Do not be fooled by the Groupon being offered, it will cost you far more in the long run. I bought one of the Groupons and called in to set up an appointment and inquire about the 'bypass' as none of the other places I had looked into had mentioned it. I was informed that the bypass was an additional $100 and was needed on almost all cars made after 2005. I called around and realized two things: 1) the bypass was not mandatory for my vehicle or this model of car starter, there were multiple ways around it. and 2) this exact model being advertised as a value of over $300 was being installed at MULTIPLE other shops for $199 and these installs did not require an additional cost of $100. When I called back and brought this to the attention of the shop I was told I could go somewhere else if I wanted a ""piece of s**t car starter"". I promptly called Groupon and returned my certificate. The woman that helped me was not surprised, and apparently I was not the first to want a refund for this particular certificate. Judging by all of these reviews - not to mention the responses - I was one of the lucky ones. There are MANY shops in town with great reputations that won't cost you any more than this ""deal"". I spent $225 out the door. Though I'm probably only saying that because I am the ""competition"".
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