hondas and acuras top the list for stolen cars
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hondas and acuras top the list for stolen cars
Insurance group unveils list of most-stolen models and says street racers may be responsible for the abundance of Acuras and Hondas.
Small cars that can be chopped into parts and sold for use by street racers dominated the list of the most-stolen autos in the United States last year, but high-priced cars and expensive sport utility vehicles also ranked high, according to a report from CCC Information Services of Chicago, an industry group that tracks theft and vehicle damage.
Leading the way was the 2001 BMW M-Series Roadster, which was stolen at a rate of one for every 200 on the road, according to CCC.
Six of the top 10 most-stolen cars were models of the Acura Integra, which has a powerful engine that easily can be swapped into a lighter Honda Civic, making it a quick street racer, said Jeanene O'Brien, who analyzes the data for CCC.
O'Brien said the 2004 and 2005 Suzuki Aerio, another small car with a powerful engine, appeared in the No. 11 and 12 slots almost from nowhere.
"That's where you see the whole illegal street racing thing coming out," she said.
CCC identifies the most-stolen vehicles by analyzing total loss claims it receives from more than 350 property and casualty insurers. CCC then compares the number declared a total loss against vehicle registration volume information provided by R. L. Polk & Co. to determine the rate of theft as a percentage of registered vehicles. The vehicle with the highest theft percentage is deemed the year's most stolen vehicle.
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Small cars that can be chopped into parts and sold for use by street racers dominated the list of the most-stolen autos in the United States last year, but high-priced cars and expensive sport utility vehicles also ranked high, according to a report from CCC Information Services of Chicago, an industry group that tracks theft and vehicle damage.
Leading the way was the 2001 BMW M-Series Roadster, which was stolen at a rate of one for every 200 on the road, according to CCC.
Six of the top 10 most-stolen cars were models of the Acura Integra, which has a powerful engine that easily can be swapped into a lighter Honda Civic, making it a quick street racer, said Jeanene O'Brien, who analyzes the data for CCC.
O'Brien said the 2004 and 2005 Suzuki Aerio, another small car with a powerful engine, appeared in the No. 11 and 12 slots almost from nowhere.
"That's where you see the whole illegal street racing thing coming out," she said.
CCC identifies the most-stolen vehicles by analyzing total loss claims it receives from more than 350 property and casualty insurers. CCC then compares the number declared a total loss against vehicle registration volume information provided by R. L. Polk & Co. to determine the rate of theft as a percentage of registered vehicles. The vehicle with the highest theft percentage is deemed the year's most stolen vehicle.
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RE: hondas and acuras top the list for stolen cars
The street racing comments have got to stop.....It's closing in on being as annoying as being called rice. I wonder if this is how our parents felt when they loved rock-n-roll, and the "older" generation called them all hippies. lol