10-30-2013, 11:40 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2011 LT Black Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 406
|
Camaro Beats Mustang.....
http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...154939604.html
Thieves Pick Camaro As Favorite Sports Car To Disappear In 60 Seconds By Justin Hyde The blessed rivalry between the Chevy Camaro and Ford Mustang has felt a bit one-sided as of late, with Ford conserving its energy for the new Mustang expected to be revealed in a matter of weeks. The Camaro has outsold the Mustang handily this year (although both are behind last year's totals) and the Camaro team has the upcoming Z/28 to crow about. Today, there's a new, less welcome title for the Camaro to claim over its pony-car competitors: Most likely to be stolen. A new report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau analyzing stolen sports cars sold between the 2010 and 2012 model years found the Camaro lapping the rest of the field. Of the 3,780 new cars swiped from January 2009 to December 2012, 1,509 were Camaros, while 980 were Mustangs and 782 Dodge Challengers. Outside of the traditional Detroit iron, most other models suffered thefts rarely; for example, thieves took only 103 new Porsche Panameras, 69 Chevy Corvettes and 10 Nissan GT-Rs in the same period. As with overall car thefts, California owners suffered the most 60-second disappearances, with Florida, Texas, Georgia and Michigan rounding out the top five. The Camaro comes with the typical anti-theft devices and GM's OnStar vehicle tracking system; on higher-end models, OnStar can even slow down and stop a stolen car remotely, as it did when an Oregon man attempted to drive away in a 580-hp ZL1 model earlier this year. But thieves have found work-arounds; when five Camaros went missing from a South Carolina dealership in August, the swipers quickly ditched the ZL1, but disconnected the OnStar cellular equipment on four SS models — all in different colors — before getting away. Most stolen cars are sold for parts, which might explain why newer Camaros have more appeal than similar Mustangs, whose major components have been in production longer. But the NICB also found more Camaros were never recovered, suggesting they were targeted by organized groups who could ship them overseas, where demand for Camaros runs high. Maybe Ford should make sure the upcoming global-ready Mustang comes with a little extra security. |
10-30-2013, 11:46 AM | #2 |
Drives: 2013 Blue Ray 1LS M6 Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 1,227
|
__________________
Performance Mods
Elite Catch Can | CAI Intake with Scoop & Washer Bottle Relocation | MRT v2 Axle-Back Exhaust | MagnaFlow Resonated X-Pipe | Resonator Delete | Vmax Ported Throttle Body | GM Strut Tower Brace | JDP Tow Hook | Vitesse Throttle Controller Aesthetic Mods Chrome Peek-A-Boo Door Handles | Interior Accessories Kit | OEM RS HIDs w/ 6000k Bulbs & 5000k LED Fogs | Tail Light, Marker Light, & Turn Signal Tint | Tru-Sequence Sequential Turn Signals & Brake Lights | Silver Fade Gill Stripes | Carbon Fiber Bowties | Various Chrome/Painted/Carbon Fiber Items |
10-30-2013, 11:54 AM | #3 |
Account Suspended
Drives: nothing Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: a hole
Posts: 17,906
|
|
10-30-2013, 12:08 PM | #4 |
Drives: 2014 Camaro 2LS Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Bensalem Pa
Posts: 275
|
Erm....that's cool...I think....
|
10-30-2013, 12:13 PM | #5 |
ALWAYS-N-BOOST
|
o god, hope they dont raise my rates
__________________
2012 1LS M6 Black-Sold 2013 2LT M6 BluRay- Sold 2015 1SS 1LE M6 Black-Sold 2021 ZLE A10 Riverside Blue - Awaiting Arrival 01/10 |
10-30-2013, 12:30 PM | #6 |
Engineer of softness-ware
Drives: 2013 2LT RS Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: SoCal/Chicago
Posts: 741
|
|
10-30-2013, 12:58 PM | #7 |
|
1,500 thefts in three years - given the number of camaros on the road I'd say that really isn't a high percentage risk
|
10-30-2013, 01:16 PM | #8 |
Adam E. Lucchesi
|
I wonder if there's any truth to the old tale that manuals get stolen much less than automatics...
|
10-30-2013, 02:03 PM | #9 |
|
was it the V6 or SS? need to know
|
10-30-2013, 05:34 PM | #10 |
Drives: 2018 MBM ZL1 Auto Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Posts: 960
|
Camaro is #1 most stolen sports car
http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...154939604.html
Thieves Pick Camaro As Favorite Sports Car To Disappear In 60 Seconds By Justin Hyde The blessed rivalry between the Chevy Camaro and Ford Mustang has felt a bit one-sided as of late, with Ford conserving its energy for the new Mustang expected to be revealed in a matter of weeks. The Camaro has outsold the Mustang handily this year (although both are behind last year's totals) and the Camaro team has the upcoming Z/28 to crow about. Today, there's a new, less welcome title for the Camaro to claim over its pony-car competitors: Most likely to be stolen. A new report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau analyzing stolen sports cars sold between the 2010 and 2012 model years found the Camaro lapping the rest of the field. Of the 3,780 new cars swiped from January 2009 to December 2012, 1,509 were Camaros, while 980 were Mustangs and 782 Dodge Challengers. Outside of the traditional Detroit iron, most other models suffered thefts rarely; for example, thieves took only 103 new Porsche Panameras, 69 Chevy Corvettes and 10 Nissan GT-Rs in the same period. As with overall car thefts, California owners suffered the most 60-second disappearances, with Florida, Texas, Georgia and Michigan rounding out the top five. The Camaro comes with the typical anti-theft devices and GM's OnStar vehicle tracking system; on higher-end models, OnStar can even slow down and stop a stolen car remotely, as it did when an Oregon man attempted to drive away in a 580-hp ZL1 model earlier this year. But thieves have found work-arounds; when five Camaros went missing from a South Carolina dealership in August, the swipers quickly ditched the ZL1, but disconnected the OnStar cellular equipment on four SS models — all in different colors — before getting away. Most stolen cars are sold for parts, which might explain why newer Camaros have more appeal than similar Mustangs, whose major components have been in production longer. But the NICB also found more Camaros were never recovered, suggesting they were targeted by organized groups who could ship them overseas, where demand for Camaros runs high. Maybe Ford should make sure the upcoming global-ready Mustang comes with a little extra security.
__________________
.
|
10-30-2013, 06:02 PM | #11 |
Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS RS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 1,058
|
Hell yeah! We are number one!
In all seriousness, I live in Michigan. Like I needed another reason to move away.
__________________
-2013 Summit White over Inferno Orange 2SS RS- -2014 White Diamond Silverado Z71 Crew Cab Short Box- |
10-30-2013, 07:02 PM | #12 |
Parts Guru Extraordinair.
Drives: '02 SS 'Vert M6 Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 1,184
|
You are not going to steal these cars without the keys (unless you tow it).
__________________
Please check out my other hobby ; http://jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=1008
|
10-30-2013, 07:07 PM | #13 |
|
glad mine is in the garage
__________________
Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package
|
10-30-2013, 07:38 PM | #14 |
Lake Erie Monster
Drives: 02 Hyundai Santa Fe and 13 300 Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Ohio
Posts: 917
|
Maybe the dealership security is the one that should be in question.
|
|
|
|
|