Some F**#er tried to break into my car(Semi Long)

[Korrect414]

To start things off, I live with my parents in a private Community (im only 19)
i get home around 2 o'clock last night, and am about to go asleep. I had all of my windows open in my room becuase it gets hot here at night. So I hear someone talking outside, and look outside and couldnt see anything, and thought it was some neighbors getting home late. , then I look outside again, and there is someone in my driveway crouched down with there hands on my car. my room overlooks my driveway so I hit my panic button, and run downstairs and out the door. bastards got away, and I couldnt sleep all last night ! there was no damage done to the car.
Forgot to mention a month ago one of my neighbors got there wallet stolen from their car, and another neighbor had his car broken into because there was a case of beer in it.
Sorry for the long rant, but i couldnt sleep all night worrying about my car
Are the stock alarms pretty crappy ?
Is it worth it to get an Aladdin alarm or something like it ?

[Burntaudi]

Yeah the stock alarm sucks...if the crooks know anything about Audi's they'll beable to break into it and you won't hear a noise from the alarm.

[littlewhite]

Yea, samething happened to me before. 2 HS kids tried to break into my car in a mall parking lot. One of them drives an A4. Bastards
Yes, stock car alarm dont consider an alarm. They just lock and unlock the car. Is good to invest in an aftermarket alarm system, which i did after that incidents.

[Korrect414]

I think I will have to invest in one too, plus it will make me sleep better

[I am armed]

Go all out and get the Viper alarm with the transponder thing that tells you which side of your car is getting ****ed with. Plus it vibrates and pages your ass if your away from your car.

[Korrect414]

The viper sounds good

[Monchichi8]

Happy to hear nothing happened to your car!....I FU%$ING HATE THIEVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A close friend of mine just had his 92, 700 RWHP daily driven Mustang stolen out of his driveway...they physcially moved a honda civic that was parked behind the mustang, blocking it in so the could break the colum and push it out of the drive way and down the street before they loadedit on a flatbed and drove away with it...Ican't even tell you how much $$$$$ he had into that car! now its just parts! FU%&ERS!!!!

[I am armed]

Originally posted by Korrect414
The viper sounds good

It's definantly the best on the market right now.

[Pureaudi]

how much are those viper things? links?

[I am armed]

At my local car audio/alarm shop I beleive their running around 450 w/ all options plus install. Their pricey. But its the only alarm that I would get. If your walking in the mall you can get paged if someone or something sets of your alarm. It makes sense.

[4ingDrive]

Vipers suck. Get something else.

[I am armed]

Originally posted by 4ingDrive
Vipers suck. Get something else.

And what do you base your opinion on?

[awe4rings]

Originally posted by I am armed
It's definantly the best on the market right now.

Just about every Alarm system sold now is designed and manufactured by the same company, including Viper...they are all pretty much equal. What really matters is how it integrates and how many sensors are included with the system kit.

[I am armed]

The viper is the best on the market right now because it's one of the only ones that comes with a pager. An alarm is uselss once your out of audible range.

[HotSauce]

I'm getting a Viper security system, or maybe a Cobra, Diamondback, or an Anaconda. Break into that, buddy. Pain in the butt if you forget to turn it off though.

Either poisonous snakes or a Rotweiler, or something like that...Try and steal it, buddy

[4ingDrive]

Originally posted by I am armed
And what do you base your opinion on?

I've installed them for years and their quality has gone downhill. Especially since they started diversifying into audio then video. Just not the product they once made.

[4ingDrive]

Originally posted by awe4rings
Just about every Alarm system sold now is designed and manufactured by the same company, including Viper...they are all pretty much equal. What really matters is how it integrates and how many sensors are included with the system kit.

Alarms are not designed and manufactured by the same company. Some companies hold patent over technology or even ideas. That's why there's always constant lawsuits in the industry.

[4ingDrive]

Originally posted by I am armed
The viper is the best on the market right now because it's one of the only ones that comes with a pager. An alarm is uselss once your out of audible range.

There are a lot that come with two way communication. Those are the ones with the least transmitting range. The two way systems are very limited for recieving range. And by the way I've replaced more two way Viper remotes than systems I've installed. It's not only Viper though. All the two way stuff is limited.

[TheEZest]

since our cars don't have imobilizers do any of these alarms help out with that problem? or are they all just high-tech noise makers? is there anything that will do more than just make noise and let me know that someone is screwing around...like actually stopping the theif?

[4ingDrive]

Originally posted by TheEZest
since our cars don't have imobilizers do any of these alarms help out with that problem? or are they all just high-tech noise makers? is there anything that will do more than just make noise and let me know that someone is screwing around...like actually stopping the theif?

Immobilizers are even easily bypassed now, if you have the right equipment. Alarms are just noisemaker to scare off would be amateurs. Don't get me wrong a descent alarm installed with good plan by a good installer can slow down or possibly stop a thief. But that all takes money. A tracking system is your best bet for thieves. It helps locate where the cars are taken to. That too is as effective as it's installation.

[tYcOoN]

Tim,
that sucks !!!
There is no mean thing as to scratch or damage the car of a man.
I would kill those mother***kkers.
Feel ya.

[DarkkstaR]

You guys are all wrong...Compustar is the best...2 mile range what? :)

[I am armed]

Originally posted by 4ingDrive
Immobilizers are even easily bypassed now, if you have the right equipment. Alarms are just noisemaker to scare off would be amateurs. Don't get me wrong a descent alarm installed with good plan by a good installer can slow down or possibly stop a thief. But that all takes money. A tracking system is your best bet for thieves. It helps locate where the cars are taken to. That too is as effective as it's installation.

Good information. I myself wouldn't want anything that wasn't two way. And your right, some sort of tracking device is where to invest the money..

[Korrect414]

Thorsten- After I went outside i started walking around the neighbrorhood with a golf club, hoping to find those bastards

[littlewhite]

You have to remember that even though u have a pager, might not always will page u due to many factors (range, buildings, parking lot, sensative to sth...)
I'll look into Clifford and Compustar

[tYcOoN]

Originally posted by Korrect414
Thorsten- After I went outside i started walking around the neighbrorhood with a golf club, hoping to find those bastards

Aight bro kick their azz !!!

[A4_Andre]

stinks that someone tried to break into your car, but atleast they didnt and no damage was done.

[4ingDrive]

Originally posted by blackknight
You have to remember that even though u have a pager, might not always will page u due to many factors (range, buildings, parking lot, sensative to sth...)
I'll look into Clifford and Compustar

Right, there's a lot of factors limiting range.

Clifford is now another DEI company along with Avital, Viper, Python and so on.

So far the best range on a two way system that I've found is from Astroflex. Check out the 5204.

http://www.astroflex.com/ENGLISH/FramesPRODUCTS.HTM

[4ingDrive]

Originally posted by I am armed
Good information. I myself wouldn't want anything that wasn't two way. And your right, some sort of tracking device is where to invest the money..

I don't know if I could live without my two way either. It's kinda like a cell, once you get used to it it's hard to live without it.

[Korrect414]

Originally posted by A4_Andre
stinks that someone tried to break into your car, but atleast they didnt and no damage was done.

yeah, but now i cant sleep

[I am armed]

Originally posted by blackknight
You have to remember that even though u have a pager, might not always will page u due to many factors (range, buildings, parking lot, sensative to sth...)
I'll look into Clifford and Compustar

I realize that, but when it does page you, you'd wish you could make out with your two way ;-).