I just picked up an 05 DX VP which is almost the bottom of the barrel and I'm wondering if I need comprehensive insurance due to theft risk. After having an S2000 stolen and stripped, I'm a little paranoid since I would have been really F'ed without comp. insurance. Obviously I would be less F'ed with this one, but it still wouldn't make my day. It has less than 37K, so there's a little bit of value there.

Any thoughts are appreciated.

 

i would put the insurance on just to be safe. better be safe than sorry.

 

They are easily broken into, but I haven't heard much about thieves actually going after the car itself.

 

If is has an immobilizer key, which it should, they wont be able to drive it away.

 

They're not impossible to steal. The immobilizer is a deterrent, but I think it's more the lack of interchangeability of parts that makes it so undesirable to your standard Honda thief.

They seem to prefer the earlier generations due to ease of theft, and the parts are likely easier to get rid of. It is a larger market, after all.

 

I didn't know that. If I got an 03-04 should I be worried? I live in a pretty bad college neighborhood. Both my roommates had their laptops stolen right out of our house.

//sorry for thread jacking :S

 

honda's are too easy.. you can use a quarter and a screw driver to start most of the older ones..a friend showed me how easy it is..it took two minutes inside the car and bam..started. ..kinda scares me a bit on how easy it is..

get some insurance and a nice car security system thats loud. put in a switch for the fuel pump and put it somewhere not obvious haha.. they will never figure that sht out.

 

Never say their impossible, thieves will find a way around it eventually

 

The immobilizer in the S2000 was all but worthless.

 

yeah you don't want to get jacked agian. good thing its not an integra. those are most common. one of my guys got his stolen and stipped about 3 months ago and now he is driving a pos

 

One person's low-end Civics is another person's replacement parts.
Have you try going with a higher deductible to lower your premium? The question is what can you afford to lose if someone steals your car? If you can't afford to lose the whole car, then insurance is recommended.

 

no one wants to steal an EM2. honestly.

 

the reason older cars are stolen is...
if you have a new car and need parts, whare do you go? dealer or reputable shop.
if you have a older car (95 civic) whare do you go? backyard mechanic, pay him 50 bucks to fix it and he gets his parts from a chop shop.
thats my resoning

 

u cant compare a civic with a s2000, of course if u leave a s2000 unsecure its gonna get even i would steal it lol, but u shouldnt worry its a dx, dont nobody want a civic where they have to roll the windows up and down

 

you would be surprised at that. say somebody needs an interior ( example ) they pay someone an amount to get a clean interior below cost ( get my drift get a clean interior with car attached)
some people ( mostly drug heads or criminals) will do anything for a few hundred dollars especially if its a fast turnover rate.

 

Mines a dx (roll down windows) and someone try and break into mine already. so it doesnt matter if it a ex,lx,dx,vh if its clean and someone likes it and they want it bad they will take it

 

yea if your desperate you will take it.....but your right cause some ppl dont care about the looks they just care about the motor, but its like this if you could take a Civic EX or a Civic DX which one would you take? ppl like you might get the DX but ppl like me would get the EX......but thats cuz im pickey so idk

 

Well be honest with you only reason i got a dx, its a 2005 civic coupe dx when i first bought it it had 10,000 on it and i paid 10,000 for it a great deal.. i could of had a rsx-s for 16,400 and it was a 05, i have alot of money in my car to get it stollen, and where i live people are rich as **** why would they want a honda

 

thieves arent picky, to them its free weather its a dx or a si.... if its easy to take and they want cash they will get it.. not many people steal a car to have a car, they steal the car for the parts that in turn they sell for money

 

HUH!?! you make no sence ok for instance
If you could steal a civic nice as helll expensive *** parts on it and what not

And you have the same exact same car but stock what one would you get?

The one with the expensive *** parts.. so it does matter.. they are picky

 

ok, think about this. if your a car guy and your cars nice your gonna have a alarm or something on it, but your just an average joe with a stock dx and no alarm.. easy pickings. they are picky, but also not stupid. and yes i know there will be people that had alarms and fuel cut off and "my car still got stolen" well, thats a professional thief that uses a tow truck most likely. the most stolen car last year (09) was a 95 civic, according to the fbi.

 

They wouldn't no if i had a alarm or no becuase i dont have the lil blue flashy light in my car so it doesn't looks like i have a alarm.

And if someone dont have an alarm then there just asking to get there car stollen..

 

i dont have one, nore do i lock my doors at night or ever for that matter. i think if they want it they will get it regardless

 

they can sell the parts quickly for cash because there are so many hondas around. think about it.

and mine has auto lock doors so when i walk away the door locks after 5-10 seconds

 

Ok, and your point if u even touch my car with a finger the alarm goes off, so there wont be no stealing