But on a car that comes with an alarm as standard (common these days) like a mondeo, who is going to bother with it if it is fitted with a disk-lock? Only reason i havent used mine on my mondeo is that i set the horn off every time i put the damn thing on.
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Yes of course it is Andy. Which is why I reckon that, as it costs nothing to use, it may well put off a possible attack and has no 'down-side' (apart from buying it in the first place) and therefore has to be worthwhile.
Additionally if I buy a car without an alarm, I always go to my local car alarm dealer and either (a) Get him to fit an alarm or (b) buy a couple of his "COBRA ALARM FITTED" stickers (the sort that he would fit if he *had* fitted an alarm).
An obvious factor in all this is how nickable your car is plus where you live/work/park it etc. I don't have a BMW Coupe. My car's kept in a garage at night and in a fairly secure private car park during the day. Perhaps I've just been lucky compared to others here but (fingers crossed) have had no thefts of or from any of my (30 odd) cars in the past 35 years.
KB.
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Personally I've always viewed physical security as different to electronic devices. The physical one should stop the drive away and the electronic the casual smash and grab. I have no problems fitting both to my cars, even a £500 banger. The way I see it is this, if I take the trouble to protect my car and leave nothing of value in there or on display then the thief will move on to the easier/richer pickings of the lazier/foolish motorist doesn't bother.
Funnily enough my sister in law had a letter from the local police that at 4.30am they noticed her stoplock was laid on the back seat. Figures though, she's the laziest person I've ever met.
Steve.
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