forzfed said:
It's a Manitoba thing. Our local insurance company will pay to have one of these installed and give up a whopping $40 discount a year on our insurance. What made me mad is I couldn't get a discount when I had my thrasher chip. I even offered to give them the keys to see if they could start it.
Actually Nick it's not a Manitoba thing...it's a Winnipeg thing. If you live outside the city your not eligable for a free immobilizer.
After Sept 1/06 MPI can force you to install an immobilizer or cancel theft insurance within 30 days if the vehicle is stolen.
If anyone wants one we are already backed up to middle of August. I can't even get my own car in until July 19, and I work here.
MPI looks at it this way... it they save one vehicle from being stolen and someone isn't killed as a result than it worth it. It only costs MPI $280.00 per vehicle for immobilizers as oposed to a couple grand if it's stolen.
As for your Thrasher chip Nick, it's to easy for you to take it out after you rebate is given, with these immobilizers it's hard wired into the vehicles electrical systems and very hard to even find as all the wires a one color. Our installer does a very good and neat job, when he's done you can't even tell where he put the hardware under the dash.