thanks. i borrowed the middle of that from a real conversation. when i was a teenager i was talking to this older african american gentleman working on a job site and he was telling me that he was getting a new cadillac convertible. came to find out that he wasn't getting a cadillac but whatever he was driving needed a new catalytic converter. i mention that he was african american only because of the stereotype that black folks tend to drive caddys and it was often considered a status symbol to them. so his use of the word cadillac brought tears to my eyes. i still laugh about it.

the main reason the aerio is targeted for theft is that it is a sporty little thing. 155 hp and it weighs just 2,600 lbs. which is class leading in the entry level subcompact class.