Honda Civics (EM1) top list of most stolen cars (again)

[nsx]

"The 1999 and 2000 Honda Civic SiR two-doors were the most frequently stolen vehicles in 2007 — the third year in a row they've been singled out by the Insurance Bureau of Canada

..."

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/12/19/ibc-stolencars.html

Top 10 most stolen cars

1. 1999 Honda Civic SiR 2-door

2. 2000 Honda Civic SiR 2-door

3. 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX/WRX STi 4-door AWD

4. 1999 Acura Integra 2-door

5. 1994 Dodge/Plymouth Grand Caravan/Voyager

6.1994 Dodge/Plymouth Grand Caravan/Voyager AWD

7. 1994 Dodge/Plymouth Caravan/Voyager

8. 1998 Acura Integra 2-door

9. 2000 Audi TT Quattro 2-door Coupe

10. 1994 Dodge/Plymouth Shadow/Sundance 2-door Hatchback

[Illidan]

Gotta love those SiRs. They were only sold by Honda Canada for those exact 2 years as well, which makes the matters worse.

I know of someone who has had 2 SiRs stolen in a row, after which he has switched to an RSX-S and he felt much more comfortable leaving his car in a public parking lot than ever.

[rosebud]

what about the new Honda Sedans?

Vulnerable too?

[Waiwai]

Why would people steal vans? Bit confused by that one.... yeah, those SiRs are quite rare!

[Dough]

you think thieves know its an SiR if you remove all obvious badging, ie, the SiR logo at the back (leave the civic one...), remove the vtec dohc decal from the sides? leave the front and rear lips alone? I've always wondered how thieves identify SiRs... liek the differences are there, but like easily covered, seats -> tint windows, gauges -> tint windows....

[Flyer]

Why would people steal vans? Bit confused by that one.... yeah, those SiRs are quite rare!
Becuase all you need is a flathead screwdriver to start the car.

[nsr250]

you think thieves know its an SiR if you remove all obvious badging, ie, the SiR logo at the back (leave the civic one...), remove the vtec dohc decal from the sides? leave the front and rear lips alone? I've always wondered how thieves identify SiRs... liek the differences are there, but like easily covered, seats -> tint windows, gauges -> tint windows....

disc brakes at the rear, body colored side skirts and side moldings, front grill as well.

[Flyer]

Or they just glance at the VIN. Also, it helps since the Canadian SiR (EP1) is the only Civic Hatchback of that generation...

EM1 is the chassis code for the coupe, which had no SiR version AFAIK...

[Dough]

good points nsr250, i guess they can tell! hey flyer, how do you tell by vin?

[Flyer]

good points nsr250, i guess they can tell! hey flyer, how do you tell by vin?
XXXEP1XXXXXXXX

[skeletor]

I have a 2000 civic si.....

I ALWAYS use the club on it because of it's reputation..

don't think most car jackers carry a hacksaw with them or will bother with the trouble...

[KevC]

I have a 2000 civic si.....

I ALWAYS use the club on it because of it's reputation..

don't think most car jackers carry a hacksaw with them or will bother with the trouble...

Well you can be relieved that the Si doesn't have the vtec motor that thieves love so much... but it's pretty smart to use the club still.

[ES_Revenge]

Gotta love those SiRs. They were only sold by Honda Canada for those exact 2 years as well, which makes the matters worse.
Not entirely true. Firstly the 99-00 Canadian Civic "SiR" wasn't even anything special really, it was just the US Si, branded SiR because we had a cheaper more stripped down version of the Si which was called the Si here.

I.e.

99-00
Canadian Civic Si < US Civic Si
Canadian Civic SiR = US Civic Si

Secondly, the Civic SiR was also seen in 02-05 where it was a hatchback and not a coupe. Again SiR was just the Canadian name (though I don't believe there was a stripped down hatchback Si in Canada as there was with the previous Si/SiR coupe).

[nsr250]

Not entirely true. Firstly the 99-00 Canadian Civic "SiR" wasn't even anything special really, it was just the US Si, branded SiR because we had a cheaper more stripped down version of the Si which was called the Si here.

I.e.

99-00
Canadian Civic Si < US Civic Si
Canadian Civic SiR = US Civic Si

Secondly, the Civic SiR was also seen in 02-05 where it was a hatchback and not a coupe. Again SiR was just the Canadian name (though I don't believe there was a stripped down hatchback Si in Canada as there was with the previous Si/SiR coupe).

The Canadian Si for 96-00 was actually the US Civic Ex model. So to be more fair we did get the same cars not a stripped down version they were just labled differently.

US Si = CAD SiR
US Ex = CAD Si

[tkyoshi]

Why would people steal vans? Bit confused by that one.... yeah, those SiRs are quite rare!

Vans are easy to haul stuff in, some thieves will steal a van then use it to move stuff right after.

Also the older vans are easy to steal. But notice how pretty much any car on the most stolen list is an older model. Also the fact that none of them have a factory standard immobilizer.

[Polaren]

Well that and the SiR engines are easily swappable into almost any civic, so they sell easily.

[KawaiiTentacleBeast]

Since Transport Canada apparently cares so much about vehicular theft, maybe they should just ban all Civics.