Viper Car Starter Alarm In One! By Debbie831 on - Updated Oct 15, 2011
About 6 years ago I lived in an apartment for about 2 years and right after I moved in, I knew I needed a car starter. I live in Michigan and if anyone is familiar with our winters, it can get pretty cold. Well it only took about 2 mornings of digging my car out of the snow, starting it and waiting for it to warm up for me to head to the local automotive store and check out car starters.
A friend remcommended Extreme Auto, she said they had great products and the service was great, so off I headed. She was right. I picked out the Viper on their suggestion because not only was it a starter but it was also a sercurity system and with living in an apartment complex and my car sitting outside all night I thought it was a pretty good idea. My main concern was the false alarms. I didn't want to have to get up every other night because my alarm was going off! They assured me that Viper did not have that problem. The other thing that sold me on this system is the fact that it could be removed from this car t and put into a new car. I lease my car so this was important to me.
I got in installed and off I went. I had the alarm and starter for 3 years and never once had a problem. I never had a false alarm and never had a problem with the car not starting.
An added feature of this alarm system is the remote. It has a picture of a car on it and when you start your car from inside a building, if it starts smoke will show out of the exhaust, so you always know if your car started. How cool is that!
The alarm system was great, on this remote it would actually show you where you car was being broken into. If someone was breaking your window, the alarm would sound and on your remote if would show a little hammer beating on your window. I am glad to say I never had my alarm go off but it was a nice security feature. It also had the panic button when you were in the parking lot and couldn't find your car! Yes sad to say I used this feature many times.
I loved this car security system and was prepared to have it removed and put into my new car for about $35 but my new car came with the car starter so I sold the starter to a friend and he has it in his car to this day with no problems or false alarms. Sometimes I wish I still had it, the security system on my car now is something to be desired.
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VIPER 5900SST Purchased at: Extreme Automotive Price: $549.00
I LOVE the little car on the remote of your starter! It is WAY COOL that smoke shows out of the exhaust when it starts up and that it shows where your car is being broken in. I can see why you miss it! I have never heard of a factory security system with cool features like your Viper system had. I want one!
Wow! This is a lot better than the cheapo I've got. Talk about false alarms. I've gotten to the point that I don't arm it any more. I'm going to look into this system. Thanks!
This sounds like a great system. I really like the feature where it shows "where" you car is getting broken in at. Glad to hear that you never had any problems.
What a wonderful product! I love the feature about the car blowing smoke out of the exhaust! Absolutely cool (uh..I mean warm-LOL.)
Oh wow!! Sounds so awesome! Would love to get one for my car as well!
You're right Miss Debbie-this truly is ideal for those cold winters in Michigan!! This starter/alarm sounds like it has some cool features-I love the smoke coming out of the exhaust too!!!
So many features on one device, it seems to be an invaluable gadget.
I hate the cold and if I lived any futher North than I do right now, this would be a must have.
I really like that this is portable, and that it shows you specifically what is being done to your car (hopefully it never shows anything, right!).
I would love to have an alarm system like this - sounds great!!