The most stolen cars??

Johnny82

Hi,

I am looking at buying a new car, a Subaru Impreza 1.6 or 2.0 ltr variant. I did have a Toyota Glanza which was stolen.

Does anyone know what are the most stolen cars in Ireland/Dublin??

Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Gone West

Civic is generally the most stolen car.

ciaran76

I was going to say Civic too but thats only from cars I see burnt out every week !

C_Breeze

anything jap , relatively quick thats parked in or near a skanger filled area is likely to be stolen or attempted

Johnny82

Thanks for the info guys. Would any of you know where I could find a list of the most stolen cars? Also, is a subaru impreza likely to be stolen?

craichoe

Johnny82 wrote: »

Thanks for the info guys. Would any of you know where I could find a list of the most stolen cars? Also, is a subaru impreza likely to be stolen?

Yes ... I know of one fellow who sold it because someone broke into his house to try and get the keys !

Curran

I'd say the Civic too - very bad reputation as being a target for thieves!

Curran

Johnny82 wrote: »

Thanks for the info guys. Would any of you know where I could find a list of the most stolen cars? Also, is a subaru impreza likely to be stolen?

If you are going for a WRX looking one - chances are some idiot is going to have a go at trying to steal it - even without knowing its not actually a WRX :rolleyes:

manti452

I think if you want to go down the road of buying souped up Jap imports or high performance desireable motors (like an Impreza or Type Rs, Audi's etc) you have to accept you will get some potentially unwanted attention.

As you've said before you've had one motor nicked. Dunno from your post if it was from outside your area or some parking lot etc.. but if you don't invest in a good security system for such a car.. you're asking for trouble imo.

2qk4u

I was talking to a Garda a while ago and he told me that small cars like micras,chinquichentos ect are the most popular because they rarely have alarms and are not parked in very secure places because people dont expect them to be stolen..

JHMEG

Johnny82 wrote: »

Thanks for the info guys. Would any of you know where I could find a list of the most stolen cars? Also, is a subaru impreza likely to be stolen?

Rather than taking people's opinions on it, contact the Irish Insurance Federation: http://www.iif.ie/office-contact.aspx

biko

If you buy a desirable car someone will desire it enough to try to nick it.

MuffinsDa

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auggie2k

It is Civics, my brother asked a few insurance companies while he was quoting a while back.

That's why the premiums are so high - drug dealers car.

Jap import civics. They had no security features to speak of until recently.

re jap imports. there is pretty much zero crime in Japan so they rarely bother with immobilisers which is what makes a car difficult to nick. scumbags know this and will look for the conveniently differently shaped numberplate....

woodseb

i reckon its the older Civics though, (i have a new model;) )

generally older models esp jap imports are stolen the most by petty theives and joyriders. most modern cars are too difficult for the average skanger(unless they steal your keys)

nytraveller

Here's Britain top ten list of most stolen cars from 2005


http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news/car-theft-2006

:Pretty desperate thieves over there!! You'd have to pay me to steal some of these cars.

mike65

1985 surely?

Mike

Rowley Birkin QC

mike65 wrote: »

1985 surely?

Mike

Nostalgic car thiefs maybe?

Tipsy Mac

There are 2 classifications of cars which are robbed, the unimobilized and the stolen to order high spec cars. The unimobilised are mid to early 90's cars or Japanese imports. Stolen to order will usually envolve a house breakin for the keys as such cars can't normally be taken without them.

Earth Worm Jim

Old type cars - (pre immobilizer)

Civics (esp VTI) Accord
Golf (esp GTI)
Corrolas/carinas/starlets
BMW 3/5/7 sieries
Escort/fiesta/mondeo
Fiat punto
Nissan Micra/almera
Astra
Pajero

New cars (Mostly taken with keys from house)

BMW
Volvo
VW Golf (gti/r 32) - Passat (TDI/TFSI)
Audi A4
EVO
Impreza
Lexus
Landcruiser
Type R (anything)

Keith186

Someone robbed all the parts from my mated Civic, it was a souped up flash one.
Then he got an Impreza and siezed the engine after a while. They tried for half an hour to knick it, they even smashed his other cars window, took out the battery and put it in the Impreza to try get it going to no avail. It was all on camera.

drdre

I have heard Golf GTI's are stolen alot.Thats why theres a premium on insurance for these cars.

Masada

like others id say the civic, it takes literally about 30seconds to be able to drive off in an EG civic, there pretty quick aswell and i suppose this is partly why insurance is so expencive on them., depending on the year the impreza is likely to have an imobiliser so the only way they'll get it is to break into your house, this usualy only happens with high performance cars as they use them for robberies etc, the 1.6 imprezas are stuffed.,lol,

JHMEG

vtec wrote: »

like others id say the civic,

It's been 12 years since the last EG Civic was made, which was also the last Civic without an immobiliser.

In the broader scale of things there are fsck all EG Civics left, and therefore Civics could not be considered one of the most stolen cars.

Masada

im not sure where you live but theres not shortage of EGs around today, also was one of the most common imports and there still some being imported., i see them everywhere, and id say still the most stolen cars around,. Ive seen an awful lot of them burnt out.,

congo_90

2qk4u wrote: »

I was talking to a Garda a while ago and he told me that small cars like micras,chinquichentos ect are the most popular because they rarely have alarms and are not parked in very secure places because people dont expect them to be stolen..

Micras, etc as the poster above said, always an easy target. Just invest in some security system. Like an immobiliser. don't rely on factory fitted ones. If not. Get an alarm. If your really worried get one with an ignition cut-off button on the remote.

Max_Damage

In England anyway I remember hearing it was the Vauxhall Belmont (Opel Kadett saloon). I think 1 in 10 of all of those sold were stolen at some point.

TwoShedsJackson

Would a Honda Prelude feature highly on a list of cars scummers would be after?

JHMEG

TwoShedsJackson wrote: »

Would a Honda Prelude feature highly on a list of cars scummers would be after?

Yes, especially, but not limited to the 2.2 vtec.

vtec wrote:

im not sure where you live but theres not shortage of EGs around today

They haven't been made in 12 years, so by defintion there are fewer and fewer on the roads. Every one that's been torched or crashed is one less.

There is nowhere near the amount of them around compared to when I owned one 8 years ago.