Why are Acura Integras so popular with thieves?

[CoolTech]

Consecutive Model Years 1994-1999 were in the top 10 for most stolen cars in 2003, and I know its been about as bad in previous years, what gives? Integra Most Stolen Overall

 

[Eli]

Probably because their parts are worth a lot of money on the black market.

 

[Description]

:thumbsup: thieves

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: Eli
Probably because their parts are worth a lot of money on the black market.

Probably true.

They just want money so it would make sense to be doing this I guess.

koing

 

[NutBucket]

Ricers like me that want GSR engines

(well, the bit about people wanting engines is true but I have no use for one)

 

[ElFenix]

why the hell is anyone stealing a saturn?

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
why the hell is anyone stealing a saturn?

Nobody expects so they don't even bother locking their doors?

 

[EvilYoda]

Originally posted by: aves2k

Originally posted by: ElFenix
why the hell is anyone stealing a saturn?

Nobody expects so they don't even bother locking their doors?

Exactly.

And yeah, lots of naughty Civic drivers like to do a nice engine swap for cheap.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Ricers like me that want GSR engines

Is the GS/RS's engine as "wanted" as well? It can fit into a Civic too right?

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Ricers like me that want GSR engines

Is the GS/RS's engine as "wanted" as well? It can fit into a Civic too right?

Yeah, those fit just the same.

 

[spacejamz]

this thread reminds of that KIA commercial where that guy has the fake cover of the beat up clunker over his KIA....

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: Description
:thumbsup: thieves

Moron :roll:

Mommy and Daddy pay for your insurance?

Sysadmin

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Eli
Probably because their parts are worth a lot of money on the black market.

I think this is it. I had a '99 GS-R sedan for about a year, and it was stolen when I lived in Norman, Oklahoma. When it was recovered two days later in OKC, it was missing its engine, transmission, wheels (they had put it on 4 donut spares to move it) seats, dashboard, airbag, and sunroof. I believe all the performance parts can be bolted into any Integra or Civic.

On the bright side, they left my Sidi Dominator II mountain-bike shoes and Radiohead "OK Computer" CD. On the negative side (and this really pissed me off), they gouged "Got your ass!" and "$23,000 gone to waste!" into the paint. Obviously they liked the car enough to steal and strip it, so it seemed like adding unnecessary insult to injury to mock me like that . . . Fortunately I had USAA insurance, and they were amazingly generous in their settlement (the car was a year old, with 13K miles, and they gave me $200 less than I paid for it brand new!).

Part of the problem with these cars is that they never had any factory alarm or immobilizer keys, so they were a relatively easy mark for thieves. I think mine was actually stolen in partial daylight, because when I went out at 7 am to drive to work, the car was gone but my parking space was dry, although it was raining.

 

[PanzerIV]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito
On the negative side (and this really pissed me off), they gouged "Got your ass!" and "$23,000 gone to waste!" into the paint.

Pretty confident to not only strip your car but take the time to leave you a personal message on what was left. That would have infuriated me more than the car being stolen to begin with. I am really surprised they didn't toss your other stuff even if they didn't want it.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito
I think this is it. I had a '99 GS-R sedan for about a year, and it was stolen when I lived in Norman, Oklahoma. When it was recovered two days later in OKC, it was missing its engine, transmission, wheels (they had put it on 4 donut spares to move it) seats, dashboard, airbag, and sunroof. I believe all the performance parts can be bolted into any Integra or Civic.

On the bright side, they left my Sidi Dominator II mountain-bike shoes and Radiohead "OK Computer" CD. On the negative side (and this really pissed me off), they gouged "Got your ass!" and "$23,000 gone to waste!" into the paint. Obviously they liked the car enough to steal and strip it, so it seemed like adding unnecessary insult to injury to mock me like that . . . Fortunately I had USAA insurance, and they were amazingly generous in their settlement (the car was a year old, with 13K miles, and they gave me $200 less than I paid for it brand new!).

Part of the problem with these cars is that they never had any factory alarm or immobilizer keys, so they were a relatively easy mark for thieves. I think mine was actually stolen in partial daylight, because when I went out at 7 am to drive to work, the car was gone but my parking space was dry, although it was raining.

Yeah, that is good insurance. I think the company I have, 21st Century, pays full purchase price if the car is stolen in the first year of ownership.

And yeah, immobilizers are definitely a good idea. People doing H22 swaps always complain about them since 98+ Preludes all have it and there's no way to get around it. The only solution is to get an ECU that doesn't have it.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: PanzerIV

Pretty confident to not only strip your car but take the time to leave you a personal message on what was left. That would have infuriated me more than the car being stolen to begin with. I am really surprised they didn't toss your other stuff even if they didn't want it.

Yeah, it really annoyed me. I was also a little peeved that the police wouldn't do ANYTHING to investigate it, even though by all appearances the car must have been stripped within a block or two of where it was found (since, again, they had to roll it on donut spares). Honestly I was a little sick of the car anyway - the GS-R sedan was a pretty neat package on paper, but in reality it was really noisy and a little pokey until you got into the VTEC zone. I was worn out by it whenever I had to drive it more than a few hours at a stretch. It seems to me the TSX is a vastly superior modernization of the same basic concept.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito

Originally posted by: PanzerIV

Pretty confident to not only strip your car but take the time to leave you a personal message on what was left. That would have infuriated me more than the car being stolen to begin with. I am really surprised they didn't toss your other stuff even if they didn't want it.

Yeah, it really annoyed me. I was also a little peeved that the police wouldn't do ANYTHING to investigate it, even though by all appearances the car must have been stripped within a block or two of where it was found (since, again, they had to roll it on donut spares). Honestly I was a little sick of the car anyway - the GS-R sedan was a pretty neat package on paper, but in reality it was really noisy and a little pokey until you got into the VTEC zone. I was worn out by it whenever I had to drive it more than a few hours at a stretch. It seems to me the TSX is a vastly superior modernization of the same basic concept.

Sorry, Integras were never meant to be luxury cars. Drive 'em hard and they're a blast. Drive 'em like an old lady and you might as well buy a civic.

 

[thereds]

What do you get for GTA? Couple of years in the slammer?

 

[thereds]

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