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Old 12-09-2009, 01:09 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Another reason to by an efficient car: top 10 stolen vehicles

Just released for 2009.

The top ten stolen vehicles are:


  1. 2000 Honda Civic SiR 2-door
  2. 2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV 4-door AWD
  3. 1999 Honda Civic SiR 2-door
  4. 2006 Chevrolet/GMC Trailblazer SS 4-door 4WD
  5. 2002 Cadillac Escalade EXT 4-door AWD
  6. 2005 Cadillac Escalade ESV 4-door AWD
  7. 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder 2-door
  8. 2000 Audi S4 Quattro 4-door
  9. 2006 Hummer H2 4-door AWD
  10. 2005 Cadillac Escalade 4-door 4WD
Note: these are Canadian stats. Not sure how different they'd be in the US.

Source: Top 10 stolen vehicles - The Globe and Mail

Apparently the rule of thumb is: if your vehicle has ever appeared in a music video, or is ever outfitted with a fart can muffler, your odds of getting stolen are higher.

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