Tracker tags? What do you do with yours?
Discussion
I am about to take delivery of a 2016 Vanquish Volante (have I mentioned that yet? 
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I have noticed that the current tracker system (Cobra) uses tracker tags. The old system (Eurowatch) on my DBS did soo too but gave one the option of pairing with your phone, so the phone acted as a tracker tag. Very smart. The new system doesn't do that.
My question is, what do people do with them. I can see myself leaving them behind constantly. The obvious answer is to leave them in the car but that rather defeats their whole purpose.
Has anyone with the cobra system come up with a smart idea of how to keep them where one won't forget it?
).I have noticed that the current tracker system (Cobra) uses tracker tags. The old system (Eurowatch) on my DBS did soo too but gave one the option of pairing with your phone, so the phone acted as a tracker tag. Very smart. The new system doesn't do that.
My question is, what do people do with them. I can see myself leaving them behind constantly. The obvious answer is to leave them in the car but that rather defeats their whole purpose.
Has anyone with the cobra system come up with a smart idea of how to keep them where one won't forget it?
Edited by AstonZagato on Friday 23 June 12:33
Thanks for the suggestions.
I actually found a good thread:
Great Tracker Solution
So I also have a few ideas from that.
I have ordered a leather pouch (http://cobracartech.co.uk/en/home/968-bespoke-leather-case-.html) for it but I'm thinking of the wallet solution.
I actually found a good thread:
Great Tracker Solution
So I also have a few ideas from that.
I have ordered a leather pouch (http://cobracartech.co.uk/en/home/968-bespoke-leather-case-.html) for it but I'm thinking of the wallet solution.
It's a fair question. I don't think I ever have heard of an Aston story.
The only time I have heard of a car personally known to me with a tracker gettting picked up by the police was a Toyota Landcruiser. It was stolen off the driveway as the wife carried her daughter into the house. 999 called within minutes. Tracker activated by the company shortly thereafter.
The first time the tracker pinged was about 6 months later. The police rushed round and found a completely different Landcruiser. The owner had just fitted a replacement part to it. The replacement part had the tracker still on it... not sure the story completely holds water but was told to me by the owner (band the car had definitely been stolen - the wife almost carried the shopping in first rather than the sleeping daughter)
However...
If you don't activate the tracker, you could be argued to be a little like the person who doesn't vaccinate their child and relies on the fact that other do. Our cars don't get stolen for many reasons: highly unusual and identifiable, sophisticated alarms, immobilisers and trackers. If you don't activate, then you will almost certainly be fine. However, if it then became common knowledge that larger numbers of Astons don't have trackers, then Aston theft rates are likely to rise.
The only time I have heard of a car personally known to me with a tracker gettting picked up by the police was a Toyota Landcruiser. It was stolen off the driveway as the wife carried her daughter into the house. 999 called within minutes. Tracker activated by the company shortly thereafter.
The first time the tracker pinged was about 6 months later. The police rushed round and found a completely different Landcruiser. The owner had just fitted a replacement part to it. The replacement part had the tracker still on it... not sure the story completely holds water but was told to me by the owner (band the car had definitely been stolen - the wife almost carried the shopping in first rather than the sleeping daughter)
However...
If you don't activate the tracker, you could be argued to be a little like the person who doesn't vaccinate their child and relies on the fact that other do. Our cars don't get stolen for many reasons: highly unusual and identifiable, sophisticated alarms, immobilisers and trackers. If you don't activate, then you will almost certainly be fine. However, if it then became common knowledge that larger numbers of Astons don't have trackers, then Aston theft rates are likely to rise.
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