2nd Gen R60 Countryman Most liked posts in thread: Non-MINI alarm

9 mm! FTW

 

Maybe you should just get a Trunk Monkey.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIB49Xd_4H0]Trunk Monkey Part 3 - YouTube[/ame]

 

Or the MOM house at the Dragon

 

Ya know that guy that drives around a parking garage with an exhaust that is so loud it sets off alarms?

That's me...

I've never seen anyone come and investigate why the alarm has gone off too.

I'm sorry, in this day and age we are all so used to ignoring car alarms that they are about useless..well..except as perverse entertainment for me.

 

Seems odd that the factory installed alarm can't be retrofitted. :confused5:

 

Why do you think you need an alarm.....personal items stolen or car stolen?

Cause I don't think an alarm will do much for either. If someone sees something they want inside your car, an alarm won't stop them from doing a smash and grab. And the MINI is damn near impossible to steal w/o a flatbed tow truck.

 

Go old school with the Club!

 

There is not a retro-fit for the factory alarm on the Countryman....Be VERY careful with an aftermarket alarm...Just had a MINI in here a month ago that had an aftermarket alarm installed and it shorted out the DME , FRM , and melted wires in the main harness due to bad install....Lojack is not a bad product...By no means do i superseed MINI's warranty..Just offering info......

 

My statement still stands about the smash and grab guys tho.....if they see something they want, they will try and get it regardless of whether an alarm is going off. I know, believe me. My locking the car offers the same amount of protection as locking your would do.....lol

Unless you have the proper key/fob, you can not drive away a MINI.

But do as you feel is needed, was just trying to offer some real world experience.

 

Cool!

What did you end up going with?

 

Ben,
What was your solution? I have this topic rolling through my house right now about our CM and getting a few real life data points can help.

 

Alarms are not really worth it in the end. If someone wants something from your car they will take it with the old brick key.

Some aftermarket alarms cause more problems than they are worth if they are not installed correctly. Just park in a safe place and lock your doors.

Try not to park near any crack houses.

 

Or park in the RM spots infront of our the house. :devil::lol::devil::lol:

 

OK - alarms are stoopid. :beer A search at M/A will garner that result from the frequent posters. :deadhorse:

For me it is just a small part of current budget discussions, so am asking Ben about the decision Ben made (data point). Insurance offers to discount premiums for having an alarm so I am walking through a normal cost/benefit exercise. It is useful as an example with the kids who have fewer experiences than they have beliefs.

I teach them alarms don't take the place of their responsibility in good decision making. Leaving your electronic doo-dads in full view is a mistake and the world will dispassionately hand out consequences.....

 

Insurance companies also give nice discounts for garages and no DUI's.


Just saying....