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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Mutley on 14 January 2007, 00:46

Title: Question from someone buying a new Mk5
Post by: Mutley on 14 January 2007, 00:46: Does it come with a decent alarm as standard?

Cheers

Chris
Title: Re: Question from someone buying a new Mk5
Post by: Phil mcavity on 14 January 2007, 08:55: oh yes, its flippin loud, makes hell of a racket!
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Post by: 2007GTI on 14 January 2007, 09:29: and if you park it on a main road, it will get set off by buses and large trucks that cause vibration!
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Post by: Paul-GTI on 14 January 2007, 17:31: Also goes off if the car is being jacked up.

I found that out as I was putting my winter alloys on, nearly touched cloth!!!
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Post by: TagnuT on 14 January 2007, 20:15: :grin: Nice one - nearly a turtle head then LOL!
Title: Re: Question from someone buying a new Mk5
Post by: Mutley on 14 January 2007, 22:38: Thanks for the reply guys I'll make sure theres a roll of andrex in the glove compartment - just in case :smiley:
Title: Re: Question from someone buying a new Mk5
Post by: The Doc on 16 January 2007, 18:36: Good alarm - yes

Buy a tracker!
Title: Re: Question from someone buying a new Mk5
Post by: wantmygti on 16 January 2007, 20:50: You reckon it's worth it Doc? You can't be buying trackers every 6 months??
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Post by: Phil mcavity on 17 January 2007, 07:33: i bought a tracker sticker with an embosed date on it on ebay for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£3.50!!, does the job
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Post by: wantmygti on 17 January 2007, 17:13: Thats not a bad idea. Only trouble is there are loads of different ones on ebay and i don't know what genuine ones look like?
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Post by: Phil mcavity on 17 January 2007, 17:32: the one i bought has a date embossed in the sticker which makes it look more real
a link to ebay sticker page but there isnt any i can see with date embossed
http://search.ebay.co.uk/tracker-sticker_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfromZR41QQrspscZ3
Title: Re: Question from someone buying a new Mk5
Post by: wantmygti on 18 January 2007, 08:43: Like this? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-NEW-TRACKER-CAR-ALARM-Window-Stickers-x2_W0QQitemZ280070191696QQihZ018QQcategoryZ75329QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: Question from someone buying a new Mk5
Post by: Phil mcavity on 18 January 2007, 08:44: thats the one!!!!, worth Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£2.50
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Post by: wantmygti on 18 January 2007, 08:52: Cheers Phil, I've asked him if he can do an 01/03/07 run of them...
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Post by: illyun on 18 January 2007, 11:40: With my Edition 30 costing almost Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£27k I think I 'll get the real thing - good stickers though. I am sure however that the thieving w8nk3rs will catch on to this and learn to distinguish the fake from the real thing.