GPS Tracker

I did a quick Amazon search. There are several. Here's one.
Lowest monthly fee, real time, hard-wired, vehicle/equipment, model DASH, GPS tracker with user friendly features. Operates in 47 listed countries with supplied SIM card. Worldwide service available with local SIM card. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G..._r_awd_nk2rwb2YQC4RG

> On Nov 14, 2015, at 11:26 AM, SpeedsterOwners.com <alerts@hoop.la> wrote:
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I live in the Van area as well, Wimsey, and saw that on the news. The thief ended up behind bars pretty quick! I think the car was gone for all of 20 minutes or 1/2 hour? Speedster theft (and prevention) was mentioned briefly in another thread recently; fortunately, these cars don't seem to get stolen that often. I think they're too unique for joyriding (anonymity is the name of the game here) and there's not enough payback to make it worthwhile for a pro or chopshop.

 

A year or so ago I started looking into a GPS tracker (I have to admit it wasn't a very thorough effort) and didn't see anything suitable. If you find something, by all means let us know. Al

Lojack is still around. expensive at $700 but peace of mind is priceless

Viper alarm is $300 but no GPS or police assistance.

Car owners have to weight in if their cars are worth installing a Lojack system.  

These guys started this business circa 1987. This is not an endorsement.

 

It does seem a pretty rare car to steal though. Fifty-year-old VW driveline parts are not a bigtime thing in the auto-theft world, and the cars don't have any of the valuable accoutrements--airbags, cats, etc--that chop shops like. It's probably not worth the money and trouble to get a tracker. 

If I ever have a concern I just remove my distributor rotor if I want to disable the car.  I have agreed value  ins so I never worry.

 

My Speedster had a high end Viper alarm but it drew my battery down so I removed and dumped it.

 

Now if I had an $80,000 IM, well that might be a different story.

Thanks everyone,

 

It is somewhat of piece of mind knowing that our little cars (or at least our replicas) are not worth stealing and/or chop shopping. Phew! Thanks to Tom Blankinship for the link to the Tracker Mate GPS site. I sent them an email asking a number of questions. At around $70 USD and about one hour installation (they have a video showing how) I figure this one may be a good relatively inexpensive option. I will let everyone know when I get an answer back. Thanks.

How about the small tracker device seen on fb and the Internet to place
with your keys, etc. I don't quite understand the technology (GPS), BUT
if I recall, you can track the item tagged on your smartphone with a GPS
map.

Robert J. Gieser
Sales/Tech Rep
NUDURA ICFs
916-214-4398-cell
bgieser@holdfast.com -alt email

Track R Bravo is the name of the unit, 30 USD, not $100-200.

Robert J. Gieser
Sales/Tech Rep
NUDURA ICFs
916-214-4398-cell
bgieser@holdfast.com -alt email

These days having a manual transmission is a great anti-theft device, since many (young) car thieves can't drive stick.

IMs have a key that shuts off all the electrics to the car, which for me has been enough, although a GPS tracker (I watched the same news program) is a very cool idea. 

 

I think the majority of us are safe because most car thieves today don't want anything to do with dual Weber carburetors.

 

 

TrackMate is an inexpensive buy-in.

 

But you also have $192 to $350 a year for the tracking service, depending on how frequently you want to see updates.

 

Hi everyone,

 

So TrackMate wrote back. Here are my questions and their answers.

Can it be installed in a car without any of these electrical extras?

It sure can!

Can it be used in Western Canada?

Definitively!

Can you track it on a i-Pad mini?

Yes.

Do you distribute the device to any stores in my local area of Vancouver or Victoria, British Columbia, Canada?

NO

Do I require a subscription?

Yes

 

As mentioned by Paul the monthly costs can rack up. There are a number of other similar devices many made in China and only available by mail order. So given that there is a lesser chance of our vehicles being stolen and products that can be powered by the car battery and its own power source seem to be costly and difficult to order, I think I will let this one go for now.

 

Thanks everyone.

If I felt I needed this sort of thing I'd just buy a burner phone with some pre-paid minutes and build something like this.

 

Pop-Sci also had the instructions way back in the stone age. The free tracker web site is still going strong so.

 

https://www.mologogo.com/

 

--the phone co's might have obsoleted this rig by now though by hiking rates from the afore-mentioned $6 a month to whatever is considered "cheap" now--probably $40 or something which puts us back at square 1....

I have done some research myself and the technology today has all been
updated by the made in China group.

Recently I saw the original post on this forum regarding GPS car tracker.

I googled vehicle GPS tracker systems. I found a unique system, somewhat
less complicated that the system you quoted. This is not meant to be a
critique of your system, just an alternative, maybe easier.

If interested, Google "Easyway car charger". Inside rhe charger you
insert a new SIM card for a cell phone and a SD card to record locations.
If I understand correctly, you place a call to the car's SIM number after
it is registered. It sends a SMS message to you and you track the
coordinates on Google Earth or equivalent of where the car is. The SD card
stores the location coordinates.

No ongoing tracking but for $20.00 +SIM +SD card, and pay as you go SIM
plan, not a bad deal.

Your comments appreciated.

Robert J. Gieser
Sales/Tech Rep
NUDURA ICFs
916-214-4398-cell
bgieser@holdfast.com -alt email

I will tell you first hand, some type of gps is a must!. I had a fuel cut off, and battery cutoff, a top notch alarm and a steering lock. They drilled the battery from the bottom, snapped the steering lock and towed it with a rope. Forget about Lo-Jack its based on a homing signal, like radar. first the cop has to have a unit that picks up the signal installed in his car(most don't). Then he needs to drive close enough by it to pick up the signal, then he starts to follow signal strength to the car thats unless he wants to go home or stop for donuts. All i got back was a burned carcass. The pros won't touch your cars it will be kids. The gps offers you that cold time where they park it somewhere to see if it has one, and do yourself a favor install a battery backup in the frame somewhere and keep to yourself. To much info at a car rally to impress your install might cost you your baby.

Yo-Adrian:

Thanks for your post. Good info. Not my original post, but I believe in
GPS as a tool. I have my first Porsche ( 2003 Boxster). Also a retired
cop, but won't take exception to the donut comment, Ha!Ha!

Bob

Robert J. Gieser
Sales/Tech Rep
NUDURA ICFs
916-214-4398-cell
bgieser@holdfast.com -alt email

You put it correctly Bob, one of many tools. I get it all the time as an old Marine Bob that ''dumb as a rock comment''. Yet its funny how we always seem to get that call and never sweat the small stuff. That icf stuff will be catching on soon as the global climate changes. Right place right time.