Give Yourself Peace Of Mind By Installing A Lojack Security System In Your New Prius "C"!

Is a trim 3 and 4 with the smart key even possible to easily steal?

 

Well, that sounds a bit like an advert to me. First of all, the previous Lojack (since at least 2006) did as you say, sent a notice if the car was moved without the fob in it.

Secondly, it is hardly all that good a system. So you know your car is being moved ... what good is that info?

Thirdly, realize that you are signing up for a continuing expense. The batteries need to be replaced and they will tell ONLY your Toyota dealer where to find the batteries. That puts you at the mercy of the rapacious dealers once more.

Finally, there are so damn many Prius's on the road, I can't believe that there is any market for stolen ones. Hell, I see half a dozen of the same year and color of mine every day!

I would hope that the forum moderators will stop this kind of SPAM. The dealers do a good enough job selling this stuff. I would urge people to avoid buying most add-ons sold by the dealer in any case. I was foolish enough to get an extended warranty and they refused to honor it for the headlight problem. They said headlights were consumables ... even though this was a genuine "problem". So much for that.

 

Not cost effective considering the cost of the car versus the cost of the Lojack. Let the insurance company deal with it because that is why you buy insurance. I'd consider it on a classic car but Prius C's are a dime a dozen.

 

That is why I sleep in my car with my shotgun.

 

If someone is going to steal your car, they will. Lojack doesn't stop a flatbed. And your general crook is too stupid to figure out how to bypass the smart key system.

 

With a Prius...I think that is the best argument against going to the $1000 expense of installing a lojack system.

I figure most common thieves? Aren't going to want to mess with the SKS system. And most of them? Are going to choose my neighbors regular ignitioned BMW.

Those that have desire AND knowledge to steal a Prius? Then lojack wouldn't stop them anyway.

No this sounds too much like an advertisement.

I'd say $1000 lojack investment, into a >$20,000 hard to steal Prius c? Is IMO a very questionable investment.

 

this is silly. the prius is one of the least stolen cars in america.

 

By the time you realize your car is gone, locate it, and get to it, it'll be stripped anyways. Just get full coverage insurance...and GAP if you're financing.

 

To the OP?

You want to spend $1000 dollars to install lojack in your Prius c?

It's your life, your money, your vehicle.

But when you have 10 posts...and 7-8 of them are people generally saying they think it is an bad idea or unneeded?

Well the people have spoken.

I respect your right to post your viewpoint, have your viewpoint. Even in large block colored lettering.

But I don't HAVE to respect your viewpoint. I can say, I think your suggestion is incorrect. Happens all the time in discussion forums. That's kinda what it's all about. Whether its the necessity of lojack, or the use of Zaino vs. Meguiars....

 

why are you yelling at me?

 

They drive by Prii and steal Hondas around here.

 

There's people in the world that will have negative things to say about even the best product in the world. The fact of the matter is, the peace of mind I get with having LoJack installed on my car is priceless.

 

Hell just spend $127 bucks and buy a Zoombak module. Bury it in your dash and feed it 12 volts and you can track your car from any computer or Smartphone!.
I put one in my Gen II 3 years ago, works perfectly. Locates the car within 25 ft or so!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/B0014J61GI?tag=priuschatcom-20 is a monthly monitor fee, or a blanket 1 time payment for life! But this is much cheaper than LoJack.
Besides, with a car with SKS, the only way it's going anywhere is on a flatbed!

 

Sure... but what if your car is in a garage, parking structure, woods, shipping container, or anywhere there isnt a direct view of the sky? Any GPS device will not work in this case; LoJack will

 

We, a county in Northern Virginia, have numerous "LoJack sensing" cruisers that prowl around on each shift. Hits are immediately "sped up" and triangulated. Most often caught. Many of the vehicles are in transit from the NYC area heading south on I-95. We have a LoJack on all of our personal cars and the reduction on insurance eventually pays for it...

 

It also uses cell sites to pinpoint the location, but like I mentioned, with SKS, the only way the car is going anywhere is on a flatbed!

 

On a couple of my vehicles I have GPS/Cell devices installed permanently so I can track realtime. If the GPS is low, it still pings by cell service. It stores the last few known "good" GPS receives so unless it goes into an underground network of tunnels, it is pretty obvious when the trail stops infront of some garage. Chances are it is in that garage! And if no GPS can be had then it triangulates on cell signals for basic info. It also captures GPS and keeps it until a cell site is in range if need be. If the criminal stole it from my area, they are around cell coverage and they would have to drive many many hours for that coverage to become anything below stellar.

I can also ping the car at any time and get its exact coordinates either via GPRS or SMS. I also get speed, battery info, cell and gps signal strength info, time, and some unique ID numbers. Cost was $55 for the unit and $9.99 per SIM card per month added onto the family plan.

 

OP, I mentioned that your car would likely be stripped if lojack locates it. You made a suggestion, then I countered with a suggestion. How is this responding negatively?