trackers?

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GTS Turbo

Original Poster:

246 posts

226 months

Sunday 22nd October 2006
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anyone had a tracker fitted? thinking of fitting one to my BMW. as much as not finding it so i can buy something jap would be i would miss it a bit.

now alarms do sod all as no one really pays attention as i found out when my radio was nicked in broad daylight earlier in the year!

so i'm thinking of just an immob and maybe a tracker but i don't really know how much a tracker costs and if theres a sub you have to pay?

cheers for any help!

AndyB_WRX

541 posts

226 months

Monday 23rd October 2006
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Not got one fitted myself, but afaik theres the outright cost of buying and installing the unit and then a yearly subscription to pay. Try searching for the thread on the stolen evo from jap show as I believe that had a tracker fitted.

MrFlibbles

7,692 posts

284 months

Monday 23rd October 2006
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I've got Tracker Retrieve fitted - it was already fitted to the car, so i cant comment on the installation costs but the annual subs is approx £150 IIRC.

Miss G

152 posts

211 months

Monday 23rd October 2006
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You can pay most of them quarterly though. I did on mine which was fitted before I bought it. I dont remeber having a choice of how to pay to be honest??

I loved having a tracker and would gladly have another if they wern't so expensive to buy and get fitted.

AndyB_WRX

541 posts

226 months

Monday 23rd October 2006
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Miss G said:
You can pay most of them quarterly though. I did on mine which was fitted before I bought it. I dont remeber having a choice of how to pay to be honest??

I loved having a tracker and would gladly have another if they wern't so expensive to buy and get fitted.


Nice car, wasn't expecting that when I clicked on your profile

jamiep

1,791 posts

220 months

Monday 23rd October 2006
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GTS Turbo

Original Poster:

246 posts

226 months

Monday 23rd October 2006
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wow great responce! knew i could rely on the good old jap car nuts for proper info!

Miss G

152 posts

211 months

Tuesday 24th October 2006
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quote] Nice car, wasn't expecting that when I clicked on your profile [/quote]

Thank you Andy B WRX

Edited by Miss G on Tuesday 24th October 09:59

Bieeeelllaaaa

55 posts

215 months

Tuesday 24th October 2006
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I had a TRACKER Monitor fitted to my scooby.

Think it was about £450 installation then £106 subscription.

But beware the aftersales of TRACKER is short of useless. During the initial installation (which took 3 attempts) they managed to leave a Stanley Knife within the dashboard. Then back up battery came loose and started to rattle, very very annoying (but luckily led to the discovery of the Stanley Knife).

MrFlibbles

7,692 posts

284 months

Tuesday 24th October 2006
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Bieeeelllaaaa said:
I had a TRACKER Monitor fitted to my scooby.

Think it was about £450 installation then £106 subscription.

But beware the aftersales of TRACKER is short of useless. During the initial installation (which took 3 attempts) they managed to leave a Stanley Knife within the dashboard. Then back up battery came loose and started to rattle, very very annoying (but luckily led to the discovery of the Stanley Knife).


Thats a fair point actually - due to a "backlog" i was waiting for 6 weeks for my documentation, which meant I couldn't get a proper insurance certificate...

Bieeeelllaaaa

55 posts

215 months

Tuesday 24th October 2006
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Ahh they have used the backlog excuse with others too!!!!

After 4 months of letter writing and finally writing letters to all dircetors home addresses, i got a satisfactory result from my Stanly Knife complaints.

Unfortunately the letter from the MD saying I could have a subscrption refund had lead to a 5 week wait (and still waiting) for this money to be refunded.

Absolutely Useless....

GTS turbo

Original Poster:

246 posts

226 months

Wednesday 25th October 2006
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hmm maybe it probably isn't worth the extra cost then!