NZ's most stolen cars revealed

[QRAF]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motoring/news/article.cfm?c_id=9&objectid=10597674

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

3 Subaru's in the list sorry to say.

[nt_a_foz]

Isnt this old news...

Like announced months ago and we had a big thread about it ??

[pl0x]

mazda lantis lol?

na i think this is a different list? the last one had more details if it was turbo or not?

[QRAF]

yeah i thought so to but this is dated today

so thought i'd post up for those that have joined up since it was last posted up.

[subiv5]

Where are all the evo's?

[Guest]

So I just arrived in NZ today. Need a car, so the in-laws ask "what car are you getting?"

"I really want a Legacy."

All four of them goes "that's just gonna get stolen."

Sigh.

[GC8E2DD]

 subiv5 said:

Where are all the evo's?

It is marketing terrorism. The list was submitted to the newspaper by Mitsubishi!

[Pappu1]

 pl0x said:

mazda lantis lol?

hshshshsh

[Swindog]

Yeah i thnk the list needs shuffled down one and Mitsi Evo will be at the top.

[QRAF]

 

Sixty nine per cent of stolen vehicles reported to AAI did not contain any security devices.

Sounds like they wanted them to get stolen if you ask me.

[Bumpty]

A list came out a month or so ago for Tasmania.

I've forgotten the exact numbers, but it was something like,

Legacies were number 3 (give or take 1 spot) for the state and they were number 1 for my area. Or maybe it was the other way around haha.

It sucks having an interest in a make of car which is high on the hit list

[G-unit]

nac said the other day that nissan GTR, sti and evo are the top 3 in nz, that was last week when i rang them

so who knows

[Guest]

yeah, i would like to see some more info on those numbers, like if they do it on percentages or just the highest number of thefts. also, would like to see how many of those cars were fitted with a decent alarm/immobiliser. if these facts and others like them arent shown, then its hardly reliable or accurate information.

[madmike]

Subaru wins manufacturer title with three models in the top 10..

WE ROCK!!!!

[Jord]

Yea had a good laugh at that one on the news.... non turbo legacy was in the top ten last year from memory

[Treecrusher]

 Grifter730 said:

So I just arrived in NZ today. Need a car, so the in-laws ask "what car are you getting?"

"I really want a Legacy."

All four of them goes "that's just gonna get stolen."

Sigh.

All four of them.....? How many wives have you got?

I've owned every single one of those subarus. Never once has one been stolen. If they are suitably alarmed garaged at night and not parked in "silly" places, I don't think they are any more likely to be stolen than any other performance vehicle.

[Jammasta]

 Treecrusher']

[quote name='Grifter730 said:

So I just arrived in NZ today. Need a car, so the in-laws ask "what car are you getting?"

"I really want a Legacy."

All four of them goes "that's just gonna get stolen."

Sigh.

/quote]

All four of them.....? How many wives have you got?

Reading Comprehension > You

I would never have guessed that Subarus are so likely to be stolen.

[Guest]

 

AA Insurance (AAI) today released the list based on analysis of theft claims made to the company over the last four years.

I'd take it off the top of my hat, AA only insures a small group of the market... I'd be more likely to take note of a list compiled by someone like IAG (parent company of State, NZI, NAC, etc) who as a whole insure a greater group of vehicles.

[crazy-jono]

yea aa told me they wouldnt insure me as under 25 and turbo vehicle

[QRAF]

see the follow up story

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10597827

 

John Coker, public relations for Subaru NZ, said that while secondhand imported cars were at a high risk of being stolen, New Zealand-new Subarus were secure.

"The vast majority of Impreza and Legacy car thefts are of imported second cars, originally sold in Japan."

Mr Coker said that out of the 10,000 Subarus first registered in New Zealand only 37 had been stolen since January 1, 2004.

[Swindog]

Because the robbers can tell that your car is NZ made and therefore thinkits safer.

What a dick.

Not like they add any more security features to the car.

[Guest]

It is amazing how often these lists are published. This one coming from AA insurance will not be very representative as I expect they don't insure Evo's at all. They're very risk averse.

Evo's would be very high on the list (higher then the Legacy's... probably equal with WRX's).

Also, where are the Falcons and Commodores? They get stolen all the time, especially if they've been modded. They are normally in the top 10.

Mazda Lantis? Who is stealing those hunks of junk!

I reckon these lists are just a scare mongering tactic and should largely be ignored.

[Jammasta]

 Swindog said:

Because the robbers can tell that your car is NZ made and therefore thinkits safer.

What a dick.

Not like they add any more security features to the car.

Didn't NZ new get data dots.

[QRAF]

 TURTLE']

[quote name='Swindog said:

Because the robbers can tell that your car is NZ made and therefore thinkits safer.

What a dick.

Not like they add any more security features to the car.

/quote]

Didn't NZ new get data dots.

after 2004 i think.

My nz new came with a immobiliser installed from factory thats why my car has three now. ;D

[GC8E2DD]

Yes they did. Since March 2003 according to them

http://www.subaru.co.nz/About_Subaru/News/index.php?article=1052