20 Year Old Tracker?

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Tommie38

Original Poster:

884 posts

208 months

Monday 3rd June 2024
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As above, I’d assume that technology has moved on and that they are fairly useless. But is that true? When I got my car it came with the Tracker book pack etc but I have never used it.

Would one be likely to meet the S7/S5 standard that insurance generally asks for

Would welcome any insight.

davek_964

10,015 posts

189 months

Tuesday 4th June 2024
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I think that they are all so easily jammed that even the modern ones don't offer much protection.

I save the money and use an insurer that doesn't insist on Tracker.

autumnsum

435 posts

45 months

Tuesday 4th June 2024
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I mean watching AutomatricsMTrack youtube channel has taught me that they are NOT easily blocked.

Or is the channel being selective with their videos?

Tommie38

Original Poster:

884 posts

208 months

Tuesday 4th June 2024
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I’m thinking mostly for insurance reasons to be honest. Re-enabling an old Tracker seems like the easiest way to do that.

Tea Pot One

1,853 posts

242 months

Wednesday 17th July 2024
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autumnsum said:
I mean watching AutomatricsMTrack youtube channel has taught me that they are NOT easily blocked.

Or is the channel being selective with their videos?
He isn't selective. Their product is good and works slightly differently to the normal trackers. I have used their Mtrack unit for years and have faith in it. I use it in addition to another tracker. I am a bit paranoid to be fair as my car is not high on the 'theft' list but I like to be reassured lol

charltjr

396 posts

23 months

Thursday 18th July 2024
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If it’s that old then in my experience they won’t reactivate it anyway, Tracker will insist on replacing it because the internal batteries are past their expiry date.

K50 DEL

9,509 posts

242 months

Thursday 18th July 2024
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Exactly as noted above.. my Gallardo had a tracker fitted in 2015 and they have even refused to reactivate that, despite it being a model that is still onsale.