Autolock Safe? (was Re: Protecting your D look!!!)

["Robert Rooney" <DMCVegas@xxxx>]

 The auto lock probably would not work on any DeLorean. On manual 
transmissions it may not keep thieves from shifting the car into any 
gear. But they could still do some serious damage to the car. If the 
car is in gear and the engine is cranked, the car could still "jump" 
forward or backwards. If another car or a wall is in the way, the car 
could hit it. It may also be possible to shift gears while the engine 
is off and drive the car away in 1st gear. A litte harder then an 
A/T, but not impossible...

On automatic transmissions, it would lock the brake pedal. A theif 
could shift into N to start the car, and then use R, N, & D 
accoringly. To brake all he/she would need to do is shift into N and 
pull the parking brake. 

But don't think that this is because the DeLorean is an outdated 
vehicle. The same trick could be performed on any brand new car off 
the show room floor. All you would have to do is jump the wires on 
the brake light swith on the brake pedal (this would enable the extra 
relay to the starter). Shift the car into N, shove a screwdriver into 
the ignition, VIOLA! You've just stolen a car with the autolock in 
place! I'm not listing this info as a "how-to" for anyone, I'm just 
trying to point out that if someone wants your car bad enough they 
will get it if you're not there.

-Robert
vin 6585

p.s. If someone owns an Autolock, or knows someone who does, I'd love 
to see a copy of the fine print for that $1,000 guarantee that comes 
with the auto lock!


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, njp548@xxxx wrote:
> Kevin and List, 
> 
> I have countless nights awake watching all those different 
kinds of 
> infomercials, and I have seen the one for the Unbeatable Auto-Lock 
that you 
> are talking about. They say that it works great with the clutch 
pedal. If 
> you can't depress the clutch pedal how are u going to be able to 
drive the 
> car properly? Also the way it works on automatic cars, is that it 
doesn't 
> depend on the starter-tranny interlock switch, the way it works is 
that you 
> can't shift into any gears without depressing the brake pedal (the 
way they 
> proved that was they had a car running when they tried to get a 
couple 
> "ex-thiefs" to steal it). I think its a pretty good product. The 
acting was 
> a little cheesy (when they had two "ex-car thiefs" try to rob that 
car with 
> the Unbeatable Auto-Lock on it) but over all looks like a good 
product. If I 
> had my car together where it would need to be protected, I would 
probably buy 
> it. 
> 
> Later,
> Nick
> 1852
> Http://members.aol.com/njp548