350Z does NOT rate Top-10 most stolen vehicle
11-08-2005 | 01:41 PM
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350Z does NOT rate Top-10 most stolen vehicle
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The 1995 Honda Civic was the most-stolen car during 2004, according to statistics from the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
Reference: http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/11/08/...icb/index.html
The list is kind of silly because the most stolen vehicles are those which are most commonplace. Duh.
Reference: http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/11/08/...icb/index.html
The list is kind of silly because the most stolen vehicles are those which are most commonplace. Duh.
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11-08-2005 | 03:37 PM
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people don't steal cars because they are cool, they steal them to strip them and sell the parts. Just wanted to re-state the obvious.
p.s - if you live in the north east don't get an Audi S4, trust me...it wont last a year before stolen
p.s - if you live in the north east don't get an Audi S4, trust me...it wont last a year before stolen
11-08-2005 | 04:12 PM
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I think they should re-work their numbers to reflect number stolen per number produced, that would give you a better idea of how popular a car is in terms of being stolen. Just saying a Honda Civic is the most stolen car for 2004 doesn't mean anything without qualifying the percentage stolen. Say for example that you have a car that is mass produced say 150k per year and 5000 of them are stolen AND you have a car that is only produced in say 10k per year but 1000 of them were stolen. The way they count it now, the car that was stolen 5000 times is much more likely to be stolen...but I say that the car that was produced in 10k batches per year is actually more likely to be stolen since 10% of them were stolen this year. Does that make sense to anyone else or am I totally out of it?
11-08-2005 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by cessna
Its because they would rather steal the G!!!!
Just kidding!
(10$ says that Bruce350Z will post that its because the G is made in Germany vs the Z in Japan)!!!lol!!!
Just kidding!
(10$ says that Bruce350Z will post that its because the G is made in Germany vs the Z in Japan)!!!lol!!!
$200.00 that Brucie350z will post ANYTHING that will make himself look like an azz
11-08-2005 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by XV8DRVR
I think they should re-work their numbers to reflect number stolen per number produced, that would give you a better idea of how popular a car is in terms of being stolen. Just saying a Honda Civic is the most stolen car for 2004 doesn't mean anything without qualifying the percentage stolen. Say for example that you have a car that is mass produced say 150k per year and 5000 of them are stolen AND you have a car that is only produced in say 10k per year but 1000 of them were stolen. The way they count it now, the car that was stolen 5000 times is much more likely to be stolen...but I say that the car that was produced in 10k batches per year is actually more likely to be stolen since 10% of them were stolen this year. Does that make sense to anyone else or am I totally out of it?
11-08-2005 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by XV8DRVR
I think they should re-work their numbers to reflect number stolen per number produced, that would give you a better idea of how popular a car is in terms of being stolen. Just saying a Honda Civic is the most stolen car for 2004 doesn't mean anything without qualifying the percentage stolen. Say for example that you have a car that is mass produced say 150k per year and 5000 of them are stolen AND you have a car that is only produced in say 10k per year but 1000 of them were stolen. The way they count it now, the car that was stolen 5000 times is much more likely to be stolen...but I say that the car that was produced in 10k batches per year is actually more likely to be stolen since 10% of them were stolen this year. Does that make sense to anyone else or am I totally out of it?
11-08-2005 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by nickintempe
I would bet that using that methodology, the Civic would still be more frequently stolen. Vehicle desirability doesn't usually play into theft, because people generally don't steal cars with the idea of keeping them. Maybe the odd joyrider will take a Z and dump it somewhere after a few hours, but the main motive for stealing a car is chop it for parts.
Escalade EXT, Nissan Maxima hottest targets for thieves, study says.
October 19, 2004: 2:09 PM EDT
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Cadillac's Escalade EXT, a $53,700 luxury pickup with chrome trim, leather bucket seats and a jazzy stereo system, is the most attractive target for car thieves, followed by the Nissan Maxima, an insurance industry study said Tuesday.
Reference: http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/19/pf/a...olen_vehicles/