I've just bought a new Panda which, of course, came as standard with the FiatCode immobiliser. It doesn't come with an alarm.

There is an official Fiat alarm which costs about £150 and integrates seamlessly with the central locking/immobiliser etc. There also seems to be a seemingly endless choice of aftermarket ones also.

I don't see any point adding another immobiliser (the Fiat one is perfectly up to the job) and I already have keyless entry as standard.

So fellow Fiat fans, which should I buy? The official Fiat one or some other brand name? If not the Fiat then anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks.

I think it depends what you're after, but for top notch security I think a Clifford alarm takes some beating. Unfortunately you'll need to carry a separate blipper around and it'll cost more than £150 (eg http://www.caralarmuk.com/acatalog/Clifford_G5_Car_Alarms.html). If you're a gadget freak you'll find it hard to resist though!

I think the Panda is a pretty low-risk vehicle so the Fiat item should be fine. I'd avoid cheap aftermarket alarms as I had one fitted to one of my cars and it was a disaster and kept going off - turned out afterwards that it wasn't even Thatcham approved!

Chris

Thanks for your reply Chris.

I thing the Cobra one is a bit overkill for the MJ. Especially as a lot of the little extra features (like closing the windows and sunroof) are unlikely to work.

Seriously thinking of the Fiat one (as I have a 15% discount voucher) but wondered if there are any other ones which will integrate with the RCL fob and offered better security. I don't believe the Fiat one is Thatcham approved.

yknivag said:

Thanks for your reply Chris.

I thing the Cobra one is a bit overkill for the MJ. Especially as a lot of the little extra features (like closing the windows and sunroof) are unlikely to work.

Seriously thinking of the Fiat one (as I have a 15% discount voucher) but wondered if there are any other ones which will integrate with the RCL fob and offered better security. I don't believe the Fiat one is Thatcham approved.

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Thatcham doesn't reduce insurance that much, maybe £10 a year, and for an extra £200 for an alarm unit, its going to be 20 years before you see the advantage!

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Thatcham doesn't reduce insurance that much, maybe £10 a year, and for an extra £200 for an alarm unit, its going to be 20 years before you see the advantage!

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Yeah but if I'm going to spend £150-200 on an alarm anyway then getting £10/yr off is instant profit!

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Yeah but if I'm going to spend £150-200 on an alarm anyway then getting £10/yr off is instant profit!

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Thats what I'm saying.

yknivag, did you go for it in the end? My local dealer told me that it takes their mechanics over 3 hours to fit, it's not a simple plug in job.

Assenbled by me :slayeralarm+CI),and manual central locking ,i have not used ...........i used a central locking universal.