QuikTrak - Administrator Appointed
Submitted: Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 16:47
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After having two 1999 Prado's stolen within 6 months back in 2002 I installed QuikTrak in both my vehicles. QT is a radio tower based monitoring alarm that can track the vehicle and turn off the fuel if someone decides to borrow it against my will.
Now I am trading up to a new 100 series and was going to get the QT system transfered into the new vehicle as I have been extremely happy with the monitoring and the service. Unfortunatley a received a letter dated 24/05/04 which states that QT is now under administration and that the monitoring will continue "until further notice" and we should just keep sending out money!!
My question is - what are other pepole using as vehicle security keeping in mind that I cannot afford another stolen vehicle on my history as I will never get insurance again... Cost is not the worry, its just got to perform. Hope you can offer some ideas!!!
Reply By: Member - Andrew O - Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 20:22
Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 20:22
At the moment I do nothing, but having had a close shave 2.5 years ago (broke into my house and took of with the keys, car parked in drive that night) its been on my mind, just not near the top of it. Jaycar do an alarm that warns you when you are within 3k of it, and it allows you to control the engine remotely (not sure how good this is, just what I've read).
The other neat trick is to put the transfer case into neutral. Most thieves would to to stupid to work out that one.
Cheers
Andrew
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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 22:12
Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 22:12
Its crap that you have NOTHING to do with having your car stolen, but you run the risk of not being able to get insurance again.. What do insurance companies expect? You can only do so much
Look at the thread about the stolen GQ, the thing had no wheel and shocks on one corner!!! They must have had time, cause they would have to have put wheel on. and they STILL GOT THE CAR.. so takin wheels off isnt enough anymore.
Did you have alarms and immobilisers on your stolen cars?
Were they stolen from the same place?? EG they waited till you replaced it then came back for a new one??
There would have to be other tracking companies, try some subaru clubs, I have been told WRX's wont get insurance without tracking, same as Monaros, and other top sports cars these days... if quicktrack goes toes up, then they are all dead!
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Reply By: Bilbo - Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 22:16
Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 22:16
I jsut love that South African invention that prevents car-jacking. It consists of a big LPG bottle fitted under each side of car, It then has huge LPG gas jets that vent up the passenger and drivers side of the vehicle.
Just press the right button inside the car and 2 huge flaming jets spurt out to about head level of someone standing alongside the car and WHHHOMMMPPPPPAAAAA - no more car jacker! Or at best a "Crispy Car Jacker".
Plays havoc with paintwork but,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Bilbogas :0)
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