Soooo I went on vacation south of the boarder - I am Canadian - and had my car broken into. Looks like a classic smash and dash job, got a ton of valuables taken -that where out of sight and well hidden...

My question is...why didn't my alarm go off. When I got back to the car the window was smashed, door ripped open down the middle, speaker ripped out...yet the alarm was not blaring. YET when at the gas station I lock my passengers in and they exit the alarm makes enough noise to wake the dead.
YES, I did lock the door and set the alarm. I very very very 250% certain it was set as I always click the remote to make it beep twice.
With that being said, can anyone recommend a great after market alarm or point me in the right direction of what brands are trust-able and work?