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Originally posted by Ray Bell
I like the variety in Sparky's car, but what does all that cost?
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It's not as bad as you'd expect, Ray:
[1]
Battery isolator £7.00 and 1 hour to fit
[2]
Brake line-lock £27.00 and 2 hours to fit
[3]
Remote central locking and electronic voltage-sensing alarm £275 fitted or £175 and 5 hours to install
[4]
Deadlocks £14.00 and 3 hours to install
[5]
Ignition immobiliser, with additional circuit cut-out £34.00 and 4-7 hours to install, depending on resoursefulness of expected thieves!!
I have 'invested' the best part of £3500 and countless hours in the car, so £250-odd spent protecting it is good value. (Luckily I am able to install all those goodies myself, otherwise factor in 15 to 18 hours of labour; still probably not much more than the cost of the parts to be installed.)
As Elephino says, if the toe-rag who's after your prized possession
really wants it, he'll have it. The idea is to make things as difficult as possible for him so he gives up and goes home.