I'm #2 !!! Most stolen car

Ed

"C. E. White" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com:

That's because they've run out of Integra GS-Rs to steal....

the older cars motors are more easily modified.

they take the motors,transaxles,ECU,seats,doors,front fenders,and other misc parts,then torch the rest in some field.

These are usually street drag racers who burn up motors trying to get lots of HP from them,and then steal to get 'new' motors to build up and burn up.

"C. E. White" wrote

I heard through the grapevine that much of the motivation for car thefts in some cities is simply sport. Thieves steal the car, drive it around for fun, then dump it. No profits to be made, other than the exhilaration of the theft and obviously short-term drive.

But that wouldn't target a 1991 Accord. It's solid, but with the springs sort of shot, not the kind of car that's too much fun to drive anymore.

I've never bothered to have comprehensive coverage because the car is not exactly worth too much, but clearly someone wants it.

"dgk" wrote

I think the ease of theft may outweigh the suspension quality, hp under the hood, etc. These guys often have just a few minutes to get the wheels moving, right? If I were a car thief out for thrills, I would not be so choosy.

Indeed. One of the advantages of an older car.

Well, since the demographic interested in those cars is the under 20 lot then the intelligence of the thieves can explain itself - ever see a kid with the oversized baseball cap, moon boot running shoes, puffy jacket and size 50 pants look like anything other than a moron? So stealing a

you got it!

jim beam wrote in news:9oGdnfafA8nZP_3anZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@speakeasy.net:

Personal experience; I USED to own an Integra GS-R. stolen June 29th of this year.

I'd like Florida laws like Texas has concerning shooting people stealing your property.

observer wrote in news:fjpvoa$nmu$ snipped-for-privacy@aioe.org:

just because the car is old doesn't mean it's parts are not worth stealing,to the dishonest.

Thieves went to the trouble of stealing the plastic "Acura" and "GS-R" badges from my 94 GS-R. $60 bucks at the dealers.I didn't replace them. Personally,I would rather cars not have such badges;they are a PITA to wax around.I like the "no chrome" look,too.

Then they took the ECU;$800 and 6 weeks wait. Then they took the whole car. 3 weeks to get paid for the total loss.

"Elle" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com:

The Hell it's not worth comprehensive coverage...the cost to replace broken windows,radio,stolen ECU,or like one girl's GS-R;stolen seats,cold air intake,wheels and tires.... Then there's the major nuisance of your car not working until the missing parts are replaced.

I paid less than $100 a year for $100 deductible.WELL worth it.

One has to admire those that continue to run their old cars.

No longer trapped in the "trade 'n pay" morass, they maximize value and focus on spending money elsewhere rather than feed the monetary squirrel cage.

I only owned one new car in my life, a 1961 VW beetle. That car held its value better than any other vehicle of its time but still, it rusted away long ago.

Besides, tinkering with your old heap of iron helps to keep you from getting into other trouble... (Hear that Teg?)

JT

Bang, bang, bang, ... Bang, bang!

JT

Austin, TX

I maintain comprehensive on all my old cars. Hit a deer, you get paid. I pay about $30 each per year for the coverage..

JT

"Grumpy AuContraire" wrote

I think I am getting away from the thinking that, if driven into the ground, a new car is as economical as an old one. I have owned three cars. The last two were purchased spanking new. But now having done a great deal of work on my current wheels (1991 Civic) over the last several years and saving a pile of money, I wonder whether buying used and driving it into the ground is way more savings.

True here.

The week you need it the most will be the week it fails to run and needs $2,500 in repairs, and you've got no warranty. The repairs will probably cost more than the value of the car, so you'll need to purchase another immediately.

What kind of "savings" is that..?

"Larry in AZ" wrote

I neglected to mention I am retired.

$2500 in repairs for a 91 Civic translates to either major body work or something like a new engine. Car is worth about $600 right now, per Kelly Blue Book.

I take the bus, bicycle, worst case taxi. Come on, give people some credit.

I do my own effin' repairs. I'd buy a new engine for under $1000, install locally for about $500, and be good to go. Or I'd buy a new car.

Grumpy AuContraire wrote in news:jSd8j.253160$ snipped-for-privacy@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:

It is interesting that you'd only have gotten in trouble for performing the above action if you had done it within the last 40 years.

Prior to that they'd have disregarded the excess roundage and pinned a medal on you for improving the country's gene pool and helping to lower the crime rate. This was true even in the now Communist republic of Kanada, where I am unfortunately forced to reside.

"Elle" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com:

"Driving it into the ground" actually does work if you limit the "ground" to ten years and no more.

If you intend on keeping it longer than that, maintain it properly and forget the "into the ground" thing.

"Into the ground" implies "neglect". And we all know where that goes...

Keeps me out of the bingo hall, anyway...

And hey, I just went over 297,000 today. I celebrated with an oil change, tightening the hose clamps that keep the (rusted) exhaust heat shields from rattling, and replacing all the rubber exhaust hangers.

I'm such a wild and crazy guy!

Larry in AZ wrote in news:Xns9A058ACF93274thefrogprince@69.28.173.184:

Well, you can pay for that out of the money you saved not making payments for five months.

And if you take care of the heap, that $2,500 repair will be a decided rarity. Most repairs will be far, far less than that.

Maintenance, my friend, maintenance. Neglect is /very/ expensive. Neglect leads to those $2,500 repairs.