That should be the installed price. There’s 100-200 in equipment and 1-2 hours shop time. Finding a competent shop is sometimes the tricky part tho.

Hell, I’d bet a local car audio shop would put you in a hidden ignition kill switch for less than $200. I installed thousands of them in the 90’s before immobilizers were semi-standard.

I don’t really know an affordable way to make it more secure

Basic car alarm goes a long way. Not only will it make a racket if they break in, but if it’s installed properly, it will also disable the ignition, making it take much longer to get started. Most joyriders and opportunistic thieves will move on. Decent alarm should be in the 200-300USD range and it may reduce your insurance by that much or more.

Nothing is going to protect it 100%, you’re just trying to make it harder to steal than the car across the street.

I ate so much beef stroganoff yesterday that my sweat smells like it today. (seriously 😅)

Honestly never heard of it.

What if they are in the middle east on vacation?

Well, an automotive engine creates a vacuum in it’s intake. We can use this vacuum to operate accessories like cruise control, door locks, or headlight shutters. We use rubber lines to pipe this vacuum around to the various accessories and sensors. With time these rubber lines start to degrade, crack, and leak, causing said accessories not to work and poor engine performance. An easy test is to rub your fingers along them, if it comes off on your skin, the lines need to be replaced. Reason the ladies get moist over fresh vacuum lines is because no one is getting laid if your hooptie won’t idle when you get to the make out spot.

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