How is car theft for you Evo owners? I live in northern NJ where your modified Honda is constantly targeted. I'm considering purchasing an Evo, but I don't want to live the way I did with my ITR, ie never parking at the mall, movies, etc.

 

Not too many people can afford an Evo so I would say evo are not primarly an target for thieves. Consider if you have an honda parked next to it, the honda would be the one thief go to.

Unless you got and nice set of blingy wheel then that's a whole different story.

 

i doubt u will find any evo theft that wasnt flatbeded or had the keys......

 

I know that Subaru WRXs and STi's and Audi S4s all have a VERY high theft rate in the north NJ area. They are typically taken for 1 of 2 reasons:
1) Taken to be used to commit other crimes. This is more common than you might think. They are preferred because they are easy to steal and very fast. NJ police typically will not even chase them because the police know these cars can easily outrun a Crown Vic.
2) Stolen for parts. Seats, wheels, exhausts, intercoolers are the common parts taken because they are both very easy to take off and are high-value parts that are easy to sell quickly.

The Evo would seem to fit both categories 1 and 2. So even if it is not at the top of the theft list just yet, it appears to be exactly the kind of car a thief would want.

Do not let overconfidence in the Evo's Immobilizer system lull you into a false sense of security about your car. I am not familar with the exact innner workings of Mitsu's system. But similar Immobilzer systems found in Subarus and Hondas are EASILY bypassed in just a few minutes.

 

i got my car broken in just 2 months ago... windows smash, navigational system stolen, greddy EBC ripped off dash... i live in west chicago.. im assumin the neighborhood isn't too good around here

 

I think vandalism would be a bigger occurance on Evo's, there are a lot of jealous people out there.