mickee wrote:240sx is the next bandwagon whether you like it or not.... so thats one of the reason im staying away from it... for one thieves will be attracted.....
This is such a huge problem in western WA it's not even funny. Property crime/Auto theft is way up, again. Today I stopped in at Subway, parked next to a rice-special crx. Bad rattle can paint, terrible wing, various unpainted body kit pieces, painted white dash/interior pieces, etc. Passenger door lock gone. Steering column plastic broken/removed. No radio. Wires hanging from radio location. I'd say this car has been worked over a couple of times by thieves. Driver's door lock also busted out. Back in '99, I just had to have me a new blue civic si. Big mistake. It lasted about 6 months before being broken into at my work.
The dealer with the most theft/vandalism is the local Honda dealer. Thieves walk right past the Audi/Porsche dealer, past Infiniti, past the Lexus dealer, they ignore BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar, and steal....Hondas..?
Amazing. That's the beauty of a luxury car. I'll never own a popular, inexpensive economy car again. Thieves generally aim for what they can move. How many of these deadbeat, low life second rate criminals can move a Porsche? None, but there sure is quite a market for Honda and Acura. You basically have to buy your way out of the criminal demographic and get a luxury car that these thieves either don't know how to steal, or aren't interested because there's no market for stolen Jaguar seats. Sure, there are vehicle thefts of all kinds, but the ratio of Honda to any luxury car is staggering.