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ICYMI - Your Key Fob Isn't the Problem. Your Car Company Is
Car theft technology finally got a real answer when Ford introduced Start Inhibit, a built-in immobilizer that stops a stolen key from starting your vehicle. Lorraine Sommerfeld from http://Driving.ca lays out why this matters if you've ever wondered whether your car is an easy target.
The stolen car lists everyone panics over aren't telling the full story, and the model at the top isn't always the one most likely to get taken. Insurance companies are slow to reward safer tech, and some are pushing aftermarket retrieval systems onto owners instead of pressuring manufacturers to fix the…
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