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May 15, 2002 | 04:46 AM

StageOne

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USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras

The headline is on the front page of USA Today online

Link to Article: http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/...tolen-cars.htm

May 15, 2002 | 04:48 AM

Willard

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (StageOne)

great...

funny stuff

"You have a vehicle that is very popular with sophisticated mechanics"

Willis
-who would put his foot in a crooks 455

May 15, 2002 | 04:48 AM

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (StageOne)

No surprise

May 15, 2002 | 05:03 AM

Brian

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (StageOne)

So that's why insurance is so expensive on the Integra

May 15, 2002 | 05:05 AM

H-PIMP

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (Vader in NC)

That sux! But it's no surprise either.

May 15, 2002 | 05:09 AM

pleiades nutz

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (H-PIMP)

Great that would explain why my rates went up $200 for no reason, bah

May 15, 2002 | 05:11 AM

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (nighthawkR618)

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Great that would explain why my rates went up $200 for no reason, bah

My rates went up also, $160.

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May 15, 2002 | 05:13 AM

Back in Black

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (MPH)

Mine went down! Getting older does have some privileges

May 15, 2002 | 05:19 AM

Dr Pooface

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (Vader in NC)

lol: "Many are stolen for engine and interior parts such as leather seats that can be used to customize its sibling, Honda Civic, for street racing."

They just couldn't resist.

May 15, 2002 | 05:24 AM

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The Integra engine, which can fit in the Civic, produces 160 horsepower compared with the 127-horsepower motor in the Civic.

hmm...since when gsr motors are 160 hp? heh

May 15, 2002 | 05:42 AM

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (EvoTypeR)

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hmm...since when gsr motors are 160 hp? heh

I was about to say, did they get a single fact right in that article?!?

I'm beginning to think the only way you can keep any Integra safe is in a locked, secure garage in an unspecified location. 'Course, my roommate's GS-R has been sitting outside for the past three years, and it's still around

May 15, 2002 | 05:57 AM

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (EvoTypeR)

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The Integra engine, which can fit in the Civic, produces 160 horsepower compared with the 127-horsepower motor in the Civic.

hmm...since when gsr motors are 160 hp? heh

the author most likely doesn't know anything about cars and got confused with the new base model RSX.

May 15, 2002 | 05:58 AM

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (sprung)

Here is the actual report fron HLDI:

http://www.hwysafety.org/news_releas...2/pr051502.htm

May 15, 2002 | 05:59 AM

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (itr009)

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I'm beginning to think the only way you can keep any Integra safe is in a locked, secure garage in an unspecified location.

You guys are more than welcome to park your cars at my place

the "sticks" 0wn!

May 15, 2002 | 06:51 AM

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (BryanSprinkel)

USA today also listed Phoenix/Mesa as having the highest stolen cars per resident last year

.....man I'm glad I've got a garage.

May 15, 2002 | 07:28 AM

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (George Knighton)

Now don't I feel lucky my 2 most used vehicles are the TOP 2 Stolen cars

Integra and Wrangler

May 15, 2002 | 07:35 AM

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (Willard)

Quote:

"You have a vehicle that is very popular with sophisticated mechanics"

talk about crappy sentence structure -- can you say "dangling prepositional phase"

sorry, I can't help myself -- me don't likes English usage bad...

May 15, 2002 | 07:36 AM

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (TypeRmsm)

I wonder if this will continue with the DC5 line of cars.

May 15, 2002 | 07:36 AM

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (BryanSprinkel)

I still need to make it up there!

May 15, 2002 | 07:39 AM

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (StageOne)

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The headline is on the front page of USA Today online

Link to Article: http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/...tolen-cars.htm

I heard this on CNBC too

May 15, 2002 | 07:43 AM

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Neo

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (WhosITR)

forgot to say that this is really getting depressing...

May 15, 2002 | 08:29 AM

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junglistgsr

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (StageOne)

http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/05/15/stolen.cars/index.html

May 15, 2002 | 08:34 AM

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (junglistgsr)

damn........
so i assume the most wanted integras would be the type R.

tj~goes to check on #595

May 15, 2002 | 08:35 AM

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (junglistgsr)

This makes me think of that car alarm in "Naked Gun" where that arm comes out from under the car and grabs that guy by the nutz!

May 15, 2002 | 08:50 AM

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Trey

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Re: USA Today: Thieves prefer Acura Integras (Ddub)

Ddub........

I like my women like I like my coffee.......BITTER!

I use that all the time!!

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