Ken:
Cancelling the warranty was Lo Jack itself.
I had 2 local dealers check on it. Raising the price, I think, was the
local guys, here atleast the installs are handled by the local authorized
installer.
This is the same guy that installs the car phone, and stereo equipment.
As they only Guarantee covering the cost of installation, or was it the
deductable up to 500.00, I forget, but it was one or the other, I am not
sure what you would have to gain from stealing your own car.
It not like they are doubling the theft coverage on the car.
What I find interesting was that when I checked into this, about 2 1/2 years
ago, having Lo Jack did nothing to lower your insurance premiums.
In fact the system did not qual for the alarm discount. Because it does not
disable your starter, and it is not self arming.
Bob
Ken Landaiche wrote:
> Well, I can understand the paranoia that led them to cancel the
> guarantee, since an unscrupulous owner could disable it and have the car
> "stolen".
>
> But raising the price looks very dishonest, especially after canceling
> the guarantee. Was this the LoJack company itself or a single dealer? At
> any rate, I am now suspicious of their motives and will spread that view
> whenever the subject arises.
>
> Ken Landaiche
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Brooks [mailto:rbrooks@micrelinc.com]
>
> Andy:
>
> I wanted to put Lo Jack in a rod I am building. Down this way, Metro NY
> area, they
> have a money back guarantee. As I wanted it installed inthe vehicle
> before it was
> fiished, and because I insisted that I know where the device is, they
> cancelled the
> money back guarantee, and upped the price 250.00.
>
> Bob
>
> Andy Poling wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, Bud Krueger wrote:
> > > LoJack is an alarm system based upon a transmitter that is
> hidden
> > > in/on/under the vehicle and is actuated if the car is stolen. Many
> police
> > > departments have direction-finding receivers for the LoJack system
> on some of
> > > their cruisers and can locate the car within a very short while
> after being
> > > notified of its loss.
> >
> > Actually, it's really a stolen vehicle recovery system. The
> transmitter in
> > the/your vehicle is only activated when the police send it a signal
> telling
> > it to go active (after you've reported your car stolen). It does
> nothing to
> > keep your vehicle from being stolen - it just _may_ help recover it
> > quickly... and maybe intact.
> >
> > It will only work in (usually metropoitan) areas where the police have
> the
> > equipment to use it. I have no idea what the range is.
> >
> > In Baltimore it would probably be pretty effective for your average
> > non-joyride theft since the police claim that they almost always park
> the
> > car in a "cool-off" zone for 24 hours to see if the cops magically
> find it
> > and take it away. This is presumably to avoid Lojack leading the
> police to
> > the chop shop. :-)
> >
> > > I think they have a web site that you could browse for.
> >
> > Yep - www.lojack.com . The site organization is a bit
> counter-intuitive,
> > and it's full of "glossy" brochure-type propoganda, but it also has a
> > directory of dealers so that you can find one near you to get real
> > information...
> >
> > -Andy (who is still thinking about installing it in a couple of my
> toys)
> >
> > PS - I just heard yet another Lojack commercial on the radio while
> typing
> > this...
> >
> > 72 Pantera - Rocky 91 Miata - Steve 96 A4Q
> - Rudolf
> > 80 928 - Phantom 97 Miata - Nadia 84
> RZ350 - Sting
>
> --
> Bob
> rbrooks@micrelinc.com
>
> Micrel, Inc.
> http://www.micrelinc.com
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Bob
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