Date:         Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:19:56 -0400
Reply-To:     Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fancy DIY Immobilizer
Comments: To: Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal.net>
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I agree with you mostly, except that I would hope whomever has such a
device in their van has a magnet attached to all their van keys :D

Sudhir

On 4/24/07, Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> One problem I could see with all devices like this is the inevitable
> situation where someone else has to drive the vehicle, unexpectedly, and
> he/she doesn't the right device to do it.
>
> It's snowing out. Your wife needs to move the car from in front of the
> garage where it's blocking her car in. She doesn't carry a lot of magnets
> around with her, and you're trying to explain on your cell phone why in
> freezing weather she needs to wave a magnet right in front of a point midway
> between the dome light and the a-pillar...she is not pleased...
>
> Even worse, from this standpoint, is the device that cuts the ignition after
> two minutes of driving. Good in theory, but imagine the liability risk when
> the unprepared driver gets on the freeway immediately only to have the
> engine cut out in the middle lane.
>
> I think one thing that would help is a GPS device, hidden in the car, that
> would tell you where it is at all times.
>