Buyers Beware!

[fluffyhamster]

Saw this on MSN Today, er, today:

Buyers Beware! Which cars are most likely to steal? And which ones are they sure to steer clear of?

The cars thieves love
By Insurancewide
January 05 2006
The cars thieves like depends on whether they want to sell the stolen car to another drive or just go for a joyride.
Vauxhall Belmonts were the most popular cars with thieves in 2004, and the least popular car was the Ford Ka, according to the Car Theft Index 2004.
Cars thieves love
Ford Fiesta pre-1994
Vauxhall Corsa pre-1994
Peugeot 106 XR 1998-2000
Peugeot 205 GT/GTI 1992-1994
Ford Escort pre-1994
Vauxhall Astra Mk1/Mk2
Nissan Sunny Pre-1989
VW Golf Mk 1/Mk 2
Ford Sierra pre-1994
Audi S3/S4
Honda Civic CRX pre-1991
Mazda MX 3
Land Rover Range Rover 2001-2003
Renault Megane Scenic 2001-2003
Toyota Rav 4 2001-2003
Cars thieves avoid
Ford Ka post-1998
Nissan Micra post-1998
Honda Civic CRX pre-1991
Renault Clio
Skoda Fabia
Toyota Yaris
Citroen Xsara 1995-2003
Peugeot 307 post-2001
Subaru Legacy post-2001
VW Passat
Renault Clio
Volvo S40/V40
Audi Coupé 2001-2003
Mercedes 500 2001-2003
Skoda Superb
Subaru Legacy post-2001
BMW Z4
Jaguar XK8
Lotus Elan/Elite
TVR
Skoda Superb
Rolls Royce
Cars thieves would like to target
Ferrari
Subaru Impreza
Honda Civic
Cars thieves would like to target
Bentley
Audi TT
Honda Civic
Ford Escort Hatchback
Chances of recovery
Professional car thieves looking to supply the used part market tend to target more popular vehicles, such as Vauxhalls, Fords, Citroens, Volkswagens and Hondas. These cars are unlikely to be recovered if they are stolen.
Joy riders have a tendency to target sporty models. These cares are usually abandoned and may or may not be in a driveable condition.
Thieves looking to resell a vehicle will target the luxury models.
Security deters potential thieves
Older cars are generally easier to steal than newer models as they tend to have poorer security devices. Cars built pre-1996 are at high risk of theft, those built after 1996 are low theft risk and cars built after 1999 are very low risk.
Car thieves have become increasingly sophisticated in their attempts to steal prestige models, which have the most hi-tech security systems. Professional criminals now target the car keys rather than the car to ensure their theft is successful.
There were almost 280,000 reported car thefts and a further 598,000 cases of reported theft from cars in 2003/04. If your car is a favourite with thieves, then your insurance premium is likely to be higher. If you’re looking at buying a car, get a quote on the insurance first to make sure you can afford it.

Have fun spotting the typos.

[tigertiger]

Saw this on MSN Today, er, today:

Buyers Beware! Which cars are most likely to steal?

None of them, cars cannot steal.
Although I knew this dodgy geezer named Ford, who was a bit cavalier.

[fluffyhamster]

[Andrew Patterson]

Mustang Sally,

Guess you better slow your Mustang down!