I can't believe this post is still going after years. My 96 accord was stolen in California. The first time was less than 8 months after buying it from the dealer. It was the sweetest car in the neighborhood. Didn't have an alarm though and I think the insurance had just expired. Wife took it to work in a pretty high end area, and came out to no car. Found it a few days later completely stripped. Sat on the ground in front of my house for 3 months, then I finaaly got new wheels, new system, and replaced a few things. I moved someplace else to a small town(not even on the map). Someone jacked my system, and tried the wheels but I had wheel locks. Ripped the complete dash just to take the radio. WTF Broke the steering column and everything. This time I had full coverage insurance so everything was replaced with better stuff. Still didn't buy an alarm(I know). Finally the last time was in Sacramento, came outside and my driver's door was open. You get that heart stop feeling like you can't be serious. I had just come home 3 hours ago in the middle of the night from work. Someone was probably watching and new the times I got home. It was a apartment parking lot. I finally invested in a pager alarm, and a led scanner. it had remote start, immobilizer,feul cut off, and a turbo timer feature, and gave out warnings for the slightest touch, but I loved that it had sensitivity controls, and that the remote worked even in tall office building downtown. I would set it low while in busy downtown on the street, and high when at home or in the parking garage. Even though I was in a garage with bmw's, range's, and other expensive cars. I think that unless your alarm has a pager that alerts you when someone is touching it, it's useless.
Notice your surroundings, don't play your music so loud near your house. Don't show your neighbors everything you do to your car. Don't act like your car is the s**t, even if it is. Lock your doors, roll up your windows. Get dark tint if you can. Don't leave too much gas. Take your radio face. Don't leave stuff in the open. DON'T POST 100% EVERYTHING YOU DO TO YOUR CAR ONLINE. SOME OF US LIVE NEAR YOU AND PROBABLY LIKE YOUR CAR. My civic has all types of security, but I won't be posting that.
I came up with a new type of security system over the past year, but I am not rich so I don't have money to actually get it created, or build a prototype. Hopefully I can pitch it to some companies, and get some investors. I know it would work, and be benefitial to everyone.