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Davey Boy · Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 23:16 Post subject: dismayed newbie

I purchased a 1991 2.5td exceed just before my hols, picked it up the Thursday morning I was jetting off. The Saturday night some kind person tried to steal it. Smashed the rear quarter light wrecked the steering column shroud and wrecked the ignition barrel. Nearly £400 worth of damage, and I have only driven it once!. Still waiting a week later for the damaged items to be replaced, on order with the local Mitsubishi dealer. Anyway, while I sulk and mope around has anyone got any advice about car alarms. My budget is about £200, any suggestions and can anyone reccomend anyone in the Chesterfield, Derbyshire area for fitting said alarm. Thanks.

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paul_jefferson · Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 23:28 Post subject:

Sorry to hear about that.

My SWB has a red BRIGHT led on the dash which just flashes until you turn the ignition on. I don't think it was expensive maybe a few quid.

It does act as a deterant though.

I was parked in the multi storey where I live. And my friends car next to me had the radio nicked. Now I had left my radio in that day and mine is a good sony disk player and the car next to me had a goodmans tape player in it.

So it obviously worked.

My LWB has a Toad Cat I allarm, I think it was about £375.

Davey Boy · Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 23:38 Post subject:

Thanks for that but I really need to fit an alarm and immobiliser. Can't afford the Cat 1 price after shelling out for the car and the £400 for the repairs. Really skint, just about raise £200.

paul_jefferson · Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 23:40 Post subject:

Get your self a mag like fast car or redline, They have loads of adverts and prices for car allarms (Loads of nice girls in them to).

ArtistsRifles · Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 23:42 Post subject:

If you shop around on the web and via yellow pages you can get the price down for a cat 1 alarm/immpbiliser.

Thas what we did quite successfully - our was about £310 fitted at home but we could have got another type for about £230.

Neil.

Boycie · * Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 33 Location: Northants

Sorry to hear about the damage, i reckon you should be able to get a cat 1 alarm for £200 easy i had one fitted to mine ( insurance company said no alarm no insurance) it's a pain in the *beep* sets its self if you forget but it is worth it in the long run. If you get a higher quote knock em down, play one against the other!

Boycie Wink

Davey Boy · Posted: Thu May 15, 2003 0:49 Post subject:

Cheers Boycey. Where did you get yours from, are they nationwide?

KORAL · Newbie Joined: 15 May 2003 Posts: 3

Hi
I live on the Notts/derbys border and picked a firm from the yellow pages,had an immobilser fitted at home (insurance requirement) for £89.99
If you get stuck e-mail me and i will find the details out.

Regards
Adrian

steve-c · * Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 45 Location: Fareham, Hants

I've looked around a little and a CAT1 alarm seems to be about £300. Anyone in Southampton/Fareham/Portsmouth area had a Cat1 alarm fitted I'd be glad of any information/recommendations and information on prices paid as I need to get one before my hols in July.
thanks

darren.b · Posted: Thu May 15, 2003 21:09 Post subject:

Hi steve
I had a Toad cat1 alarm/imobiliser fitted by Sextons in pompey for £350 fully fitted (nice job they did too).
hth atb Darren.B

Boycie · * Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 33 Location: Northants

I will have to dig out the paper work tomorrow and find out who it was who did it but it was done in manchester near the dealer i purchased the car from Exclamation