OldCracker29
I've been knocked down drug out and left for dead
She is the oldest, and the smartest, until it comes time to paying bills.
I don't know her...of course... but this might just be a "TEACHABLE MOMENT" when she gets back from Florida.
If she was more careful about paying bills on time... she would have a better credit rating.
By having a better credit rating, she cold buy a car from a "REAL CAR DEALER" ... not from "Bubba's Tote The Note."
In addition to not going thru this kind of a hassle, she would get a much better interest rate on the financing...
Therefore the payment per month would be a lot cheaper.
The total cost of the car... including financing... wouldn't cost near as much.
And she would have a lot more of "HER OWN MONEY" left over to spend on other things.
Like having money to go to Florida without having to use the car payment money.
Not trying to butt into your business.... just thinking out loud....
She won't listen to me. My youngest daughter on the other hand, has her shit together. Thank God for that.
). If thats whats on your daughter;s car, it can be removed or bypasses, but you'll need some general knowledge about alarms and remote starts to do so. Most likely there is a relay wired up somewhere in the starter circuit (most likely under the dash near the steering column) to interrupt the starter wire. You can verify this by turning the ign to the run position and then jumping the starter wire terminal on the solenoid to the battery or to the positive terminal on the solenoid. If the engine then starts, that theres a starter kill activated somewhere. According to my Alarm installing schematics, the starter wire on a 204 Taurus should be a red wire with a light blue stripe. It will most likely be that color at the solenoid as well. So just disconnect that wire from the solenoid and apply 12v to that terminal for a second and see if it cranks. Let us know what you find out, I'm curious now.
