500 hundred US is not 12 hundred..got our dollar is basd..but its not that back
it is like just under 800 Canadian

 

So glad I got my MINI while the factory installed alarm was an option. I live in a nice section of the Bronx, but it is still the Bronx. I got LoJack too! Not sure I would sleep at night with my MINI parked on the street without both of them. ops:

 

Wow!!! is the Canadian exchange that favorable??!!?? I might have to take the Cooper up to Canada for the weekend!

 

I have the alarm and it is really a fairly nice system! It always makes me feel better when I park in a dark place to know that the little red light is flashing. (maybe the thugs will try to steal/hurt some other car)

 

I have the factory alarm and it's great. I can even leave the windows down if I'm in ear-shot. If someone sticks in a hand the alarm goes off because of the motion detector. As for LoJack... if anyone steals my MINI I don't know if I'd want it back. I had a friend who's Civic Si was stolen and recovered, Even after $7000 of insurance work it just wasn't the same car. I'd rather just buy a fresh one.

 

I would LOVE to have the alarm, but it's not available yet!! I just picked up my '03 Cooper and am freaked out about having it messed with! I live in San Francisco and we have a lot of freaks here! But seriously, my Acura Legend was stolen in August, so I want to prevent that from happening. My dealer did say that the car couldn't be hot wired without the key, though. Is that true? Does that mean they couldn't steal my car? I don't want it to be vandalized, either, though! I called Ask Mini and they said the kit wasn't available yet, but hopefully within first quarter of 2003! HELLO!! What is the holdup??? Ridiculous! What are we supposed to do in the meantime? Anybody hear any differently?

 

My dealer told me the alarm would be available mid February.
She said this "tongue in cheek". So...who knows.

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Why do the dealers seem so clueless about this? I would guess that, for a competitive price, a lot of us would go for it (myself included). Furthermore, I would guess that, at an inflated price, most of us will probably go elsewhere (myself included).

Has anyone been able to get firm quotes on cost yet?

 

Got to stop worrying about how things like Lojack can allow Big Brother to monitor your life. If you have a newer cell phone, it probably contains technology in it that allows it to be located in an emergency after a call is made to 911. Mine does and I think it is a nice safety feature despite the fact that the Illuminati is following my every move.

And if the thought of that that creeps you out, let me just remind you that if you have a telephone of any type in your home, there is a microphone in it that might actually be broadcasting your secrets to "The Man" regardless of whether or not it is hung up or "turned off".

Oh, and btw, I like that shirt you are wearing right now. Looks great on you!


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2003 MCS, BRG/W on the truck to my dealer!

"Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement."

 

im not sure why dealers are saying the alarm is not available. I got one installed Nov 28th when I picked up my mini in NJ.

 

>>im not sure why dealers are saying the alarm is not available. I got one installed Nov 28th when I picked up my mini in NJ.

Which NJ dealer? Princeton MINI told me that they couldn't do the alarm install yet (I called just a few days ago). I might just have to motor on over to where you got it installed.

 

strange..my dealer has put a few in already (canadian dealer BTW)...and mine is scheduled to go in as soon as it arrives and they do the PDI.

 

Prestige Mini in Ramsey/Mahwah installed an alarm on my vehicle, it cost 595 and works great.

 

From the sounds of it, it looks like the Alarms may be trickling into the dealerships. I have asked my dealer and he doesn't have any idea when the alarm (or hands free cell phone) is going to arrive. I keep reminding him to call me when he hears anything. I don't have a garage and my 'hood isn't the best area either. I would be devestated if someone stoll my lil guy. *peeks out the window*

 

Let's start a "Can't wait for a dealer installed alarm for 2003"

 

There was a MINI factory alarm system listed on E-bay the other day... It was listed for a buy it now price of $390.00 US... the picture showed all components along with the replacement turn signal stem with the LED on the tip. They said the MINI is pre-wired for the system and that all you do is "plug" in all the parts and take your car to the dealer to have the alarm initalized... I think there was about 8 or so different parts... It was listed by a Canadian seller. I guess the $390.00 US wasn't too bad a price... Happy Holidays, Paul

 

I was quoted $599 installed by the dealer just this past week.

 

I was told between $400 and $450 for the dealer-installed MINI alarm on my 2003 so I ordered it.