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Silverado4x4 Senior Enthusiast

Silverado4x4

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Like taking candy from a baby. Remember, who profits on every theft. That right! GM does. They will never try too hard to solve this issue as it will kill a profitable line of replacement parts for GM.

 

So GM does this on purpose to sell more vehicles? Give us a break here.

MRMDFY Enthusiast

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Like taking candy from a baby. Remember, who profits on every theft. That right! GM does. They will never try too hard to solve this issue as it will kill a profitable line of replacement parts for GM.

 

So GM does this on purpose to sell more vehicles? Give us a break here.

 

 

That's not the implication he's making. More like GM gets to sell more replacement parts to insurance companies when stuff is stripped. They won't go out of their way to end that revenue stream.

250motorsportz Enthusiast

250motorsportz

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x2. Do you guys know what the 22's and navigation systems go for retail from GM?? $5k+ for wheels and nearly $4k for a navi!!

jdubub Senior Enthusiast

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Huh? What'd he win?

 

22's and navigation system slightly used. :seeya:

 

 

 

:lol:

cfeiring Enthusiast

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Wow ! :P

I can not even imagine having my truck stolen even once, but 7 times.

 

I guess one of the old fashioned bars you put across the wheel, would help at least slow them down.

 

I will have to go and check my truck, but I think my steering wheel locks on my truck.

 

Now I also have the Allison that has a true parking pawl in the transmission in my 2500 900 GMT.

 

Does that provide any extra protection vs the 1500 900 GMT platform or the 2500 900 GMT that do not have the Allison ?

 

If not I guess, I am going to go find me one of those "Club" type devices at least they will have to work a little harder to get my truck, which is also my only transportation for work as well so its really important to keep my truck mine.

 

Anybody else have any ideas?

 

I have my Onstar active and there is the factory Alarm as well but most people ignore the alarm noise and the OnStar is only good after the theft but if the radio is gone, I guess the OnStar will fail as well.

tanked_darren Senior Enthusiast

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Did you guys read the report? They "push" the vehicles away.... They aren't actually starting them and stealing them... I don't think thats exactly a stealthy way of doing things Im not too worried...

DTyrrell Enthusiast

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I found it funny when I asked onstar when I got my truck if they could tell if my alarm was going off. They said no.

 

I install and service home alarm systems for a living, and to me it seems rather simple for onstar to be able to monitor the vehicle alarm systems. If they can tell when you are in a crash, that means there is a sensor somewhere in the vehicle that flips a relay when you crash that then informs onstar via cellphone (or how ever onstar works) means all they have to do is install another relay, hook it up with the output from the alarm sytem and baam, they can monitor car alarms.

 

I think there would be big business for that, I know I sure would like to have it.

Silverado4x4 Senior Enthusiast

Silverado4x4

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I found it funny when I asked onstar when I got my truck if they could tell if my alarm was going off. They said no.

 

I install and service home alarm systems for a living, and to me it seems rather simple for onstar to be able to monitor the vehicle alarm systems. If they can tell when you are in a crash, that means there is a sensor somewhere in the vehicle that flips a relay when you crash that then informs onstar via cellphone (or how ever onstar works) means all they have to do is install another relay, hook it up with the output from the alarm sytem and baam, they can monitor car alarms.

 

I think there would be big business for that, I know I sure would like to have it.

 

Do you know how overwhelmed they would be if they could tell if vehicle alarms were going off over the millions that are out there? Most of the time like 90% when a vehicle alarm is going off its false.

 

They dont know until you report it stolen then they can track it.

8.1HD/ALLISON Senior Enthusiast

8.1HD/ALLISON

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Wow ! :P

I can not even imagine having my truck stolen even once, but 7 times.

 

I guess one of the old fashioned bars you put across the wheel, would help at least slow them down.

 

I will have to go and check my truck, but I think my steering wheel locks on my truck.

 

Now I also have the Allison that has a true parking pawl in the transmission in my 2500 900 GMT.

 

Does that provide any extra protection vs the 1500 900 GMT platform or the 2500 900 GMT that do not have the Allison ?

 

If not I guess, I am going to go find me one of those "Club" type devices at least they will have to work a little harder to get my truck, which is also my only transportation for work as well so its really important to keep my truck mine.

 

Anybody else have any ideas?

 

I have my Onstar active and there is the factory Alarm as well but most people ignore the alarm noise and the OnStar is only good after the theft but if the radio is gone, I guess the OnStar will fail as well.

 

BUY A GUN! you figure out the rest.

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