How many of you dear orgers have had a Honda Civic that got stolen?

I have, my girlfriend has, my neighbors have, my drummer just had...

I am just about to the place where I wouldn't even consider driving one anymore.

NDRU said:

Must be a sought after thing in your area. Nothing gets stolen over here...

OzlemUcucu said:

Silence, you non-American!

True, everything gets stolen in your area as far as I remember. I am surprised you are okay.. (that stupid tongue in the middle is annyong... )

NDRU said:

Well, any clever thief wouldn't steal an American car - it'd probably break down within 500 yards.

I've got a Civic hybrid - best of both worlds. it won't break down and who is going to steal a hybrid? Eco-criminals??
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Hondas and Toyotas always top the list for most stolen vehicles because they're stripped for the parts.

In Canada, the Honda Civic consistently tops the list as the single most stolen vehicle.

Hondas in general are good theft items because of their high resale value.

Also, Civics are top notch for their class, but still cheap enough that drivers may not guard them as closely as say, a BMW.

Lastly, being the most stolen vehicle makes sense, because I believe Civics are also the best selling, or close to best selling car in Canada as well.

I actually blame Honda for this to some extent. My girlfriend pointed out how her key opened the door to her friend's Civic. I didn't believe her until I tried it. Sure enough! And not only that, her friend's Civic key opened her boyfriend's Acura!

So not only are Honda's extremely popular, but if you have a key, chances are it will open another Honda. Even if you don't know how to hotwire a car, you can steal from it pretty easily!

PopeLeo said:

It tends to be cars that are about 10 years old that are stolen the most for parts. So you're good for a while.

savoirfaire said:

not to mention a BMW has better security

OzlemUcucu said:

I've had a Honda Civic for ten years and no one's bothered it. Of course, this thread and my response to it have probably just jinxed me. Crap, and I love this car, too.

My brothers Chevy Avalanche was just stolen Thursday from his works parking lot. They took the rims and all his cd collection and left the rest! and they took it all the way from Orange County to LA County

NDRU said:

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veronikka said:

I hear about rims being the cause for cars being stolen all the time! Crazy!

Horsefeathers said:

oops! Love it one last time!

NDRU said:

yup, one works so hard for what they have and then someone just comes along and takes it so easily!

veronikka said:

It's fucked up How do you justify it? But they do justify it, I think. People think their lives are so hard they deserve what other people have, and they think those people just got it handed to them.

I had my little window broken and my stereo stolen. My girlfriend said they were being considerate by breaking the small window. I said (politely) there was nothing considerate about it, it had to have benefited them in some way.

I love my honda civic....no body better not touch it...

My first Civic got stolen but I got it back. No one's tried to mess with my new one.

savoirfaire said:

Actually, when I worked in insurance in auto claims the cars that were stolen the most were early 90s model domestic cars - like Dodge Shadows. Most people steal cars not to keep but to just use then dump.

I have had 3 Hondas. I've only had 2 of them get broken into not taken. The Honda is at the top of the list for stolen cars.

NDRU said:

if u live in cali this bound to happen

JustErin said:

Hmm... both my parents work(ed) in the insurance industry and they said Civics were the number one theft car....

Recently on the rise apparently is late 90s minivans, for whatever reason

savoirfaire said:

I'm just saying that it's just not what *I* saw. I consistantly saw older cars being stolen and always being recovered a day or so later - usually trashed.

I have had a Honda Civic for 6 years now and I love it. I woke up to my alarm going off one morning but nothing was stolen. A friend of mine went to move "my" car after the bar closed and he called and asked why I had a Puerto Rican flag on the dashboard....he was in someone elses!! So yes, the key does open many civics but I don't think it'll start them.

Just put an alarm in....I also have lojack. Don't know if it's activated but there's a sticker on the window that says I have it

CarrieLee said:

I hate alarms, but yeah my girlfriend didn't have hers on when it was stolen.

JustErin said:

yeah supposedly the 10 year old cars are the most stolen because people need the parts. Are Hondas popular where you are? I remember I went to Detroit, and there weren't as many (for obvious reasons!)

NDRU said:

Oh, they are totally popular here! So are Jettas. Everyone and their dog has a Jetta.

NDRU said:

Great, mine is a 99!!! I want to run it until it dies on me. The only thing I've had replaced was the exhaust system and tires. Everything else runs just fine *knocking on wood*