The other drawback of Low Jack, at least it was in the beginning, is that you as the owner have to actually report the fact that the car has been stolen. Until the car is reported, the would be new acquirers are in the process of getting the car to its new location and most likely stripping the car. It's not all it is hyped up to be.
They have added an "early warning" option that will call you if the transponder key fob is not in the vehicle and it begins to move. This option is very popular in the Seattle area where we have a high theft with low recovery rate. Then add the fact that most people are parking in a garage or lot that is no where near line of sight at home and at work and it is a no brainer. All of our law enforcement in this area have the tracking systems in their vehicles.
I think that the Lowjack option is a great idea! You had to wait all this time for our car and to have it stolen would be a big disapointment. I read that Lowjack will find your car within 24 hours, but most are located in an hour.
A guy bought a new Range Rover and it was stolen. When they activated the Lowjack it was found on a cargo ship in a steel container and the doors were welded shut. There were 3 other stolen vehicles in with the Range. The other thing is if your Smart is stolen, you have to wait the year to a year and a half to get another one.
Hope that helps.
but where do most stolen vehicles end up? chop shops in metropolitan cities, where more police units are LoJack enabled.
vehicles are not always stolen from your home
Don't the smarts have immobilizers that require matched key? So most chop shop thieves would need to truck it away. And then they often will leave it somewhere to "cool off" so the cops don't trace it to their shop and that is where the LoJack systems often locate the cars, from what I have heard.
Yes, really sophisticated thieves have ways to deal with immobilizers but they aren't going to waste that expertise on a smart when they could be swiping a Audi R-8 (whattacar!). And again, they need the car to cool off before they take it to the chop shop.
Oh, and I do have a LoJack on the smart since the dealer installed it ( supposedly) before I got wind of the orphan.
The other drawback of Low Jack, at least it was in the beginning, is that you as the owner have to actually report the fact that the car has been stolen. Until the car is reported, the would be new acquirers are in the process of getting the car to its new location and most likely stripping the car. It's not all it is hyped up to be.
Well of course you have to report it stolen, who is going to look for it until you do report it?
You do yourself and everyone else a disservice by telling the bad guy where the device is located, you might want to edit your post. This is the second time you have put this info out there on this forum, I do not mean to sound offensive but somethings are better of not posted on the web. If the bad guy knows where it is he will take it out, then it will do you and the police no good.
Last edited by CruisingAZ; 03-07-2008 at 08:37 PM.
smart center Portland charges $995 for LoJak. My county doesn't have the technology. Overcharged for nothing, but netted profit for dealer. Orphan Beggars pay through the nose in Oregon. Knew. it, paid it anyway. Want the car? Pay the price.
It's not new. It's the Normal Car Guy way of it. I wanted it, I ate it. I have it.
Willing participant; paying what the traffic will bear. Loving my smart since the leap day...I leapt.
Last edited by CruzinSusan; 03-07-2008 at 12:03 AM.
You do yourself and everyone else a disservice by telling the bad guy where the device is located, you might want to edit your post. This is the second time you have put this info out there on this forum, I do not mean to sound offensive but somethings are better of not posted on the web. If the bad guy knows where it is he will take it out, then it will do you and the police no good.
Pot. Kettle. Black.
You re-posted the same information you're chastising him for posting, and he can't edit your post.
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