Greetings,
I am the very proud owner of a 1993 Mazda Miata! :-)
I have gone to great lengths to protect all my cars from being stolen. You would think after living in such places as Camden (NJ), Philadelphia, NYC, Newark (NJ), Baltimore and Phoenix that I would have been a victim at some point. Up until now I have used security films, car alarms, fuel/starter kills (hidden switches), paging systems, electrical system cutoff switches, steering wheel locks, hood bolts, wheel locks, etc.. etc.. (various methods for various cars) and so far I have protected my investments
The results?
1) Thief smashed a window in my truck, broke the steering wheel lock but couldn't get past the fuel cutoff switch. THE LOSS: A bag of potato chips I left on the front seat2) Thief smashed a window on my car (dead battery ? alarm didn't sound) but couldn't get the hood open because I disconnected the cable. THE LOSS: Stole the amp, damaged dash
3) Thief tries to jump on my bike at a gas station but couldn't get it started because of a starter kill switch mounted on the rear of the bike. THE LOSS: he attacked me, threw a punchNow.. I have a 1993 Mazda Miata that I adore and I'm scared for her! I don't want this baby stolen. I have most of the usual stuff. I have bolted down the hood using standard hood locks, disabled the trunk release from inside the car, removed the lock preventing access to the trunk using a key, installed a paging security system, fuel cutoff switch, starter cutoff via the alarm system (Viper Responder) and brake lock to stop the wheels from turning without depressing the brake first. All this security doesn't stop someone from just backing up a tow truck and taking off with the car. The brake lock might make it difficult but not impossible.
I have been considering installation of a GPS tracking system. Does anyone here have any experience with a anti-theft, active-GPS tracking system? Please do not confuse GPS tracking with LoJack (which does not use GPS tracking from what I can tell) or data logging systems.
I have been considering:
or:
Thanks!