it's such a small unit, you can pretty much install it anywhere in your car.

2. Also, you can use a stand-alone laptop with transmitter... but the cost becomes extremely high in this case.

Try http://www.google.com you'll find quite a few sources for tracking services.

 

The more people who have lojack, the "not so daring" thieves will find something else better to do.
Get lojack.

 

No, $595 is for the basic transmitter, without all the bells and whistles.