Tracker for M5
Tracker for M5
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Dinh

Original Poster:

54 posts

157 months

Tuesday 9th July 2013
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I am going to get a tracker fitted to my new M5 and BMW only allow a Trackstar tracker to be fitted pre collection - this is essentially to avoid the blame game for any damage to the car prior to collection as well as making sure the system is compatible with the on board computers.

I have previously used Tracker and found them to be reasonably priced - Trackstar is more expensive - but my question is, does anyone have anything good/bad to say about the Trackstar system? I'd be going for the Cat 5 version.

Cheers

Tornado100

8 posts

155 months

Tuesday 9th July 2013
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You need one 24/7 monitored with ADR, look it up on google
Can't tell you too much about what's on mine, but speaking from experience your keys are the target so you need to address this ASAP.


Dinh

Original Poster:

54 posts

157 months

Tuesday 9th July 2013
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Cheers buddy. Yes, the Trackstar does come with ADR on the Cat 5 version.

msdes123

164 posts

166 months

Wednesday 10th July 2013
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Was called a few months back at 3 am to say they had registered an unauthorised start and movement of my M5, ran onto drive to see car still there, turned out they still had my name registered for my old E60 M5 as well, felt sorry for poor sod who owns car now, anyway it reassured me that the tracking system was working on this occasion, equally have heard many stories where tracker search comes up blank as well, remember a letter in bmw car mag where some poor guy had his X5M stolen and tracker was no help at all, no vehicle location or alert that car had been moved etc...

paulmc

246 posts

232 months

Wednesday 10th July 2013
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I am going with Tracker Locate. Use bmw 7 day free insurance no need for a tracker in that 7 days then gett the tracker fitted. I am going with the tracker system as if has free interest locator. The BMW one you need to pay to use the net.

Gat 5 is a pain in the RS having to Carry a key fob everywhere you go. I av had 2 and hate them

paulmc

246 posts

232 months

Wednesday 10th July 2013
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Just got a quote from BMW insurance. Very good deal and no tacker required.