Awww, come on. Someone share with the rest of the class. What DOES it do?
It is an ignition interruption device. I have one in my Jeep and had one in my previous truck. Just gives some peace of mind. The only downside is that the remote start no longer works with the puck removed.
This is from their website:
A few days after
9-11, on
September 25, 2001 in Mexico City, the RAVELCO Anti Theft Device was tested by
CESVI. CESVI is owned by the seven major insurance companies based in Mexico. They had professional car thieves try to hot-wire a Nissan Sentra (the most stolen vehicle in Mexico City at the time) that was equipped with a RAVELCO. The CESVI Company said they would approve the RAVELCO if it passed the
eight (
8) minute test. They said no theft device or alarm ever took more than 3 minutes to bypass.
After cutting wires and trying for 35 minutes the professionals finally gave up. The next day they had the vehicle towed to a local Nissan Dealer to get them to fix it. The Nissan dealer called us in Houston to find what they needed to do to get it rewired and able to start! Needless to say the RAVELCO was approved. The
RAVELCO is the only anti theft device recognized in Mexico for a discount on your insurance. With over 10 million people in Mexico City alone and nearly
200 vehicles stolen per day, the people at CESVI should know what does and does not work when it comes to auto theft. No alarm, tracking system or any other anti theft device is approved in Mexico.