Incredible Theft Numbers
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Incredible Theft Numbers
I followed a link after looking at the article linked in the "Dumb Crook News" thread from today. In the article they made a statement saying that 1 in 78 cars in America is stolen. That number just seems astronomically high to me. The headline for the link that got me was "Why Nobody Steals A Prius". Well, I could tell ya that....
Seems a Prius is about 9 times less likely to be stolen than other cars. The most stolen car they say is a Honda Accord... Gotta be kidding me? Who the ___ would take a chance on grand theft auto charges for an Accord?
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-n...-prius-2012-11
I thought I'd always heard of the Vette being one of the most stolen vehicles. Guess not.
Seems a Prius is about 9 times less likely to be stolen than other cars. The most stolen car they say is a Honda Accord... Gotta be kidding me? Who the ___ would take a chance on grand theft auto charges for an Accord?
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-n...-prius-2012-11
I thought I'd always heard of the Vette being one of the most stolen vehicles. Guess not.
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It's not that they want the parts - those Hondas are pretty easy to break into. Around here (BC), Hondas have been on the Top 5 Stolen list for years. I have a 'club' in mine & they leave me alone... so far!
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Vettes have not been a popular car for thiefs for a long time, especially in the C4-C6 generations - advances in factory security systems has helped in that regard.
Here's an article on Corvette thefts:
http://content.usatoday.com/communit...y-are-stolen/1
Here's an article on Corvette thefts:
http://content.usatoday.com/communit...y-are-stolen/1
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Just bought my second Honda, a 2008 Accord EX-L, it is my everyday driver, and trust me, it will last for YEARS, I will not be able to wear that car out.
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Jack, that article you linked has numbers even worse yet. Not quite 1 in 10?
I can sort of see the C4 theft numbers being higher, since that was really the first major redesign of the car from the ground up. It was the latest and greatest, and had really nothing in common with the older models, so I could see it as more desirable at that time. I still like the C4's, though I don't see me owning one.
I must be completely out of touch. With these insane numbers, you'd think that I would know lots of people who's car was stolen, yet I recall only one throughout my life. Certainly not what the stated numbers would imply. Nowhere near. I guess I should be glad I don't live in a big city.
I can sort of see the C4 theft numbers being higher, since that was really the first major redesign of the car from the ground up. It was the latest and greatest, and had really nothing in common with the older models, so I could see it as more desirable at that time. I still like the C4's, though I don't see me owning one.
I must be completely out of touch. With these insane numbers, you'd think that I would know lots of people who's car was stolen, yet I recall only one throughout my life. Certainly not what the stated numbers would imply. Nowhere near. I guess I should be glad I don't live in a big city.
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Really? With all the problems we have with Pull Key, Wait 10 Seconds, special keys, 2mph shutoff... how in hell can a thief get around these things? Are they just breaking in (easy I suspect) and then towing the cars off? How do they ever get it started if the modules don't read the correct key resistance?
Lastly, seems like a LoJack might be a good idea, but would a hidden kill switch (has to be turned on for the car to start) be a good idea to thwart the baddies? How would they react to a car that wouldn't start? Just leave or trash it? Would it be better to have a trashed car than a missing car? Open for ideas!
Lastly, seems like a LoJack might be a good idea, but would a hidden kill switch (has to be turned on for the car to start) be a good idea to thwart the baddies? How would they react to a car that wouldn't start? Just leave or trash it? Would it be better to have a trashed car than a missing car? Open for ideas!
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Like the article says, theives target cars that are in demand for their parts. In the bad old days when any novice could stuff a 350ci from a Vette into a 58 Chevy, the Vettes were in high demand. That's not true today.
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It depends. In some areas it is too low.
I lived in a nice area in Mesa, AZ (Red Mountain Ranch) and they attempted to steal my Camaro 3 times. They did steal my '95 Caprice 9C1 with a lot of mods (it was never recovered).
The neighbors had problems too. The one east of me had one stolen (Maxima). The one west of me had one stolen (Infiniti). The one across the street had one stolen (Buick). The one 2 doors east had one attempted stolen, but it ran off his sloped drive across the street into the neighbors yard before being abandoned. The one 2 doors down across the street had one stolen (Mustang). Plus within about a block there were at least 4 or 5 more that I know of.
It is one of the reasons why we moved, and also why I will not let my corvettes sit outside at night. I built a big garage.
I lived in a nice area in Mesa, AZ (Red Mountain Ranch) and they attempted to steal my Camaro 3 times. They did steal my '95 Caprice 9C1 with a lot of mods (it was never recovered).
The neighbors had problems too. The one east of me had one stolen (Maxima). The one west of me had one stolen (Infiniti). The one across the street had one stolen (Buick). The one 2 doors east had one attempted stolen, but it ran off his sloped drive across the street into the neighbors yard before being abandoned. The one 2 doors down across the street had one stolen (Mustang). Plus within about a block there were at least 4 or 5 more that I know of.
It is one of the reasons why we moved, and also why I will not let my corvettes sit outside at night. I built a big garage.
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QCVette? Holy mother of pearl!!!!
Ok, well, your neighborhood was raising the 'averages' quite a bit then. I can't imagine living in a place like that.
Ok, well, your neighborhood was raising the 'averages' quite a bit then. I can't imagine living in a place like that.
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Really? With all the problems we have with Pull Key, Wait 10 Seconds, special keys, 2mph shutoff... how in hell can a thief get around these things? Are they just breaking in (easy I suspect) and then towing the cars off? How do they ever get it started if the modules don't read the correct key resistance?
Lastly, seems like a LoJack might be a good idea, but would a hidden kill switch (has to be turned on for the car to start) be a good idea to thwart the baddies? How would they react to a car that wouldn't start? Just leave or trash it? Would it be better to have a trashed car than a missing car? Open for ideas!
Lastly, seems like a LoJack might be a good idea, but would a hidden kill switch (has to be turned on for the car to start) be a good idea to thwart the baddies? How would they react to a car that wouldn't start? Just leave or trash it? Would it be better to have a trashed car than a missing car? Open for ideas!
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