Aftermarket tracker.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Richard53 wrote: »

If your car is stolen by joyriders, ragged until the tank's empty by a 16-year-old with six drugged-up mates, then dumped in the car park of Nelson Mandela Towers and used as a mobile drug den (or worse), would you want it back?


Personally, I would rather kiss it goodbye, and buy a new one with the insurance money.

Yes i would! because i could then use it till insurance settlement comes through then sell it on. Or stip.

James2k

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

In this case then a tracker would be perfect wouldn't it? if its dumped it could be recovered.


I second the dashcam.

no if its dumped it will be found. A tracker is more useful when its time critical such as if the car will be shipped away or dismantled. however if this is the case im sure they have countermeasures to that

Also theres the fact that you may not WANT the car back after its been rallied by some local scumbags.

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Richard53 wrote: »

If your car is stolen by joyriders, ragged until the tank's empty by a 16-year-old with six drugged-up mates, then dumped in the car park of Nelson Mandela Towers and used as a mobile drug den (or worse), would you want it back?


Personally, I would rather kiss it goodbye, and buy a new one with the insurance money.

This!

casseus

James2k wrote: »

no if its dumped it will be found. A tracker is more useful when its time critical such as if the car will be shipped away or dismantled. however if this is the case im sure they have countermeasures to that

Also theres the fact that you may not WANT the car back after its been rallied by some local scumbags.

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This!

I suppose this a personal choice. But if its dumped with no tracker it could take days or even weeks to recover when someone reports its abandoned, activate a tracker and usually its found within hours.

Some people would prefer to just have the car back, some don't care to have it back.

Ive had a car stolen and recovered, and ive just got on with it glad to have back, some make public appeals on social media for it to be returned, or rewards to locate it, this should show enough that its simply down to how attached you are to your car.
Watch this uk tracking company.
https://www.youtube.com/user/AutomatricsMtrack

More often the owners of the bikes and cars want them back, sometimes the vehicles are not in the best condition to be returned, but all the same they hold out hope the car is still in the country (and with this type of company taking it half way across Europe doesn't matter) and can still be used or repaired.

Nasqueron

Like bike locks, car security is (sadly) about encouraging the thief to move onto the next car if you don't have something worth stealing to order like a high end thing. Something visual like a steering wheel lock or whatever at least will make someone think twice about taking a car for a spin.