Ever a Stolen Cobra?

[Ibr8k4vetts]

Lojack is good, But a pro will take it into structure that will block Lojack Locks only keep honest people out!

[496fe]

One thing I think helps. *** THINK FLATBED ***. Where ever you park your car, think about how someone can get it on a flatbed or pick it up with forks. There is NO WAY you can stop a thief with the right equipment. A car on the back of a towtruck or flatbed with its alarm going is so common these days - oh well, just another repo man doing his job. You can only make it so it's not worth his while though by making it difficult. A Lojack (which I have now) has a fifteen-minute delay before it even starts transmitting! Plenty of time for someone to get it disabled or jammed.

My oringinal Cobra, which took 14 years to build from scratch, had all the above anti-theft devices, but I parked it at the end of a row with the rear end exposed. Gone in two minutes with 400 miles on the speedo. It was only partially insured because I registered it before it was finished.

Use all the anti-theft tricks from this post, but above all, when parking, try to THINK LIKE A THIEF.

Then try to relax... a little.

Brian

[496fe]

Originally Posted by Sal Gerace

Does anyone have any experience with the Lo Jack unit? I am interested in hearing the feedback as far as cost, subscription if needed, and how well it works!

Sal,

They cost about $1,000.00. You need to drive with the key gizmo within 2 feet of the unit. I have had 3 false alarms so far in about a year.

The biggest thing to remember is that they have to be moving for about fifteen minutes before the first alarm goes off. A smart would-be thief only moves for about 12 minutes at a time. He could be a long way off in a couple of 12 minute spurts.

Here's the sequence:

1-If the car has motion for fifteen minutes, you get a phone call from Lojack
2-You determine if the car is gone or not
3-You call the Lojack number to report it
4-The local police are informed
5-They try to find somebody who knows how to use the tracking equipment
6-The police try to find an officer interested in following the tracking.

If you detect a note of cynicism in all this, it's probably because of my experience with the Long Beach police. They showed very little interest in helping "some rich guy with a nice toy that got boosted" (yawn, now where was that fried chicken?).

You hear the stories from Lojack, now you have "the rest of the story".

Brian

[Dangerous Doug]

Here's a suggestion: Buy an original, unrestored Cobra. Leave it anywhere you want. If the 3 "perky butt" guys from Pennsylvania are any indication (see post by MrMustang), it will be dismissed as a crappy replica and left alone!