after 232,000 miles, i am finally in the market for a new truck. the
wait was so long because i have had 2 kids begin driving - and each
have chevy trucks of course... ;-)

my question is - how good is the chevy theft deterrent? they say it
has a built-in kill switch.....
my '94 had the GM security alarm and i immediately had a steering
column collar installed, and i never had a theft attempt though i park
it in my driveway in Houston - a high theft area of course.

so - is the system any good, or should i add something extra? do they
make collars for the newer trucks, and are ythey even necessary? i
assume theives still bust the column to hot wire the vehicle - or do
they have other methods??

also - is chevy still the leader in trucks being stolen???

David

(excuse the cross-post to alt.chevy.trucks - just need an answer soon
and wanted best exposure....).

A determined thief will find out how to disable a factory system. The
knowledge is out there somewhere. If you are in a high theft area it
wouldn't hurt to install additional deterrents. No point in making it
easy.


"surfgeo" <surfgeo (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

: after 232,000 miles, i am finally in the market for a new truck. the
: wait was so long because i have had 2 kids begin driving - and each
: have chevy trucks of course... ;-)
:
: my question is - how good is the chevy theft deterrent? they say it
: has a built-in kill switch.....
: my '94 had the GM security alarm and i immediately had a steering
: column collar installed, and i never had a theft attempt though i park
: it in my driveway in Houston - a high theft area of course.
:
: so - is the system any good, or should i add something extra? do they
: make collars for the newer trucks, and are ythey even necessary? i
: assume theives still bust the column to hot wire the vehicle - or do
: they have other methods??
:
: also - is chevy still the leader in trucks being stolen???
:
: David
:
: (excuse the cross-post to alt.chevy.trucks - just need an answer soon
: and wanted best exposure....).
: