I got this online today and I'll say, its nice to see that our cars did not make the Top 25 list...

Personally, I'd prefer a Crossfire over half the cars on this list!

Maybe the thieves know how hard it will be to get parts for our cars which is why they are not stealing them! LOL


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25 Most Stolen Small Cars

The list is based on a comparison of loss claims to the total number of registered vehicles.

1. 2001 BMW M-Series Roadster
2. 1998 Acura Integra
3. 2004 Mercury Marauder
4. 1999 Acura Integra
5. 1995 Acura Integra
6. 2002 Audi S4
7. 1996 Acura Integra
8. 1997 Acura Integra
9. 2001 Acura Ingegra
10. 2000 Jaguar XJR
11 1994 Acura Integra
12. 2005 Suzuki Aerio
13.2004 Suzuki Aerio
14.1998 Land Rover Range Rover
15. 1998 Jaguar XJR
16. 2003 Mercury Marauder
17. 2000 Acura Integra
18. 2002 Cadillac Escalade
19. 2000 Audi A8
20. 2000 Audi S4
21. 1993 Mercedes-Benz 600
22. 1995 Land Rover Range Rover
23.2005 Cadillac Escalade
24. 2000 Honda Civic
25. 2001 Audi S4

Source: CCC Information Services

 

I hear you, Sharon. The car is so scarce in my parts that I don't think the thieves would know what to do with it? I know they'd certainly have a hard time figuring out some of the features...dropping the top...etc...

Hope you'll be getting some resolution with your car at the new dealership. Totally crazy that they would hold your car hostage over having you take it elsewhere for some more expert help. That is ridiculous. Are these dealerships so competitive that they can't see the problems it causes the car's owner? You most definitely should be compensated for all your troubles...say free gas, oil changes...service...etc...ONCE they permanently fix your car and it's running correctly. Anything less would not be fair.

I've been driving relatives around town and have had to keep my "baby" in the garage for several weeks. Hard to squeeze two children and their mother into my roadster! So, I'm happy to be back behind the wheel. It needs a good washing and some TLC...and now the weather has turned cloudy and cool...darn!

 

Two thieves were heard conversing...

Thief #1: You ever steal one of dem Chrysler Crossbows?
Thief #2: Nah, I deals only in parts. Last night I got me 3 Cadillac convertibles.
Thief #1: I thought you says you only lifts parts.
Thief #2: They is parts. I cut them right off the exhaust in front the muffler.
Thief #1: You mean catalytic converters?
Thief #2: That's what I said. Cadillac convertibles. You hard a hearin'?
Thief #1: Anyways, I been thinkin' about taken one of them Crossbuns.
Thief #2: Why take that kinda risk, theys about givin' em way over dare at the dealership.

 

Rob, very funny.


BTW, why in the hell is the Aerio on the list.

 

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.

 

That list makes me glad I traded in my Integra for the XF. Of course, that's just one more reason to be glad among many.

 

I can't say I've laughed so hard over something on this site as I did to this! Thanks for the good laugh!!

And one last question - did you learn to talk and write like this while studying "Hooked on Ebonics"?

 

Hard to believe the Mercury Marauder made the list. I guess they had be stolen...no one bought them! I would be shocked if they built more of those that Crossfires!

 

Why steal a Crossfire when you can steal an Aston Martin.

 

We may ***** about having to wait two weeks to get copies of our keys but thats one of the reasons this car and no other Mercs are on that list. The only Merc that is on the list is 1993 before our type key's came out.

 

Or how about we all band together, steal a few that are just sitting on lots and store them away in a bunker somewhere and when we struggle to find parts, we can go to our secret hideaway?

 

Is that true? I've long nursed a resentment at having to cough up $185.00 for a spare key. Guess I should get over it.

 

Ever watch gone in 60 seconds? They had problems stealing the Mercedes because of the "Laser Cut" Keys. And those guys were pros. You think a hood rat from the streets can pull something like that and jack a mercedes? Integra = black market parts, RICE, and easy steal. Civic falls in there as well. I am surprised by the 2,000+ Audis. And I thought the Escalade was the number one stolen car now, beating out the good old corolla, and civic. Someone correct me if I'm wrong