Based on the discussion, it seems like the original poster found a GPS tracker on their neighbor’s new Toyota and is looking for possible reasons why it’s there.
How old is the car? Sometimes the “buy here, pay here” places will install them in case they need to repo them.
Aman said:
How old is the car? Sometimes the “buy here, pay here” places will install them in case they need to repo them.
Actually this is from our neighbor car,he just bought it couple days ago brand new 2025 rav4 xle gas awd
@True
financed? how’s his credit?
StephCOPELAND said:
@True
financed? how’s his credit?
Yes financed,Credit is bad.
StephCOPELAND said:
@True
financed? how’s his credit?
Yes financed,Credit is bad.
Makes it easier for the tow truck to find for repo
StephCOPELAND said:
@True
financed? how’s his credit?
Yes financed,Credit is bad.
There ya go. Finance company put it in there.
@Laurel
Usually they call these things “GPS security package” and tack on a $1k to the price of the car. So you overpay by $950 for something the finance company wants installed.
@True
What a bad install job. You would think they would try to hide it better if they didn’t want people to remove it.
Baylor said:
@True
What a bad install job. You would think they would try to hide it better if they didn’t want people to remove it.
Might have an automatic repo clause if removed. Some of those finance places can be super tough on people that lack options.
@Caiden
Yank it and park somewhere else for a bit
@True
Hi i work in car/home insurance. I can’t speak about your area, or the practices of loaners and insurers. I know this isn’t the tag system. 2025 rav4s especially gas are some of the most stolen cars in my province only matched by honda cr-vs. Could it be added by the loaner not only for repo, but also against theft?
Again, no idea if its a possibility in your area.
@True
These are commonly being installed by dealerships. They charge the buyer for them. It would have been one of the fees. They put one on all the cars from the dealer I bought from. Charged $499. I asked them to remove it and the fee. They pushed back but eventually agreed.
Those get only installed people with unusally low creditscore.
Cass said:
Those get only installed people with unusally low creditscore.
Probably cause his credit score is low lol
Cass said:
Those get only installed people with unusally low creditscore.
Probably cause his credit score is low lol
I figured
Cass said:
Those get only installed people with unusally low creditscore.
Nah, we paid cash, and bought 2 rav4s on same day, they were in our cars too.
By the way, Toyota tracks you location, unless you opt out. They keep audio and video recordings for 5 years, and transcripts for 20.
Took my wife a week to get them to fully let her opt out.
@Frances
The built in Toyota DCM cell modem has nothing to do with this aftermarket device.
Sidney said:
@Frances
The built in Toyota DCM cell modem has nothing to do with this aftermarket device.
No way.
Still worth telling people that Toyota corporate tracks you, and that they can do something about it.
@Frances
They make you sign a sheet when you buy the car that specifically outlines this exact thing. It is the only thing on the entire sheet. You have to be pretty oblivious to not know this after signing the paperwork. You also have the option to opt out.