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RAVELCO ANTI THEFT DEVICE
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"I did lots of research to find a practical, affordable, and most of all, effective theft deterrent – and I ended up looking at Ravelco... I was present during the installation and can unequivocally state that this system is for real. On top of the Ravelco's design and the standard in-depth installation that uses yards of identical black wiring, I witnessed [my installer] doing several other Ravelco tricks in the engine bay, all of which were designed to thoroughly confuse a would-be thief. The Ravelco is a real paradox: a simple design that makes theft very tough for the bad guys. Interesting aspects of the Ravelco system include the fact that these wires work in pairs, and if a thief starts clipping them, your car won't run. Trying to imitate the coded plug by probing the base unit won't work either – with over 100,000 combinations, through 16 holes, this would take some time if you didn't start blowing fuses (Which you would!)... Car thieves are smart enough to swap out high-end vehicles' computers to work with a key that they already have, or write down the VIN number, go to a dealership, and get a new key for your car right there, but they won't be able to figure this out!"
– Rick Jensen, Editor, GM High-Tech Performance Magazine, excerpt from a feature article on Ravelco in September 2006

". . . arguably the best antitheft device known to man . . . "
– Paul Harisim, The Houston Post

"I've just retired with 30 years of experience as a police officer, and I'm very familiar with the easy pickings of cars, even those equipped with traditional alarm systems. Professional car thieves keep up with the latest technology of these types of systems. Thus, they can often be defeated by a highly motivated well-trained criminal. Thieves target the car they want, and then work quickly to start them and usually bring them to a predetermined location where they can successfully strip them of the car parts that they are looking for. Car tracking systems may help locate the vehicle after it is stolen, but often the vehicle is already significantly damaged before it is found. People should understand that tracking systems are for vehicle recovery, not theft prevention. Traditional alarm and tracking systems don't always provide the type of deterrent and prevention that most automobile owners are looking for. Today, with the number of factory installed systems and after-market alarm devices, many people aren't even fazed when they hear a car alarm go off. The thieves know this. Given my experience as a cop, I'm familiar with your product, having seen many attempted motor vehicle thefts foiled when they couldn't get the car started. After exploring many types of systems, I chose the Ravelco system for my personal vehicle. In my opinion, it is the best device on the market to achieve my main objective, which is not to be able to start the car in the first place. With your system, I can park my car and rest assured that it will be there when I return. If by some chance they do try to steal it, I'm confident that they'll quickly give up and take their business elsewhere, saving me a lot of unnecessary grief, aggravation and down time that owners experiences when their car is stolen."
– Bill Abbatematteo, retired Police Captain, North Providence, Rhode Island Police Department

"One year ago, my S4 was stolen from the parking lot of the Montclair Whole Foods. It was found the next day in Newark, wheels and lights gone, sitting on the rotors, engine running. This, despite a top-of-the-line Clifford alarm, with all the bells and whistles. After the car was repaired, I had the Ravelco anti-theft device installed. About two hours ago (10:30 pm), I got off the train in Newark and went to retrieve my car from the parking lot across the street. As I approached the vehicle, I saw 2 men in the car, very busily trying to start it. I said, "Hey, that's my car." They jumped out and sort of stood there for a minute staring at me. I said, "Well?" One of them responded, "Damn, we been here almost an hour. What the hell you got in that thing?" Then they took off. I went out to the street and flagged down an officer. When the officer from the auto theft division (or whatever they call it) arrived, he expressed surprise that the car hadn't been stolen, given the high degree of local expertise in the field. I showed him my Ravelco plug and explained how it works. He was pretty impressed. So am I."
– Louis Feldman, Livingston, New Jersey, Audi owners forum

"I have literally sold thousands and thousands of Ravelcos in the last 20 years. They have never made a liar out of me. My customers will ask me which I recommend – the alarm or the Ravelco? My answer has always truthfully been the Ravelco. It is also an antitheft device that everyone can afford! I personally know how great the product is, but when our law enforcement customers request the Ravelco… I know that we made the right decision when we started selling them. I have seen a lot of different antitheft devices over the years, everything else has come and gone – but the Ravelco is still here. That to me is a statement of dependability. I cease to offer any option that I lose confidence in. That has never been the case with the Ravelco Antitheft Device. It just keeps proving itself. We have customers who won’t use anything else. Thank you for giving us a product we can confidently offer as a dependable antitheft device to our customers."
– Sylvia Eden, Aftermarket Department Manager, Lawrence Marshall Chevrolet, Hempstead, Texas (the nation's largest Chevrolet dealership)

"For what its worth, I am a huge fan of Ravelco. Much of my business is done in Honduras and Nicaragua and we keep a half dozen or so 4wd vehicles on hand to be used to get us out to the tobacco fields. All of them have Ravelcos installed and we have never had one stolen and it certainly isn't from the lack of trying. One night the guard came in and said, 'again, someone is trying to steal the F250'. I told him, let's just watch him. And we did, for nearly 20 minutes he tried to hot wire the truck and finally he just gave up and walked away. We then had him picked up the next day as we knew exactly who it was. In total we have experienced over 30 break-ins over the last decade and have never lost a vehicle. Sure they mess up the steering column and sometimes the dash, but we have never lost a truck. It is simply the best anti-theft device on the market. It is so simple, always works, and never will fritz out on you like an alarm. Many Ravelco installers do it right at your house in your driveway - it takes about 3 hours."
– Steve Saka, Goffstown, New Hampshire, Jeep Rubicon owners forum

"Hi, I just want to say thanks for the Ravelco device! My 2000 Honda Civic was stolen, stripped and recovered in September 2004 near my home, with repairs totaling $6,600, 66% of the car's value. At the time I had neither an anti-theft device nor alarm on it. It took a month to repair, and the day after I got it back I had Ravelco installed after researching deterrent systems. I felt better with the Ravelco installed, but knew it wouldn't prove itself to me unless I saw evidence of a thwarted theft. Well, yesterday I discovered just that when I went to my car - the steering column and ignition were damaged, but my car was still there. It's a great feeling, especially because I can't help but suspect it's the same thieves who tried to steal it for a second time!" – Tracey Mullane, Boston, Massachusetts

“I bought my Toyota 4Runner on a Friday, the following Monday I had my Ravelco system installed, and then Wednesday my car was broken into. Luckily they could only take the three dollars in the ashtray, since they could not take the car. I will take that trade off any day.” – Mark Crawford, Bronx, New York

“I read all the testimonies, yet I was still skeptical. Well, no longer. I bought a new Silverado on May 19, 2006. I put 24 " wheels on it, custom stereo everything. I thought OnStar would protect me, that's what the dealer said anyway. Well it was stolen June 12 a little over 3 weeks after I bought it and 1 week after I put on the wheels. From a government building none the less. Well, after the insurance hassle, police etc. etc. I got it back in August, got new wheels, new system everything but also the Ravelco. Well, last night at 3:00 am. I was awakened by a man shouting "IT'S NOT STARTING COME ON!!!" I looked out the window and my door was open and two guys where driving off in a beat up Honda Civic. I'm sure they were pissed and confused, but I still have my truck, thank you Ravelco. And Jason out here in Las Vegas is the man.”
– Ché Howard, Field Technology Manager, FedEx Ground, Henderson, Nevada

"I just want you people at Ravelco to know that we are very loyal customers. We trade vehicles every two years and we have had your product in all of our last eight vehicles. As best as I can remember your Ravelco system had saved at least two of our vehicles. Our most recent purchase was a 2002 Chevy Silverado Pick-Up Truck, bought from a Chevrolet Dealer in Houston, Texas whom I'll not name. Before we made the deal, we asked if they could install the Ravelco System on our new truck. Being a typical salesman and wanting to close the deal, he said of course! When we arrived to pick up our new truck, my husband noticed that they did not install the Ravelco like we asked. When we asked our salesman why, he now started back-tracking and told us that all the new trucks now come standard with a factory antitheft device built right in and we did not need a Ravelco. They were right, it does come with one, but they were so very wrong because it did not stop the theft of our truck. On September 14, 2001, it was stolen right from our home and it was driven right across our front lawn in order to get around the other cars in our driveway. The Texas Highway Patrol recovered our truck three days later in the woods. It was then towed to the same Chevrolet Dealer where we purchased the truck. The next morning when we went to meet the insurance man at the body shop I asked the body shop manager how could it have been stolen because it had the factory antitheft device system on it. He laughed and said that he had five stolen recoveries in his shop right now that also had the factory systems on them. He told me that they steal them all the time with those factory alarm and antitheft systems and that they are installed from the factory just to keep the amateurs away. He said if we wanted to keep it from ever getting stolen again we should install what he has on his own personal truck . . . a Ravelco! I said No Kidding! What a bunch of creeps! That is what we wanted in the first place. They totaled our truck and we bought a new one elsewhere. The first thing we did before it left the dealer was to have a Ravelco installed on it. Now we feel safe."
– Mrs. Paula Martin, The Woodlands, Texas

"Two years ago I caught someone trying to steal my car. They were doing it in a way that would not set off my alarm. That prompted me to do a bunch of research about the current state of the art of auto security. Much to my chagrin, most of the items on the market right now are easily defeated by car thieves. There was only one product that everyone said worked, called a Ravelco device, it consists of a multi-pronged plug and socket that disables multiple electrical systems in your car. They claim that in 29 years and in an installed base of 3 million cars, not one of those cars has ever been stolen. So I got it. They sent a technician to my house to do the install and he did an excellent job. The solution is simple and elegant. It is not an alarm but a device that makes your car un-drivable. It uses a coded dongle and the installer will pick multiple systems (electrical, fuel) that are disabled when the dongle is removed so even if the starter is hotwired, the car cannot run without the dongle. The installer will also go to great pains to disguise where wiring has been spliced. My experience with other mass-installed alarm systems is that they use bright red wire for power and always put the controller and the siren in the same spot. I have used the Ravelco for several years now. It is completely foolproof and couldn't be simpler to operate. When you pull the dongle, the car stops and cannot be restarted, period. No false alarms, no waking the neighbors. I feel confident parking my car almost anywhere. They give you two dongles up front and you get a code to order new ones from the company if you should lose one… Two weeks ago I accidentally left my car door open overnight. When I opened the car door to go to work I realized my mistake. Someone had been in my car and had opened my fuse box to look for the alarm shutoff. They had also opened my hood to start the car. The Ravelco had completely foiled them. I love it!"
– Kurt Wendelken, Norfolk, Virginia, posted on kk.org Cool Tools

"Just an unsolicited note to tell you that this 8th Ravelco Antitheft Device is performing wonderfully in my latest vehicle (a 1999 1 Ton 24 Valve Cummins Turbo Diesel). I could not rest until I had a Ravelco installed. As a retired police chief, I can attest to the many reports that came to my attention over the years of stolen vehicles and of those attempts that failed. All of the latter categories were protected by Ravelco. Sure a window had to be replaced and perhaps a new steering column cover and ignition installed . . . BUT THE VEHICLE STAYED PUT JUST WHERE THE OWNERS PARKED THEM! You have a remarkable product, state of the art knowledge and a bona fide honest approach to your customers and their security needs. You are free to use any portion of my endorsement for Ravelco." – W.G. "Bill" Rush, FBI National Academy Graduate, Houston, Texas

"I had just done some work to my Civic Hatchback and decided I would take my girlfriend for a ride down to Circuit City in Wayne so we could pick up a new computer, something I would never do before having my Ravelco installed. I parked the car and removed my Ravelco plug as I always do and went into the store for I'd say about 45 minutes. When I returned to the car, I looked in the window and saw the panel that covers my fuse box and under dash wiring was on my passenger seat and my door was open. When I got in the car, the ignition was in the on position without a key and my radio was on. My ignition was not damaged, which led me to believe that the thieves used a shaved down key. They did not touch anything in the car, i.e. radio, speakers, or any other parts... They wanted the car and nothing else. Without the Ravelco, I know my car would not have been there when I got back. My brother, Steve and I recommend you personally to everyone we meet and tell them that the bottom-line is that Ravelco is the only way to keep your car out of thieves hands. Although some people remain skeptical, I hope this is proof positive that thieves just cannot bypass a Ravelco system and steal your car. Thank you for protecting my car and the piece of mind and also all the extra sleep I can now get knowing my car is protected. THANK YOU." – Anthony Podesta, Park Ridge, New Jersey

"Protection Perfection" – Denise Adams, Staff Reporter, The Herald Coaster Newspaper, Fort Bend County, Texas

"A friend at the office bought a 2005 BMW fully loaded. He had it at the office, and I was talking to him about Ravelco, and told him that he needs to get one ASAP. He said that he got the $4000.00 car alarm system from BMW with Lojack and all. Well, I gave him your card, and he smiled nice and tucked it in his pocket... Not a week later, his car was stolen. It took the cops 4 days to find it. They said that the thiefs disabled the Lojack first, and then used a new box called a remote lighter that lets them steal the transponder codes. Well he got it back, and needs $22,000.00 worth of repairs and parts replaced to get it back to normal. He is suing BMW for false claims right now. So, I again told him that he should call you and get a Ravelco put in. He smiled, and said that BMW replaced the car alarm system, and upgraded it to a UNBEATABLE one... Well you know what I am going to say. 24 hours after getting it back to full deal, the car was gone again. It is now 30 days, and the unbeatable BMW is still gone. I am 100% happy with my Ravelco. In fact, I had my car at the shop and they took the outer plug off, and then called me to say that the car would not start, and they were getting ready to take apart the whole electrical system because they could not figure it out. Well, in passing he mentioned that they took the grey plug off. I told him I could fix it for a free oil change, he agreed and I told him to put it back on. Well, it started right up and worked perfect. I got the free oil change, and you got 4 mechanics that are debating about putting them in their car from that..."
– David McDougal, Gaithersburg, Maryland

"I just don't think there is a better way to secure my new van than with your device. My 2003 Tacoma was stolen one month after I paid it off. I got a good deal on a new 2004 Tacoma, but the prices went up by about 1% in the '04 model year. After paying sales tax again, plus replacing the contents that were stolen, I ended up paying about $3500 out of pocket. This figure includes my insurance deductible of $250. (BTW, I have State Farm insurance and they gave me a very good settlement - better than I expected actually.) If the truck had not been stolen, but only damaged during an attempted theft (e.g., had I known about Ravelco back then) I would only have had to pay the $250 deductible. Most people don't think about this, but even if you have good insurance and a low deductible as I do, having your car stolen results in MAJOR expenses, and a whole string of annoying hassles. I had to drive a rental car (paid for by State Farm) for a month, and I had to go through the shopping/negotiating frustrations of buying a new truck all over again. I don't know about you, but that is something I hate to do. Of course, I could have filed a claim against my homeowners insurance for the contents of my stolen truck, but my insurance agent advised against it, saying that filing multiple claims so closely together might result in my being classified as "high risk." I could have lost my insurance or seen my rates go up. That sort of seemed like punishing me for someone elses crime. Geez! So you can see why I want to get the Ravelco installed on my '04 Odyssey ASAP. I don't want to go through that again. BTW, the new '04 Odyssey's come with factory installed security alarm systems. The dealer just couldn't understand why that failed to impress me during his sales pitch. The little blinky light on the dash may be a deterrent for teenage joy riders, but I won't trust it one hoot in protecting my van from professional thieves. Please extend my thanks to all the folks on your end. Your assistance is greatly appreciated!!!!!"
– Bradley D. Duncan, Ph.D., Professor, ECE Department & Electro-Optics Program, The University of Dayton, Ohio

"In October of 2001, we had two of our FREIGHTLINER rigs stolen, the thieves drove them right through our wrought iron fence! That wasn't bad enough but one of our lowboy trailers was ferrying a $545,000 BACK HOE, and the other had a $165,000 DOZER on it. The trucks were found a month later in Mexico, sadly the backhoe and dozer are still missing. After we installed your Ravelco Anti Theft Device in all 23 of our trucks . . . not one piece of equipment has been stolen! The police said there is an active theft ring in Mexico doing this to heavy equipment in Arizona and New Mexico. Unfortunately, we still have had two theft attempts but they could not steal our trucks. This letter is to just say thanks. We have had anti theft devices installed on our trucks before that just interrupted the key or the starter but they were easily bypassed. Even our own employees could do it. But, since your Ravelco system disables the engine's computer system it has proven itself effective to us." – Paul T., Flagstaff, Arizona

"I just wanted to thank you again for the Ravelco. It hasn’t even been a month since you installed it, and last night someone tried stealing my car in the garage I park at. They smashed my driver's side window in, and disabled the horn of my car alarm. It was obvious that stealing my car was their sole intention, because NOTHING was taken from my car. The car needs to be towed and have its ignition fixed, but that’s better than it needing to be found. Seeing the Ravelco in its "passive action" definitely has put me at ease about spending a little extra money on having it installed. I know I would never forgive myself had I not had it installed and this happened. Thank you. One of my friends with the same year and model as mine is very intent on getting the Ravelco and having it installed."
– Kolapo DaSilva, Silver Springs, Maryland

"On May 10, 2001, we purchased (because of our age) probably our last vehicle, a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. It was a demo, and it already had your Ravelco Antitheft System on it. The salesman told us that the Ravelco was just a kill switch that the car dealer installed on all its demos and because of all the traveling we do, we needed a full-blown alarm system. Not knowing too much about security, I took his advice and let him sell me a $900.00 alarm system with back up battery, anti scan, and a cell phone dialer that would actually page me if someone was trying to steal our car. The very next Saturday, on May 12, we went shopping at Emerald Mall. When we came back out to the parking area . . . much to our surprise, our car door and trunk were wide open. The steering column was destroyed and get this, the alarm was not only disarmed but stolen! We wondered why our car was still there. When the tow truck driver arrived, he asked us for the plug for the Ravelco. He plugged it in, used some pliers to pull on a rod in the steering column and our car started! The police officer told us if it hadn't been for the Ravelco, our car would be gone. Thank you so much for saving our car."
– Chocky Pelamonte, Seekonk, Massachusetts

“We didn’t need the Ravelco Antitheft Device installed on our 2002 Suburban.” Our salesman told us that, because our Suburban came from the factory with the OnStar System. Two weeks ago our 21 day old Suburban was stolen! We contacted the OnStar people and they said they could not locate our vehicle. Last Saturday, near the Canadian border, our vehicle was found by accident when the police busted a chop shop. I asked the NYPD autotheft division why the OnStar people couldn’t locate my vehicle. They said the thieves break off the antenna used for the OnStar, which is mounted on the roof over the driver’s side and the vehicle cannot be tracked. What an expensive piece of junk! Please send me your Ravelco system so we can have it installed on our Suburban when we get it back from the body shop. We had our last Ravelco installed in Dallas when we lived there and it foiled the car thieves 2 times that we know of. We will never be without a Ravelco again!” – Jon C., New York, New York

"Dear Ravelco: You can do what you want with this letter and use it as you wish but I have to let you know just how great your Ravelco theft system actually is. This past March, we purchased a 2006 Ford Super Duty Diesel F-350 4X4 (cost more than our first home). We needed something fairly powerful to pull our travel trailer. We live in a fairly safe community but now being retired we travel all over the country sometimes into Canada and Mexico. Of course we stay at many overnight camper/trailer facilities. Now here's the good part . . . the first night we parked, we met some neighbors in the space next to us. They were admiring the seats in our truck (King Ranch Edition) and asked if we had an anti theft device to prevent our truck from being stolen? I spoke up and said, we have everything you can get on a vehicle plus the factory security system. I told them that our salesman said that was all we needed to protect our truck. Our new neighbors said what they thought they had on their truck was also fool proof until they lost everything including their travel trailer, which sadly was their home at the time. I followed them to their truck and they showed me what they had now installed to prevent that from ever happening again. Behold - our first introduction to the RAVELCO! That night after thinking about what happened to them really started bothering me so the very next morning we asked where they had it installed and they said in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Being in Texas at the time we were not going to Cape Cod to get one installed. So I called the number for Ravelco on the window sticker off their truck and was told that we could get a Ravelco where we were in Texas! I had it installed at a place nearby in Brownsville. They were very nice and did a neat installation. The next day we left Brownsville and headed west towards El Paso. We stopped in Laredo, parked our truck and trailer right on a busy main street and walked over into Nuevo Laredo, Mexico to shop. Upon our return three hours later we found the door handle (plastic) pried open and the steering column wrecked. All the lights on the dash were on and there was a screwdriver in the place where we would normally put the key. BUT - MOST IMPORTANT OUR TRUCK & TRAILER WERE STILL THERE!!!!!! I showed the police officer the Ravelco plug, he recognized it - plugged it in - turned the screwdriver and started our vehicle. We were so happy that this little Ravelco Plug saved our truck, our trailer and all our possessions. They did steal an empty cooler and some sunglasses that were on our front seat! Even though your Ravelco product saved us from this ordeal, it is a shame that you can't feel comfortable having something nice in this world today, it makes you not even want to travel anymore. THANK YOU -THANK YOU-THANK YOU!"
– Rita D., St. Louis, Missouri

"I have owned one of your devices on a previous vehicle, and as an insurance adjuster I feel your product is the only device which will securely protect my vehicle from theft. My experience is that any other product on the market has a weakness which will not protect my vehicle 100%." – Dale Hansen, Findlay, Ohio

"My dad told me to get a Ravelco for my new 2002 Chevy Avalanche, but my friends said the Ravelco had outdated technology. Being hardheaded and a freshman at college, I listened to my friend's advice over my dad's and went with the factory alarm system. Also, I had a high-tech tracking device installed in my new truck for an additional $600.00. On a recent family dove hunt in South Texas (only 1 mile from the Mexican Border), I drove my new truck from College Station to meet my dad, who was already there with my brother. We stayed at a Holiday Inn just outside McAllen, Texas. The next morning I could not believe my truck was gone! I parked in a well-lit area right next to my dad's Suburban. The thieves also tried to take my dad's truck because his window was broken and the steering column was destroyed, but his Suburban was still there. Also, two other vehicles were also stolen from that parking lot that night. Once again my dad was right! I should have gone with the Ravelco Antitheft System. The tracking company said that their system does not go into Mexico, so I guess I am (SOL). My insurance company said that they usually wait 30 days to pay a claim but will replace my truck in less time, because they said my truck will not be found! As soon as I get my new truck, I want to be first in line for a Ravelco System. My dad swears by the Ravelco. He is probably one of your best salesmen. As for my friends . . . I ask, how can something be outdated if it has never been defeated? One of the friends that gave me that bogus advice had a Ravelco installed on his truck the very next day at a Chevrolet dealer in San Antonio. I felt like choking him!" – Jason D., Austin, Texas

"Approximately 4 months ago, we contacted your company and purchased only 4 of your Ravelco Antitheft Systems for our KENWORTH trucks. When they arrived the owner looked at them and said for us to to install and test them on the older trucks only, because to be honest with you, they didn’t look like much in the box. Boy, were we surprised! After following your installation instructions our own shop mechanic couldn’t start the KENWORTH truck. When our owner saw this, we immediately ordered 54 more Ravelcos. I know this letter is short and sweet, but I just wanted to say thanks for keeping our trucks safe and to give us the comfort of knowing our trucks will be there exactly where we parked them." – Tommy C., Kansas City, Missouri

"The only real protection that appears to be working is by stopping the vehicle theft itself with some sort of ignition, fuel and starter cut off device. The better of these devices, have all its connections made in the engine compartment and have its wires camouflaged. A thief will not take the time to open up the hood of a vehicle and start searching for circuits. These antitheft devices are unlike alarm systems which are connected only under the dash, and are very easy for thieves to disarm." – Houston Chronicle Article

"(1990 Chevrolet Suburban). . . Ten years and 241,000 miles and no further theft or vandalism with the Ravelco system! I truly think that when a would-be thief sees the Ravelco warning sticker on the windows, he will just go on to the next vehicle. We had more than six attempts to steal our Suburban, but since we had the Ravelco installed, we have not even had one attempt. Thank you for your antitheft device."
– Raymond C. Witt, District Manager, Alliance for Affordable Health Care

"During the ten years that our company has been using the Ravelco security system for our vehicles, I am delighted to be able to report that never have we had a vehicle stolen. We've had several attempts in the City of Houston. I can honestly say that you have saved us thousands in potential losses of vehicles and product plus time and aggravation. Your security device has been so reliable and successful in our vending trucks that we have installed them on our entire fleet."
– James A. Knecht, ACCENT FOOD SERVICES Inc., Houston, Texas

“I want to thank you for saving my car and most of all…my life! Six days ago, I went to a local mall to get a birthday gift for my nephew, who was having a party at a pizza place nearby. When I came out of the mall I felt someone following me, and that made me nervous. I did not want to turn around and confront them because I was hoping that it was just someone going to the parking lot to get in their car like I was. I don’t know why I did what I did, but I had a bad feeling and I reached into my purse and pushed the button on the keychain that separates the Ravelco plug from my keys. As I was getting in my car a great big man who had what looked like a pipe in his hand pushed me across the front seat, got behind the wheel and told me to give him my keys. I handed him my keys without the Ravelco plug attached and he immediately tried to start the car. Of course without the Ravelco plug it would not start, but he kept trying. He yelled, “WHAT’S WRONG?” I told him this has been happening lately. He immediately got out of my car and ran. He must have been a real idiot to think I had a dead battery because my car is a brand new white 2001 Lincoln Town Car and it still had the temporary paper tags on it. The policeman who was called to the scene said, “if it wasn’t for my Ravelco system I might have ended up in a ditch somewhere!” I am pretty proud of myself and wanted to share my story with you.”
– Bernadette E., Tucson, Arizona

"You may remember me, you may not, but you are now my favorite person in the world! A few years ago, you came to our home and installed the Ravelco device in our son's 2000 Jeep Cherokee, which had been stolen a few months earlier. I decided to go with the Ravelco following a few long conversations during which I grilled you about every conceivable possibility of thieves bypassing this device. You also installed the Ravelco a year or so later, in a marathon session, in my 2004 Durango and my husband's 1995 Tahoe. I have since recommended you and your little gadget to just about everyone I know. Well, last night or early this morning, before the snow started, someone apparently tried to steal our son's Jeep again. We didn't notice until the snow stopped and we went to move the Jeep so that we could clear the driveway. Well, they popped the door lock to get in and popped the ignition, but didn't get the Jeep! They took some items from inside, my son's college textbooks and such, which I doubt they'll be using, but that was it. I will now freely admit to still being skeptical about the Ravelco, in spite of your assurances, prior to today. I am now a true believer. So thank you for your patience throughout our initial conversations, and thank you for standing behind this product 100%. You have saved us the hassle of trying to recover a stolen car, which if you've been through once, it's enough. This was probably the smartest purchase I have ever made, and I will gladly continue to recommend you and Ravelco to anyone who asks. With sincere thanks"
– Robin Smith, West Orange, New Jersey

"It is really sad when you can't rely on the antitheft devices that automobile manufacturers are installing on new vehicles. They give people a false sense of security. Because of our past success with Ravelco, we will never be without one in any of our vehicles. THANK YOU!!!" – Janet C., Rosenberg, Texas

"I drive or I drove the baddest SUV made, a 3 month old Black, 2004 Cadillac Escalade. I had wheel spinners that cost nearly six grand and a stereo system to die for. Someone else must have also thought that and decided to take it. It was stolen on September 4, 2004. The police found my vehicle four days later in San Ysidro, California. It was missing the tires & wheels and the subwoofers. OnStar couldn't locate it and the transponder key security system was bypassed. When I got it back, I felt like it was violated and I sold it. Three weeks ago, I bought another one in Arizona and I had your Ravelco system installed. NOW FOR THE REASON OF MY LETTER! On Thursday night, October 14th, they tried to steal it again at a seafood restaurant in Los Angeles. They broke in, busted the steering column and failed. YOUR RAVELCO SAVED MY ESCALADE!!! Thank you so much!!!" – Butch Jennings, Cypress, California

"I was told by my salesman where I bought my 2001 Ford Expedition, that since it came from the factory with the SecuriLock Antitheft System, I did not need any additional security on my vehicle. On a recent trip to Mexico, we spent our first night at a motel in McAllen, Texas. I parked my Expedition directly outside the door to our room. In the middle of the night I heard the Expedition start. I ran out as the thief was backing out. I must have frightened him, because when he got across the street he abandoned the vehicle and ran. The police officer who came to take a report informed me of your product. The very next morning at a local Lincoln Mercury Dealer, I had the steering column repaired and your Ravelco Antitheft Device installed. Two days later in Acapulco, Mexico it happened again. This time your Ravelco stopped them from stealing my vehicle! I am glad I took the police officer’s advice and had the Ravelco installed! Thank you so much for saving my vehicle."
– Hugh Bishop, Dallas, Texas

"On Saturday September 6, 2003, We purchased a new 2004 F-150 Ford Pick Up. As soon as we left the dealer we went to another Ford dealer to have your Ravelco installed on our truck. (The dealer where we purchased our truck said they did not carry the Ravelco.) That same night at bingo some thugs tried unsuccessfully to steal our new truck. They broke the steering column and were able to turn on the ignition but they couldn't start the truck. I am so glad that I listened to our State Farm Insurance man and had the Ravelco system installed. Thank you for such a wonderful system. Why doesn't Ford buy these from you and put them on all their vehicles? We had our truck for 12 hours and now we have to wait a week to get it back from the dealer because they don't have parts for a 2004 yet. It is a rotten shame that there are people out there who make a living off of hard working honest people. Once again, Thank you very much to who ever makes your system."
– Wes and Myrtle F., Kenner, Louisiana

“In January, professional car thieves attempted to steal my 2000 Acura Integra on a very busy Saturday afternoon at a very nice shopping mall. The car was parked in the garage about 30 feet from one of the main entrances. Security guards on bikes patrol this garage. From an anti-theft standpoint, I was told that the 2000s have a chip in the key; therefore I cannot walk into a hardware store and have extra keys made for the car. The car does not have a remote lock/unlock feature. The detective said the theft attempt was by professionals who would have known how to hot-wire the car and that a shopper most likely scared them off. Another 15 seconds and the car would have been gone. I dove into a research effort to see how to protect the car in the future. The internet offered devices to thwart every anti-theft gadget or system that I found. Equipment existed to bypass every factory-installed anti-theft system. This equipment could be ordered by make, model, and year of the vehicle. There are even ways to now thwart the auto tracking systems. A county police officer told me if I wanted to protect an Acura Integra, the only way to do it was to keep it locked in a garage 24 hours a day. Then I found the Ravelco. It had a sterling 28-year history, had never been bypassed, and nothing existed on the internet to thwart it. I even called the largest Chevy dealer in the country when I read that they had been installing the device for 23 years. They swear by it, as does their local law enforcement. By the end of January, Chuck Whigham had installed the Ravelco on my car. In August, professional thieves tried to steal the car again, this time twenty feet from my front door. There were no shoppers to scare them away. The car would not budge because of the Ravelco. It was like having my car's engine locked in the house. The thieves gave up and left the car sitting where they found it. The Ravelco has been worth its weight in gold to me.”
– Donna Berriman, Falls Church, Virginia

"I appreciate the efforts you and your company have made to control the auto theft problem in our city. The letters from your customers indicate that they are completely satisfied."
– Sam Nuchia, Chief of Police, City of Houston, Texas