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Old 03-15-2008, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by mwares212
I still do not see the point of this "passive alarm". I could see this causing many false triggers. If you want the alarm set, LOCK THE CAR. What's next, "The car should drive itself so I don't have to". We can't expect the car to do everything for us.
You never forget anything right? I guess I'm the only one who forgets anything ever? It's a safety measure... safety measures are "just in case" kinda things... such as just in case you FORGET to lock the car, an alarm is still on your side.

Despite having a downside, I absolutely don't understand how you can't see an upside to this. Especially because it already exists in other cars and is a feature in many alarm systems including aftermarket.

quickie search result... why active and not passive for bmw? Passive is considered a better safety measure as evidenced by insurance discounts. More. Oh wait, I already claimed passive was better in my very first post!

I'm done trying to convince people at this point by saying the same thing over and over. What I do want is for the company to consider giving us the choice for passive or hear why they didn't put it in in the first place.
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