Alarm popularity?

[young-nyc]

now if the alarm also had the remote start feature..that'll be GOLD!!!

[race911]

I just checked all the boxes. Figured it was cheap insurance to ensure I would get a remote entry system.

[race911]

Oh, one more thing.........any way to program the thing to "silent" mode? HATE the chirp, chirp. Glanced in the manual, didn't find anything.

[JVottero]

Originally Posted by race911

Oh, one more thing.........any way to program the thing to "silent" mode? HATE the chirp, chirp. Glanced in the manual, didn't find anything.

THAT'S why I didn't order the alarm! There was no way to know what sort of chirping or beeping it was going to do, I didn't want to take a chance.

[CruisingAZ]

1) Cheaper Insurance
2) Scare away car tippers
3) Work downtown at the courthouse, not great neighborhood
4) keep pranksters from moving my smart

[mtndrew1]

I ordered the alarm for one reason only: to fill the stupid switch blank on the dash. It's the same reason I got heated seats and fog lights, and I would gladly pay for whatever goes in that damned seventh blank spot (apparently an overseas option only).

I really don't like blank switches in a car because the first thing that pops in my mind when I see them is "what was this person too cheap to buy?"

I was at a Mercedes-Benz dealer in the South Bay not too long ago with a friend who was looking to buy a CLK. While he was test driving and negotiating and whatnot, I sat in an SL65 AMG convertible on the showroom floor. The car had a sticker price somewhere well north of $130,000 and it had FIVE switch blanks on the console! Five! What FIVE options could possibly be missing for $130,000?! Sitting in this expensive car, the only things that caught my eye were those blanks.

So, yeah, I'm nuts, but I frikkin' hate switch blanks and therefore I got the alarm. The car will be buried in an underground garage 99% of the time with cameras, an electric gate, and a security guard on staff 24/7. I have no need for the actual alarm.

-Drew

[andersenjp]

I got the alarm and the Lojack. Let's face it, with the demand for these cars already high and climbing, it is only a matter of time before it gets stolen. The way I look at it, it is small money to protect yourself. And it gives me peace of mind. The insurance discount was irrelevant to the decision.

[mdfortwoguy]

I am going to be ordering everything as well. I'm buying this as a toy, but I drive a lot, so I want to make sure it has all of my creature comforts.

Now, if they offered the Pure here in cabriolet form... I wouldn't mind having a stripped Pure as well :-D

[MarkB]

Originally Posted by mtndrew1

I ordered the alarm for one reason only: to fill the stupid switch blank on the dash. It's the same reason I got heated seats and fog lights, and I would gladly pay for whatever goes in that damned seventh blank spot (apparently an overseas option only).

I really don't like blank switches in a car because the first thing that pops in my mind when I see them is "what was this person too cheap to buy?"

I was at a Mercedes-Benz dealer in the South Bay not too long ago with a friend who was looking to buy a CLK. While he was test driving and negotiating and whatnot, I sat in an SL65 AMG convertible on the showroom floor. The car had a sticker price somewhere well north of $130,000 and it had FIVE switch blanks on the console! Five! What FIVE options could possibly be missing for $130,000?! Sitting in this expensive car, the only things that caught my eye were those blanks.

So, yeah, I'm nuts, but I frikkin' hate switch blanks and therefore I got the alarm. The car will be buried in an underground garage 99% of the time with cameras, an electric gate, and a security guard on staff 24/7. I have no need for the actual alarm.

-Drew

You crazy mang

[vanslam]

Originally Posted by CruisingAZ

1) Cheaper Insurance
2) Scare away car tippers
3) Work downtown at the courthouse, not great neighborhood
4) keep pranksters from moving my smart

What he said.