mx5 cobra alarm

pat wrote:
> That is a huge discount. We get a small one here, at least where I
live.
> It is always one of the questions that is asked. My '96M came with a
> factory alarm, which I answered truthfully as being equipped with
one
> and then took it out of there a few days later.
> I didn't feel too badly about it considering how ineffective they
are,
> plus this one had an off switch, so you could achieve the same
effect by
> just hitting the off button.

I have an after-market alarm installed, which didn't quite halve my
premium, but reduced it more than 15%. Now that I have a garage for
Belle to sleep in, the alarm usually is turned off. Unless I'm
parking in one of the less, erm, civilized, areas of town.

> Another '96M owner used her factory alarm the entire time she owned
the
> car and it never drained the battery. Are the aftermarket alarms
just
> using a lot more power, and if so, why?

Depends on the alarm type. Mine has a proximity sensor so I can leave
the top down and still have the car "protected". I have to admit that
it's not used nearly as much since we moved to a better neighborhood.
And the alarm did used to drain the battery occasionally. My
husband's car had the same alarm, without the proximity sensor, and
never had any battery problems.

> Between people ignoring them, the fact that they can just stop
working,
> and the insurance company taking no steps to make sure that I really
had
> one, offering an insurance discount for an alarm seemed senseless,
but I
> wasn't going to pass it up.
> I can understand offering large theft discounts for cars equipped
with a
> Lojack-type system.

I want to install the electrocution model. <g>

Iva & Belle.)
'90B Classic Red.)
#3 winkin' Miata

>> That's mine - I got an aftermarket one put in in order to halve my
>> insurance premiums, and promptly had to go out and buy a trickle-charger
>> since as you say it kills the battery (and I don't get to drive it nearly
>> as much as I'd like to anymore now that junior is here). Fortunately the
>> car lives in a garage so keeping it plugged in isn't a problem, though it
>> would be a real pain otherwise.
>>
>> Eric
>
>
> That is a huge discount.

Yep - the alarm paid for itself immediately, and that was three years ago or
thereabouts. Definitely worth it financially, and for the peace of mind as
well.

> It is always one of the questions that is asked. My '96M came with a
> factory alarm, which I answered truthfully as being equipped with one and
> then took it out of there a few days later.
> I didn't feel too badly about it considering how ineffective they are,
> plus this one had an off switch, so you could achieve the same effect by
> just hitting the off button.

How bizarre!

> Another '96M owner used her factory alarm the entire time she owned the
> car and it never drained the battery. Are the aftermarket alarms just
> using a lot more power, and if so, why?

It would seem so, though I have no idea why.

Eric

Iva wrote:

> I want to install the electrocution model. <g>
>
> Iva & Belle.)
> '90B Classic Red.)
> #3 winkin' Miata


Will burning them be sufficient? I think so. ;-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaster_(flamethrower)

Pat

pws wrote:

> Will burning them be sufficient? I think so. ;-)
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaster_(flamethrower)
>
> Pat

Errrr, try this one instead.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaster_%28flamethrower%29

Pat

You might have to add the closing parenthesis at Wiki to get this to show,
using their searcher...

--
" ya gotta let it out, Captain! " ( Jaime Brockett )
"pws" > wrote in message
...
> Iva wrote:
>
>> I want to install the electrocution model. <g>
>>
>> Iva & Belle.)
>> '90B Classic Red.)
>> #3 winkin' Miata
>
>
> Will burning them be sufficient? I think so. ;-)
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaster_(flamethrower)
>
> Pat

Remove This wrote:
> You might have to add the closing parenthesis at Wiki to get this to
> show, using their searcher...

Yeah, I think the second one worked, not that everyone hasn't seen this,
it has been around for 9 years.

I like how the guy went on to develop a "pocket-sized, personal flame
thrower".
Not my pocket, thank you. :-)

Pat


"The existence of the flame thrower is proof that, at one point, someone
said, I really want to light those people over there on fire, but I'm
just not close enough."
- George Carlin

"pws" > wrote in message
...
> pws wrote:
>
>> Will burning them be sufficient? I think so. ;-)
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaster_(flamethrower)
>>
>> Pat
>
> Errrr, try this one instead.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaster_%28flamethrower%29

Excellent :-)) Though having the pedal right next to the regular pedal is
asking for trouble I reckon...

Eric

Eric Baber wrote:

> Excellent :-)) Though having the pedal right next to the regular pedal is
> asking for trouble I reckon...
>
> Eric


It would be a good way of getting the attention of the driver next to
you that is yacking on their cellphone. Very hard to ignore.

It might make rollovers more interesting, too. More Hollywood-style with
big explosions. :-)

Pat