buho62

I just talked to my insurance guy, and he was telling me that because being an insurance agent, he knows that people like to steal cars like the Z. At the moment I thought "this idiot doesn't even know what he's talking about" (five minutes earlier we were standing in front of the car and he asked me if it was considered a roadster, and the car is a coupe). But when I was driving back to work, I started thinking, and I haven't heard from anyone getting their Z stolen.

To my understanding, the Z should be hard to steal, they have the encoded key and everything.

My question, is the Z really an often pick for car thiefs?

The Brickyard Rat

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There have been numerous posts about people vandalizing Zzzs but only a couple about Zs being stolen. It has not been much of an issue from what I've seen.

AlphaPJ

I got Lojack...between the insurance break I get and the comfort of having it there...I think its worth it.

arlingtonz

The engine disabling key is not very difficult for professional auto thefts to get around, but usually they don't waste time on a 30k car if they are professionals. From what I have read it takes about 20-30 seconds to "recode" the engine. Nevertheless the Z is still difficult to steal and the risk reward I just don't think is there right now. Also the Z does not share a lot of parts with other cars, so it is not a very "chopable" car.

bamyi

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^^^+1, I've posted a few threads on stolen Zs. the few Zs that were stolen were by the use of the owner's keys to the Z. Relatives, friends, etc...

Vamos_Rafael

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Hahhahaha Master B...
thats not stolen...
thats called borrowing

bamyi

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LOL, but when they don't return it after a few months and if they do and its only your steering wheel, is that call long term borrowing?

Hey, can I borrow your car Grandmaster J?

Vamos_Rafael

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umm...
sure...
inexchange for rifle and pistol practice and a tour and live ammo practice in urban warfare situations with the swat team

bamyi

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lol, you also want to hang on the outside of a subruban while doing 60mph?

Vamos_Rafael

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i prefer safety ropes for those exercises

bamyi

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They have handles bars on top that you can hang on and the side steps are significantly larger. Kinda like in the movie SWAT.

Vamos_Rafael

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thats mad cool
i'd love to do a thing like it

350ztoronto

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were you guys pissed off when you got your keys to your Z when i got mine, it looked worse then my honda key =/
my GT ZR was close to 70000 CND and i was like this is what i get for 70k?

bamyi

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Not really, I was just too excited that I had a Z!

LIdrew

Cars are stolen to part out and the most frequently stolen cars are the most popular cars IE Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Etc. Because there is more of a demand for parts. Once the Z is older and more popular and needs fixing more, there will be an increase in thefts.

"Popularity and longevity have a lot to do with a vehicle's popularity as a theft target, agreed Frank Scafidi, a spokesman for the NICB. Not only are there more vehicles available to steal, but as vehicles get older they require parts more frequently, creating demand for parts taken from stolen cars."

Most stolen cars 2004

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1. 1995 Honda Civic

2. 1989 Toyota Camry*

3. 1991 Honda Accord

4. 1994 Dodge Caravan

5. 1994 Chevrolet Full Size C/K 1500 pick-up

6. 1997 Ford F150 pickup

7. 2003 Dodge Ram pick-up

8. 1990 Acura Integra

9. 1988 Toyota pick-up*

10. 1991 Nissan Sentra

jamnew

+1 I did the same thing and got the Early Warning System too.