Buyers Guide: Car Alarms

Description: How to buy the right alarm for your car?

Newest Review: ... of "easy-target" cars, those without an alarm or visible physical deterrent such as a steering wheel or handbrake lock. As a rule opportunists concentrate on thefts from vehicles rather than the car. This means that they can get through far more cars at a time instead of being organised and connected enough to resell stolen cars. So even a basic car alarm will tend to deter ... more

... these criminals. Professionals on the other hand will steal to order and will steal easy targets if the car is re-sellable based on condition, fittings and re-sell value. Even an expensive alarm can be bypassed by a professional, but the differen...more

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Buyers Guide: Car Alarms: Invest in security (484 words)
by - written on 18/05/01 (Very useful, 1455 readings)
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Security is something to take seriously when you are faced with ever rising amounts of car break-ins and insurance premiums. My previous car had a very basic alarm. When I say basic, you could open up the bonnet and pull the leads out of the car battery to make it stop. But it was a good deterrent to the opportunist thief. So I always had good expereices with alarms. Mine never went off without reason, and my new one hasn't either. Essentially car crime falls under two catagories; 1) Thefts from the vehicle 2) Thefts of vehicles Car criminals also fall into two catagories; 1) Opportunists 2) Professionals ... Read the complete review

Clifford Concept 300 Good/Bad (189 words)
by - written on 26/04/01 (Useful, 2936 readings)
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I purchased a Clifford Concept 300 about 1 year ago, and as for a thief deterent then it is excellent. All the thieves know that it is hard to get round a Clifford, so if not a proffesional, the thief wouldn't go near my car knowing what alarm I have. I have a lot of expensive stereo equipment in my car that I wouldn't like robbing off me. Now the bad points - Since purchasing my Clifford Concept 300 Alarm i have numerous problems. I went for the concept 300 with additional Tilt/Motion Sensor to protect my wheels. I have taken my car back to the shop with faults which I was later told it was the tilt and motion sensor. I have at the moment a problem with the ... Read the complete review

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