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sodge
16-09-2009, 01:28 AM
AA Insurance today released the list based on analysis of theft claims made to the company over the last four years.

Newcomers to the list included the Mitsubishi Legnum, Honda Integra, Subaru Forester and Mazda Familia.

The Top 10:

1. Nissan Silvia

2. Subaru Impreza

3. Nissan Skyline

4. Subaru Legacy

5. Mitsubishi Legnum

6. Honda Integra

7. Subaru Forester

8. Mazda Lantis

9. Honda Prelude

10. Mazda Familia


http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/2870265/Nissan-Silvia-tops-most-stolen-list

/Grrr Not going to help insurance premiums ...
KiwiTT
16-09-2009, 02:07 AM
My Galant is safe then .... :D

Recommend people install alarms.
d i c k i e s
16-09-2009, 03:38 AM
whats so special about lantis?
Subaru ETA
16-09-2009, 04:51 AM
mid 90's mazda are among the easiest to steal! plus it doesnt help that they are pillerless so it makes them 100 times easier to steal then they already were!
Rossco Type-S
16-09-2009, 06:24 AM
My Galant is safe then .... :D




yeah, even crims have standards :-P
OnBoost!
16-09-2009, 06:58 AM
Oh that sucks..........
Ryan
16-09-2009, 07:02 AM
Oh that sucks..........

Richard, why do you have a GTO as your avatar when you own a Legnum? You hanging out for a GTO or something?
OnBoost!
16-09-2009, 07:04 AM
Why does it matter?
Subaru ETA
16-09-2009, 07:14 AM
he owns a legnum and wants a GTO...he must like big butts! :p
foxdie
16-09-2009, 07:17 AM
Did someone say butts?

(sorry :p)
Ryan
16-09-2009, 07:18 AM
Why does it matter?

It doesn't matter at all, I was merely asking a question :uhoh2:
OnBoost!
16-09-2009, 07:32 AM
It doesn't matter at all, I was merely asking a question :uhoh2:

Yeah just had a bad day at work,and also I'm sick.





Umm yeah it's one of my favourite cars.
Spirit
16-09-2009, 07:36 AM
Top 10 are all Jap cars then......do they not sell anything else in NZ ?
d3x
16-09-2009, 08:29 AM
There was a guy on here ages ago who'd spent a fortune on upgrades only to get his car nicked as he hadn't bothered with an alarm. Priorities out of kilt perhaps.. And he couldn't believe it had happened as there were porsches and other nice motors all down his street. But then they did all have alarms..
Subaru ETA
16-09-2009, 08:59 AM
plus the fact that porsches and all eiro car for that matter deadlock. jap cars do not. they hardly have car theft in japan
d3x
16-09-2009, 12:57 PM
plus the fact that porsches and all eiro car for that matter deadlock. jap cars do not. they hardly have car theft in japan

Deadlock doesn't always help:

BMW's had a major design fault in the locking mechanism (also, Porsche and older v'dubs had a similar issue) that made it easy to unlock with virtually no damage. It could be done in less than three seconds if you knew how and if the alarm was factory, blink, it would turn off with the central locking.

I would go into more detail but it would not be appropriate but lets just say the only tool required was a small screw driver.. /bat
ianturbo
16-09-2009, 08:17 PM
Most stolen!!!!! I don't even see any others round here ! :stars: (maybee they all been nicked here too !!!/lol /lol
ian
Davezj
16-09-2009, 08:21 PM
i would have thought an immobaliser is the best thing to get fitted if you can't afford both.
HPRULZ
16-09-2009, 08:35 PM
:whistle: maybe they dont realise if they nick a Legnum they are going to appear on garage forcourt cameras every couple of hours.

Kev
Ryan
16-09-2009, 08:43 PM
I remember a TV article back in South Africa that demonstrated a car thief opening an early 90's VW with only a cut open tennis ball.

Apparently if you position the cut on the lock in a particular manner and apply pressure, the air somehow pops open the lock.

Having never been a car thief I have no idea how this works!
Lawlessness
16-09-2009, 10:30 PM
Why are legnums so stolen. Is it that they are easy? If so, why/how?

Without giving out any tips to potential perpertraters of course.

My alarm was malfunctioning so I have switched off, I live in Manurewa so I like to live life on the edge.
KiwiTT
16-09-2009, 11:22 PM
Top 10 are all Jap cars then......do they not sell anything else in NZ ?We don't have many non-jap cars here. We have a lot of the Jap second-hand cars here.
Davezj
16-09-2009, 11:36 PM
alarms don't stop the car being stolen and imobaliser does. crap cheap alarms work almost as wel as mid priced alarms. they indicate to anyone in the local area that the car has been tampered with. If anyone in the local area can be bothered to do anything about it, (not my car not my problem).
an imobaliser if correct fitted will stop the car being started so it can not be stolen.
eyeballprawn
16-09-2009, 11:56 PM
I wonder if these stats include all variants, not just the VR-4.
djb160
17-09-2009, 03:28 AM
I'd be more likey to ask it : I wonder if these stats include VR-4's or just the other varients.
Subaru ETA
17-09-2009, 06:09 AM
I remember a TV article back in South Africa that demonstrated a car thief opening an early 90's VW with only a cut open tennis ball.

Apparently if you position the cut on the lock in a particular manner and apply pressure, the air somehow pops open the lock.

Having never been a car thief I have no idea how this works!

vacum operated locks. mercs use to use that system too. the tennis ball reverses the vacum and unlocks it
Ryan
17-09-2009, 06:39 AM
Thanks Dave :thumbsup:
d i c k i e s
18-09-2009, 02:13 AM
just noticed holden commodores have dropped off the list... which is unusual???
thought they were always upon the list.
Oblivion
18-09-2009, 06:08 AM
Looks like the crims steal Legnums when they cant get a hold of a Legacy :P
Subaru ETA
18-09-2009, 07:34 AM
just noticed holden commodores have dropped off the list... which is unusual???
thought they were always upon the list.

you will find that it is because they have gone to the european way of deadlocking the car. not impossiable to get in but alot quicker to break into the subaru parked next to it!
SquattingDog
19-09-2009, 04:05 PM
Top 10 are all Jap cars then......do they not sell anything else in NZ ?

Japs are the most commonly sold cars, as they are really cheap to import and we don't really have anything "native" here. Holdens/Fords are probably equally as common.
GroundControl
31-08-2010, 06:19 AM
Thread dredge:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10670121

Legnum no longer in the top 10 most stolen list according to AA's latest report.

The Top 10 stolen cars:

1. Nissan Silvia

2. Honda Torneo

3. Nissan Skyline

4. Subaru Impreza

5. Subaru Forester

6. Subaru Legacy

7. Nissan Presea

8. Honda Prelude

9. Honda Integra

10. Nissan Cefiro
OnBoost!
31-08-2010, 09:01 AM
Good,the insurance premium might go down then..:laugh:
djb160
01-09-2010, 05:08 AM
Hell there's not even a Mitsi in the top 10. A fair bit surprised to see the Torneos in that list though.
lowrev
26-09-2010, 01:29 AM
If you put a detachable steering wheel will it deter criminals stealing your car since they won't be able to drive the car? :D
mattnz
26-09-2010, 01:36 AM
Probably one of those clubs is better. Make then take off the steering wheel themselves.
bCOiN
27-09-2010, 10:01 AM
Top 10 are all Jap cars then......do they not sell anything else in NZ ?

yeah, even crims have standards :-P



hehehe
bCOiN
27-09-2010, 10:09 AM
maybe there arent many mitsi owners insured with the AA?? cos for me it was far cheaper to go NAC, is any one here actually insured with AA?

perhaps this list, if its JUST AAs results, isnt a true representation of the actual figures, because maybe more evo or vr4 owners for instance go with cheaper companies??

just brain farting


chur :)