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Mar 29, 2011 | 10:19 PM

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Theft Rate on GS300?

So I'm in the market for a 2GS and I was wondering how often do they get stolen? Are they easy to get into and drive off with? My current car is an Acura Integra and they're being stolen left and right. The only reason why I'm selling it is because I'm too paranoid of these damn thieves that lurk this city. I wanted to see how often a GS300 gets stolen before I purchase one.

Mar 29, 2011 | 10:55 PM

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I highly doubt that any GS has gotten broken into and driven off with. Unless of course you left the key inside

I know hondas/acuras are a whole different story.

Mar 29, 2011 | 11:44 PM

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they dont get stolen that often if at all but all of the honda/acura guys are getting into the gs's so parts are getting stolen quite frequently such as lips, trunk/roof spoilers and window visors. but we got a tight knit community that looks out for members stolen parts.

Mar 30, 2011 | 12:12 AM

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It's hard to steal our cars because the key has a transponder in it that the ignition needs to run something (I believe fuel pump?). I could be wrong though.

Mar 30, 2011 | 12:28 AM

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Yeah I have AAA insurance and before I had purchased my gs300, I had asked my agent and My agent told me it was not likely that it would get stolen...but you never know...

Mar 30, 2011 | 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by EN_VY

I highly doubt that any GS has gotten broken into and driven off with. Unless of course you left the key inside

I know hondas/acuras are a whole different story.

This is what I wanted to hear, I just want a car that I can own knowing I can sleep better at night. I don't have a garage as of right now.

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Yeah, thieves are the scum of the earth. I don't understand why people just can't work for their parts. Have they never heard of bad karma?

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It's hard to steal our cars because the key has a transponder in it that the ignition needs to run something (I believe fuel pump?). I could be wrong though.

Interesting.. I may have to research and look up into this a little more.

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Yeah I have AAA insurance and before I had purchased my gs300, I had asked my agent and My agent told me it was not likely that it would get stolen...but you never know...

The only way I can think of someone stealing a GS is a flat bed tow truck. I know So Cal is infamous for this.

Mar 30, 2011 | 03:09 AM

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Yep, any car can be flat-bedded. Doesn't matter how good of a alarm system you have, it can still be towed away. However, most car thieves aren't going to do this because they don't have access to a tow truck. Most of them just go around popping locks and ignitions on easy cars and drive the whole car away. With a GS, you might have the windows busted in and some parts taken, but it's not as likely for the whole car to be driven away unless it's towed.

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Mar 30, 2011 | 06:04 AM

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manual kill switches. this use to be very popular in the acura/civic scenes.

if you vehicle is a normal daily driven there is almost no worries unless a chop shop is in need of parts and like stated above towed away. saw one a few months back of a GS completely gutted and dropped off right at one of the busiest intersections in brklyn NY. "bay parkway & 18th avenue"

Mar 30, 2011 | 07:13 AM

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Matter of time until these cars are stolen...matter of time. Thieves will figure it out.

Mar 30, 2011 | 07:46 AM

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Matter of time until these cars are stolen...matter of time. Thieves will figure it out.

Hopefully that time is a loooong time away.

Mar 30, 2011 | 09:06 AM

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I saw on craigslist once that a guy was trying to sell his GS. Salvage title because it was stolen but recovered. It gave me the goosebumps..

But what my friends always say,"if they really want it, they'll find a way."

Mar 30, 2011 | 09:14 AM

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Matter of time until these cars are stolen...matter of time. Thieves will figure it out.

If they havent figured it out yet by the time they do figure it out, we all will have moved on to a different car lmao.

Mar 30, 2011 | 12:04 PM

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Year Make Model Thefts Production Rate Type

1998 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 124 30810 4.0247 Car
1999 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 116 30513 3.8017 Car
1999 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 116 30513 3.8017 Car
2000 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 102 26952 3.7845 Car
2000 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 102 26952 3.7845 Car
2001 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 105 29858 3.5166 Car
2001 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 105 29858 3.5166 Car
2002 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 25 17863 1.3995 Car
2002 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 25 17863 1.3995 Car
2003 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 20 14555 1.3741 Car
2003 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 20 14555 1.3741 Car
2004 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 21 9756 2.1525 Car
2004 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 21 9756 2.1525 Car
2005 TOYOTA LEXUS GS 12 3004 3.9947 Car

Straight off of the NHTSA web site.

Mar 30, 2011 | 12:20 PM

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Please break that down...I'm not understanding ^^

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