Brett
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Can get kits on ebay for £30
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John
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You could actually buy a phone with a broken screen if you wanted to do it even cheaper.
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Jas
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quote: Originally posted by John
You could actually buy a phone with a broken screen if you wanted to do it even cheaper.
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Jas
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quote: Originally posted by Brett
Can get kits on ebay for £30
I bought one of these to try on our bench,
the casing bubbled and almost caught fire
I'll upload a picture shortly
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Jas
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quote: Originally posted by Jas
quote: Originally posted by Brett
Can get kits on ebay for £30
I bought one of these to try on our bench,
the casing bubbled and almost caught fire
I'll upload a picture shortly
smoke everywhere... It lasted about 4 days to be honest, running at 12v on our bench..
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Doug
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I suppose the benefit of a tracker vs a phone is that you might actually get a 'certificate' of sorts which you can evidence to your insurance company?
They are next to useless these days anyway as you can get a £20 jammer that will block GPS and GSM signals
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baza31
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I don't see why people are whinging about saving £40 or so when they are basically protecting thousands of pounds for a car . Also the immobilisation is a good feature if it does it in transit
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Ian
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Yes you could bodge it with an old phone, I'm off to crush some leaves I found in hot water and hope it tastes like tea.
PS. Jas - http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/forumdisplay.php?fid=77
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Jas
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amen
thanks Ian, Never Noticed that Thread..
Will make one now thank you
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Munchie
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To bump up this thread, my car has a Trackstar tracker fitted with "lifetime subscription" this is when the original owner paid top dollar for the package when the car was bought in 2007.
I contacted trackstar and its £147 a year to reinstate this tracker.....!
Now...this does not allow me to track on a web based way as its an old system so I am in a bit of a mad situation here....!
Do I pay the £147 for a year for tracker with old technology or do I go for a new one for around £225 or so and then spend the £149 a year (Source: http://www.stolencartracking.co.uk/sctcat/?gclid=CIrj3d--zLQCFYUf4QodGhsAyA )
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John
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Does it make £150+ difference to your insurance?
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Munchie
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It makes no difference to insurance at all. Doing quotes on Moneysupermarket etc has no effect on the price of the premium, with or without the tracker
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John
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I wouldn't bother then.
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BarnshaW
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alot of companies wont insure performance cars without a tracker John, i found it very difficult getting quotes without one, and they ask for proof of fitting and certification.
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John
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That's fine, but if Munchie isn't seeing any difference I don't see the point.
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BYRON
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I pay £12 a month for tracker monitor in the Porsche.
Your offer sounds like good value given the added functionality of the unit etc. who is the manufacturer of it - Trimble?
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ed
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My car came with a Tracker, when I was getting insurance quotes they said that it wasn't a requirement to have one so there was no discount. I kept my money and have left it deactivated.
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
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I personally think if someone wants your motor that badly, then they are gonna have it, Tracker or not IMO.
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Munchie
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quote: Originally posted by BYRON
I pay £12 a month for tracker monitor in the Porsche.
Your offer sounds like good value given the added functionality of the unit etc. who is the manufacturer of it - Trimble?
Works out close to £147 that Byron.
Its fitted with a track star plus
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