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Ravelco - The Competition - Tracking Devices
It takes a thief less than 8 minutes to strip what they want for from your
vehicle. How long do you want your car to be gone for before it is recovered?
Hours? Days? Weeks? What will be left of your car?
Tracking systems do nothing to prevent the loss of your vehicle. They are there
to get it back. But what condition will it be in when it comes back? Will the
mechanics piecing your car back together find all the damage and abuse the car
has undergone at the hands of the thieves? This uncertainty leads to a reduction
in resale value. Once you report your car stolen, police departments send the
VIN to the DMV, where it eventually finds its way to companies that track car
histories, such as CarFax. Once the vehicle is recovered, it is devalued, and
you will not get the resale value you would have if it was never stolen.
And tracking systems are easy to defeat. For GPS based systems, all you need to
do is break off the antenna, or cover it with metal, and the GPS system is
useless. If the GPS antenna can not see a satellite, the car can not be tracked.
Radio based systems are nearly as easy to defeat. Simply driving into a concrete
parking structure can block the radio waves. Even shipping cargo containers can
block out the signal. Just check your cell phone next time you’re in your work’s
parking structure or underground parking, and consider the following:
What will a car thief do with your car while you're using a tracking system to
locate it? Commit other crimes? Strip the valuables and personal information
from your vehicle? Drive your car to a distant location where it will be costly
and inconvenient for you to recover it? While you may eventually recover your
stolen vehicle, you are forced to deal with the challenges and costs of vehicle
recovery and the consequences of owning a vehicle that was stolen.
Unfortunately, long after your vehicle is recovered your vehicle title history
will show a "Vehicle Theft." That's right. Company’s that track vehicle history
such as CarFax.com will show that your car has been stolen.
Consider a buyer's perspective; if you have two identical cars you are
considering purchasing, would you pay the same amount for a car that has been
stolen? Most people would not.
What you might not know about tracking systems and vehicle recovery:
- Vehicle tracking systems are costly, often with a monthly monitoring fee
on top of an up front purchase price.
- One popular system used by the police requires the police to find the time
to locate your vehicle. Will your car get top priority?
- Most recovered vehicles have already been picked over by the thieves.
Using simple hand tools it only takes minutes to get the most valuable parts
of your car.
- The resale value of a recovered car can drop dramatically, and the theft
will appear on the vehicle history report.
- Consider the amount of time you’ll need to take off work, or from your
personal life in dealing with a car theft.
Why invest in a system that would track your stolen car when you can prevent
your vehicle from being stolen in the first place?
The Ravelco Anti-Theft Device works when you want it: BEFORE your car
disappears.
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