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Offline Mutley

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

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Re: Question from someone buying a new Mk5
« Reply #1 on: 14 January 2007, 08:55 »
oh yes, its flippin loud, makes hell of a racket!

Offline 2007GTI

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Re: Question from someone buying a new Mk5
« Reply #2 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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Re: Question from someone buying a new Mk5
« Reply #3 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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Re: Question from someone buying a new Mk5
« Reply #4 on: 14 January 2007, 20:15 »
 :grin: Nice one - nearly a turtle head then LOL!
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Offline Mutley

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Re: Question from someone buying a new Mk5
« Reply #5 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:
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Re: Question from someone buying a new Mk5
« Reply #6 on: 16 January 2007, 18:36 »
Good alarm - yes

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Offline wantmygti

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Re: Question from someone buying a new Mk5
« Reply #7 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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Re: Question from someone buying a new Mk5
« Reply #8 on: 17 January 2007, 07:33 »
i bought a tracker sticker with an embosed date on it on ebay for £3.50!!, does the job

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Re: Question from someone buying a new Mk5
« Reply #9 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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