Midnight21 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hi folks ...anyone have tracker fitted? I thought the fitting, then the subscription was all you have to pay... now they want maintenance too! At around £80 Crikey they know how to get the money from us Link to comment
micra_wrc Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 aye its expensive. the RA came with a tracker unit already installed so I had to pay a fee to register it with my details and then an annual fee to subscribe, about £120 odd from what I remember. wanted to get it serviced and they charged me another £80 for sending a chap out to do it. have had problems in the past with their finance dept, it seems that the Tracker company have outsourced billing and taking payment to a third party, how daft is that?! Link to comment
sti pretender Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Paid the lifetime subscription on the newage after my free year no mention of maintenance. Had an aftermarket one fitted to Mandy's Merc and paid installation and again lifetime subscription and no maintenance. Can transfer the aftermarket one to another car for a fee but means your getting value for money on the subscription. What needs maintained there are no moving parts? Link to comment
G.Mac Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 (edited) Paid the lifetime membership on mine too, never heard anything about maintenance Graeme edit to say mine is the standard RAC Trackstar Edited November 11, 2009 by G.Mac Link to comment
wrx kenny Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 my tracker is also about £ 120 a year to maintain , just another one of those bills your over a barrel with kenny Link to comment
st3ph3n Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Mines up for renewal but I think I'll just not bother this time. Car's worth peanuts as it is! Link to comment
Midnight21 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 What needs maintained there are no moving parts? Exactly!! my tracker is also about £ 120 a year to maintain Yip the subscription is £132 a year now but they want an extra £80 for maintainence!! Link to comment
mystery machine Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 What needs maintained there are no moving parts? A tenner says they're charging £80 to have a guy come out and replace some tiny internal battery... Link to comment
mystery machine Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 P.S. No-one mentioned maintenance to me when I had mine re-subscribed in my name... hmmmm... Link to comment
sti pretender Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Yip the subscription is £132 a year now but they want an extra £80 for maintainence!! I'd phone them up and ask what it's for. Link to comment
Richie Cross Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Is this something you 'have' to get? Never heard of the maintenance either. At least I know mine works after one of the Greers boys set my alarm off and Tracker phoned me. Link to comment
Midnight21 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 (edited) A tenner says they're charging £80 to have a guy come out and replace some tiny internal battery... Thats it ... thats what they said!! I am renewing the subscription on the Catalunya (not giving you a tenner too though lol) Edited November 11, 2009 by Midnight21 Link to comment
Midnight21 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 Is this something you 'have' to get?Never heard of the maintenance either. Not sure will phone them tomorrow! Thanks for your replies Link to comment
mystery machine Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Thats it ... thats what they said!! I am renewing the subscription on the CatalunyaTypical!Are you still enjoying the new ride, apart from this tracker kerfuffle? (not giving you a tenner too though lol) Gosh darnit - and that could've been a great reason to turn up for the next Borders meet! Should've made it twenty bucks... Link to comment
Midnight21 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 Are you still enjoying the new ride Love it ... but still good going out in the wagon Gosh darnit - and that could've been a great reason to turn up for the next Borders meet!Should've made it twenty bucks... 20 quid it is then ....if you turn up Link to comment
StrikE Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 They are at it looking for a further charge of £80, as if the £135 wasn't enough. i believe the £80 charge is to test the unit after it's fitted 10 years plus, a purely optional charge you certain have no need to pay for tracker cover. Everyones a robber Link to comment
mystery machine Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Love it ... but still good going out in the wagon 20 quid it is then ....if you turn up I reckon that after being subjected to my rotten patter for an afternoon you'll be looking for £20 from me as compensation! Glad you're enjoying the saloon... and shouldn't we be referring to it as the "Cathyalunya"? Link to comment
Midnight21 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 They are at it looking for a further charge of £80, as if the £135 wasn't enough. i believe the £80 charge is to test the unit after it's fitted 10 years plus, a purely optional charge you certain have no need to pay for tracker cover.Everyones a robber Cool will tell them to take a hike then.... in a polite way I reckon that after being subjected to my rotten patter for an afternoon you'll be looking for £20 from me as compensation! Ok then you can buy all the coffee's Glad you're enjoying the saloon... and shouldn't we be referring to it as the "Cathyalunya"? Aw knew it had my name on it Link to comment
wrxcook Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Cool will tell them to take a hike then.... in a polite way Ok then you can buy all the coffee's Aw knew it had my name on it I'm much the same as the above replies 60 to change it to my name 120 a year after that but no mention of a charge to maintain it Link to comment
des_curran Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 My last sti had the standard RAC trackstar and i think it was £120 subscription per year but no mention of any maintenance cost, my current sti has the metasat tracker as standard which you only pay for if you are tracking the car, it has a vodaphone top up card so you can add credit to it, theres nothing in the paperwork that says it requires any maintenance either. Link to comment
G.Mac Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 There he is, long time no see Des, get yer erse along to a meeting / event ya big tart. All the best Graeme Link to comment
l137sws Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Had a Tracker on 4 WRX's. Tracker got more and more difficult to do business with. Glad my STI has a Metsat. Better by far. Link to comment
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