Lancer Evolution Ranked #2 Most Stolen Car | [MERGED]
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From: SoCal
Originally Posted by joeycoates
I think that people are reading what is being said wrong...it says number of theft claims. I do not believe that this means number of cars taken, but number of cars that have had theft claims against them. A simple stereo being stolen would fall into the category of theft claims, the article does not specifically state that the car was taken. I could be wrong, but this would explain why the Evo is so high on the list. How many Evo owners have the stock head unit? I would bet that many, many do not and theives would know that the Evo is the type of car that a typical owner would put an aftermarket head unit in. So they would stand a higher chance of being hit, not to mention wheels or other objects being taken out of them. [...]
- your stereo
- your wheels
- your seats
- your spoiler
etc
were ripped off, as well as your car itself. It's not exactly hard to steal any of those parts, I guess. And the best alarm in the world won't help if they cut the battery (unless you have a stealthy second battery somewhere, hmm..). It sucks that there are so many lowlifes around. So what do we do? Remove the spoiler, put these in place of the Recaros, blanking plate for a stereo and steel rims, woohoo.
Of course, "Ten most stolen" makes a much better headline than "Top ten vehicles with the highest rate of insurance theft claims". Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
Phil
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060607/...tolen_vehicles
Here is the story. It is theft claims per 1000 insured vehicles. As stated above, this could include stolen wheels and rear wings.
EVOlutionary
Here is the story. It is theft claims per 1000 insured vehicles. As stated above, this could include stolen wheels and rear wings.
EVOlutionary
No. 1: Cadillac Escalade
Average payment per claim: $17,913
The Escalade offers plenty of eye candy to tempt thieves, from chromed wheels and leather seats to rear-seat DVD systems.
No. 2: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 4WD
Average payment per claim: $10,326
The Lancer Evolution, a high-performance version with more than twice the horsepower of a standard Lancer sedan, was likely targeted because thieves coveted its rear spoilers and special tires and wheels.
No. 3: Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab
Average payment per claim: $10,088
No. 4: Ford F-250/350 supercrew 4WD
Average payment per claim: $17,702
No. 5: Chrysler Sebring
Average payment per claim: $5,077
Average payment per claim: $17,913
The Escalade offers plenty of eye candy to tempt thieves, from chromed wheels and leather seats to rear-seat DVD systems.
No. 2: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 4WD
Average payment per claim: $10,326
The Lancer Evolution, a high-performance version with more than twice the horsepower of a standard Lancer sedan, was likely targeted because thieves coveted its rear spoilers and special tires and wheels.
No. 3: Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab
Average payment per claim: $10,088
No. 4: Ford F-250/350 supercrew 4WD
Average payment per claim: $17,702
No. 5: Chrysler Sebring
Average payment per claim: $5,077
The Evo is #2
Just some news for everyone I was watching the news today and they put out the top stolen car in the country.
1. Cadillac Escalade SORRY JUST FOUND THIS SO IT IS A
2. Evo Lancer REPOST
That does not make me feel to good.
What are your thoughts?
1. Cadillac Escalade SORRY JUST FOUND THIS SO IT IS A
2. Evo Lancer REPOST
That does not make me feel to good.
What are your thoughts?
Last edited by dustin03; Jun 7, 2006 at 12:48 PM.
Originally Posted by dustin03
What are your thoughts?
My thoughts are you should have at least looked at the 1st page of posts in this forum before posting. This makes the 4th thread on the 1st page regarding this.
There is an exact thread discussing the same topic.
Newbie
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From: ont
http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx?contentid=2891
i dont know if anybody already posted this link, i stumbled upon having my damn browser go to msn, i dont have an evo, ralliart is all we can get here up in canada.
hopefuly theives dont mistake my ralliart for an evo!!
i dont know if anybody already posted this link, i stumbled upon having my damn browser go to msn, i dont have an evo, ralliart is all we can get here up in canada.
hopefuly theives dont mistake my ralliart for an evo!!