INFO
I have today secured a very good price for a 'top of the range' Tracker system supplied by RAC.
I was given a Trade price, simply being in uniform, however I have secured a further discount of £35 if we buy in bulk (at least 10 people)

WHAT IS IT?
RAC TrackStar +Plus (http://www.ractrackstar.com)

WHAT DOES IT DO?
This is more a case of what does it NOT do, this is the top of the range system, that is GPS based.
RAC are able to pin point the the location of your vehicle within seconds of the car being stolen.
RAC contact the police, and you when the car has been stolen, and not the other way round like other systems.
The system has many many functions, and from what the dealer tell me if your car is being driven at say for example, 3am in the morning, and this is a time that you have told RAC your vehicle is usually parked up RAC will call you on the mobile directly, and confirm with you the owner if you know that your car is driving along a certain road, at a certain speed !
For full info on this superb Vehicle tracking device please visit the website above.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? (usually)
The 'unit' alone costs £299 (look on the site), then there are either;
* monthly supscription of £10
* a one off payment of £325 for the length of ownership of the car (so if you own the car for 3 years, it covers that - if you own it for 5 years it covers that, and so on)

HOW MUCH WILL IT COST ME?
There is nothing I/Dealer can do with the subscriptions fee, however I have secured a very good price for the 'unit' and the installation of it
I have secured a price of £265+VAT = £312 complete. (including installation)
I have been told that the price of £312 incl. VAT will take approximatley 2-3 hours to complete!

WHO IS THE DEALER/FITTER?
Car Multimedia UK Ltd. (http://www.carmultimedia.co.uk)
Based EASTERN AVENUE (A12 EAST BOUND) ILFORD, ESSEX, IG2 6PL

OTHER INFO
I will maintain a list below of all those that are 100% interested with this superb security system, I will need at least 10 people for the price of £265+vat otherwise I have been told that the price will be £300+vat (£352.50 incl vat)
Any questions, feel free to ask ........

OWNERS WANTING THIS TRACKER:
ScarFace
mjmorse99

Nice job Mr ScarFace!!

Do the firm do mobile fitting on this bud?

If not, then i'm afraid i will have to be counted out, as i can't spare the time to drive down there to have it done.

Stu

No mobile fitting available mate ....... this great price is @ there venue only!

Sorry then chap, i really can't take the time out for a good few months to go and get it done.

Shame really, i was well up for getting it!

Stu

When do you need to know by?

I'm interested - but it will be mid-March before I can get down there.....

same as me, i want in, but not till a tad latter as im not in the UK now

If we say, that we all arrange to get the trackers installed 'within' March .... that should then give people enough time to arrange to get the tracker installed.

I will be getting one installed as soon as I get my new car ...... then I can update with feedback, etc ...... but how does March sound for everyone ?

Regards,

to be honest i cannot commit to a specific Month, as i dont know when i will be able to get it done

Just a though the website or the download brochure don't mention hijack. Yes if your car is stolen it automatically alerts RAC to track ..... but if someone snatches your keys ..... thye won't know. Can you then call them? it doesn't make it clear.

Also before they start tracking you have to get a crime number from the police - how long does that take? I remember when somebody attempted to break into my garage it took ages to get the number to claim on buildings insurance.

Sorry I'm not trying to be critical just trying to understand. The gadget sounds good and am thinking not for this car but maybe next.

Matt, then you can still pay the discounted rate of £352.50 incl vat (just show your membership card)


No tracking device can detect when you have been car-jacked, so you would simply ring the 24 hour call center, and tell them to put a track on your car!

They then automatically ring the police and pin point the exact location of your car

As for the crime reference number, a crime reference number, a CAD (computer aided dispatch) number is generated evverytime you call police. That takes seconds ........

Cheers Scarface.

Nice Job MR S... unfortunatly I dont think I shall be taking up the offer at the moment.

After doing the maths, the lifetime subscription isn't worth it for me (at the moment). I also pay GAP insurance so if it goes, I dont want it back! (thats the theory at the moment anyway - I may change this if someone has a more reasoned argument).

I also note that there is only a 12 month warentee on the unit, and the extended warentee is an additional cost (in the T&Cs). There is no indication if this is included in the subscription (either per month or whole life), could you confirm if it is or not.

There is also the option of a speed camera database warning system, is that included? (might be useful for some, and may tip the balance to them getting it or not).

I might change my mind at some point after I have thought about it a bit more.... you could put me down as a possible at this point in time.

One thing that has also come to my mind is where they would install it? Though this might be of a sensitive nature, I would be concerned they might want to place it where I already have something installed or plan to install something in the future etc...


*EDIT*

Some interesting threads over at Scoobynet regaring tracker systems, some are obvoius if you read the RAC T&Cs then they shouldn't have happened.

Trackstar T&Cs
Get your RAC Trackstar checked
Do you have a Tracker ? Read this !!!
Which tracker????
**** Tracker and Blackjax group buy update ****

Tracker Retreive insufficient
Scoobynet Security Forum

I'm interested, but I'm looking for another IS atm, so it will be for that.

Cheers SF

Matt

Cheers for that Jas ....

Scooby net ... got the group buy of a Tacker Monitor ... which isn't as good as the RAC Trackstar Plus for £350 !

So ..... we still got a cheaper price ... for an overall better unit !

Oh yeah... dont get me wrong... you have negotiated a great price, esp compared to other owners clubs (who you would have thought would have more buying power!).

To others... dont let my thoughts put you off this good oppertunity... it is just I dont think it is right for *me* just now...

nice one A......
Blimmin great deal

I made sure I only got the best ..... for all the fellow Lexi owners out there ! hehe

Apparently RAC wil give you a 3 month trial period on the GPS Gatso database system .... and the choice is your if you want to continue to subscribe to the service.



The location of the actual unit will be different in every Lexus installed .... so sayeth the dealer.

Also .... RAC TrackStar Plus ... is the first GPS based Tracker that is Insurance approved!

Thatcham Q Standard - The highest vehicle trackiing security certification available.

Ring : 0808 100 999 1

To see if your company will offer you a discount on your insurance with this tracker installed !

Although .... I know some people are a little lazy ... so I will get the list , and update ! ......

Do you know what the differences are between this and Tracker Horizon? So far this seems to be a lot better but costs quite a bit less

I have been told that "Tracker" is only a name brand mate ... like sony, kenwood ... etc ......

This is the best system in terms of tracker .....

We have had 340+ Page Views ......... and not enough interest ...... considering the amount of people who were interested on the previous thread ?

I am going to set a date of the 1st MARCH 2005.

By this date, I need to know if you are or you are not interested please.

I need to collate numbers to let the dealer know, if we are able to get 10 (at £265), or not. and pay (£300)

If you are unable to get it installed during the month of MARCH 05, then please also say so, and I can always tell the dealer when you will be able to take up this great offer.

Sorry to sound rude ............. but with only 20 replies on this thread, I am begining to think that people are now backing off from the idea of having the tracker installed.

Thanks in advance ............

I will have this fitted, I'm unable to commit at the moment due to the costing, will take a while to save up for this but a great offer though, it was the costs before that put me off the idea.

It would mot likely be around April or May time before I can do this.

Would be a shame to see the time and effort you have put into this go to waste.

Yeah I'm also definitely going to do this at some point but can't say before 1st March because I haven't got my car back yet, and not too sure whether I will keep it or get another (can't decide till I get it back and see if it feels ok)

Any chance it could be delayed slightly?

I want to have the Tracker installed, BUT.....

I don't pick up my car until the 1st week of March. I am then in Geneva, then the US for a fortnight.

Can't commit by the 1st unfortunately......

i think the issue here is not the cost overall, but the commitment to a time frame.......

maybe the intrested parties could commit via a deposit of some fee.....say 50quid

Ok .... is this the issue here people ? Time Frame ........ if this is the case, can we have some suggestions, and I will talk to the fitter about a little longer in time ..........

I'm sure he will understand ........

Cheers.

For me it's about the time frame, I need the time to be able to save up for this, will take longer than a month afraid

So, If I register your name down as an interest ....... you would be interested, is this right ?

I had the tracker installed into my car the day I bought it from these guys .................... excellent job, took about 2 -3 hours.

anyone else ?

Interestingly enough, I spoke to Adrian Flux today about my Tezza insurance. Get this. Standard is a CAT 2 imobiliser. Should I have a CAT 1 alarm and/or Tracker fitted - guess how much my premium is reduced by.....?



Wait for it.......




NOWT. Diddly squat. Peanuts. Zip. F' all.



Go figure........

Elephant.co.uk have not offered me any discount on my premium either ..... now that I have it installed !

However, getting the car back / and or catching the people who ever steal your car is great, even if some companies are not offering a discount on trackers !

those scooby threads were intresting....
scarface, have you rung up to see if they can trace your car?
I find the fact that they dont check if it's working or not quite worrying.

They goto check if it's working Nick, as the "unit" is decommisioned before I drove away in the vehicle .........

but they dont do an active monitoring if the car is working though no?
thats the thing that puts me off.

The way the tracker works, is that when the car is working, the unit sends a pulse say every 20 seconds. So the car is still being monitored even on normal daily use, if and when the tracker get's 'activate' tracker make the unit send a pulse out every 2 - 3 seconds, so they are able to locate exactly where the car is .

That's how it works .........

is anyone actually going to get a tracker fitted then ? - or is this another thread that has had work put into .... and gone for waste.

I'm getting used to it now I guess ...............

The Lexus brand is still being stolen ................. so this group buy would have been good ........ if people actually went out and benefitted from it ........

Ive had mine done mate when i 1st got the car had one in the last car toooo

@ Ahmet - I take it this deal is no longer going then mate?

Well, to be honest mate ......... I'm to embarrased to even go into the shop and ask.

Before I got this deal ............ there was loads of members who were like "yeah, I'll get it defo ..."

So I went into the shop ... and said look, 10 cars ............. how much, there is people interested etc ...........

When I got the deal ........... not one single person but me got it ............

So, it "may" still be on .......... but like I say ... I'm not going to be the one who goes back in and asks .... feel free to contact them, and mention me though .... he may still do a good price

No probs mate, thanks