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(MSNBC)   If you own a 1995-2001 Acura Integra, please remove your keys from the ignition, lock the doors, and buy a car alarm system that works   (autos.msn.com) divider line
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moltov
2006-08-02 6:59:24 PM  
No thanks.

/nuffin
 
jbecknell
2006-08-02 7:00:53 PM  
If you own a 1995 - 2001 Acura Integra.... it's time to get a new car, ricer.
 
MOSTLY CERVICAL KREMS
2006-08-02 7:00:55 PM  
If you own a 1995-2001 acura integra, HKS sickers give you an extra 45 hp.
 
ZombieCohagen
2006-08-02 7:01:07 PM  
I got a 97 integra, its sitting right out... wait, where did it go? oh crap
 
Darkoline
2006-08-02 7:01:12 PM  
Thats what you get for buying an Acura in the first place.
 
untrustworthy
2006-08-02 7:01:52 PM  
If you own a 1995 - 2001 Acura Integra, can I have your car in case of rapture?
 
BlindMan
2006-08-02 7:01:52 PM  
Surprisingly, the cost of fuel has not affected the popularity of the large SUV among car thieves. The full-size SUV segment remains the most stolen segment, including such vehicles as the Cadillac Escalade and the Land Rover Range Rover.

There seems a striking correlation between 'use of vehicle type in rap video' and 'vehicle type stolen'... kinda makes you think.
 
heinousjay
2006-08-02 7:02:32 PM  
The reason you don't see mercedes on that list:

[image from i21.ebayimg.com too old to be available]

yes, that's the key. and you can only get replacement keys from texas.
 
untrustworthy
2006-08-02 7:02:46 PM  
BlindMan: There seems a striking correlation between 'use of vehicle type in rap video' and 'vehicle type stolen'... kinda makes you think.

[image from home.comcast.net too old to be available]
 
Prohest
2006-08-02 7:03:22 PM  
Somebody think of the children !!!!

/Got nuthin'
//That is all
 
gsr2k
2006-08-02 7:03:52 PM  
crap.
 
OneLetter
2006-08-02 7:05:41 PM  
Glad I have a 2002 Acura Integra - otherwise known as the RSX.

Whew, saved by 1 whole production year and a body restyling.
 
cali4nication7
2006-08-02 7:05:44 PM  
this is the only reason why im not getting an audi s4. farkin thieves
 
BlindMan
2006-08-02 7:06:19 PM  
heinousjay

The reason you don't see mercedes on that list:

yes, that's the key. and you can only get replacement keys from texas.

I keep hoping I don't lose mine - I figure any locksmith is just going to laugh if you call him for that.
 
lymond01
2006-08-02 7:06:58 PM  
I once saw a guy driving a car with the alarm on down Lexington Ave in NYC. No one seemed to care. Is that a "working" car alarm?

On a side note, I also saw a taxi overshoot a light and spin out, then drive back around and get in line for the light, just before a patrol car passed through the intersection. No damage done, thought things were all good. Then 6 cop cars come out of nowhere and surround his cab. It's New York, sure...but how did they all know and get there so fast?
 
adenosine
2006-08-02 7:07:12 PM  
Somehow I think my 02 Accent is safe.
 
heinousjay
2006-08-02 7:07:36 PM  
BlindMan

you lose your key, it'll cost you the price of two new keys, and a replacement key module. including labor, thats about $2300.

oh, plus whatever the cost of a tow to the dealership is.
 
God--
2006-08-02 7:07:52 PM  
heinousjay: yes, that's the key. and you can only get replacement keys from texas.


Doesn't prevent theft, see article couple of days ago...Guy rigged up a little gizmo to completely bypass that system.
 
untrustworthy
2006-08-02 7:08:50 PM  
lymond01: It's New York, sure...but how did they all know and get there so fast?

Easy, he was doing donuts.
 
lethalwan
2006-08-02 7:10:07 PM  
well, never had one stolen, but ive owned 3 and i stopped counting how many times they have been broken into a long time ago.
 
J.Blaze
2006-08-02 7:10:15 PM  
I had a 96 Integra GSR, stolen once, almost stolen twice but the idiot tried to saw through the steering wheel to get the club off. All it did was disfigure the steering wheel and break the airbag, still had to pay the insurance deductible to fix it. Good times!
 
brynaldo
2006-08-02 7:10:42 PM  
God--
"see article couple of days ago..."


See: Pulled from my ass.

I got those keys here too. Not worried.
 
ColumbusGround
2006-08-02 7:10:47 PM  
That's one good thing about owning a Hyundai

/owns a Hyundai
//wouldn't steal it
 
Ajakk
2006-08-02 7:10:53 PM  
untrustworthy: Easy, he was doing donuts.


Ca-ching!
 
neonrisk
2006-08-02 7:11:17 PM  
heinousjay

[image from img347.imageshack.us too old to be available]

problem solved
 
jdcproskater3
2006-08-02 7:11:33 PM  
Ptff, if you own an Acura in general, burn it and throw it of a cliff while laughing maniacally.
 
Sergent D
2006-08-02 7:12:55 PM  
[image from public.asu.edu too old to be available]

Acura Integras are stolen so that the engines can be sold to juviniles commonly referred to as 'ricers'
 
heinousjay
2006-08-02 7:13:43 PM  
God--

Doesn't prevent theft, see article couple of days ago...Guy rigged up a little gizmo to completely bypass that system.

Are you talking about this? http://rfidanalysis.org/

The MB key is Infrared, not RF.

As for neonrisk's

[image from img347.imageshack.us too old to be available]

well, good luck with that. what are you going to do, steal ashtray change?
 
untrustworthy
2006-08-02 7:14:28 PM  
Ajakk: Ca-ching!

Thanks. I'll be here all week.
 
Azz [recently expired TotalFark]
2006-08-02 7:14:54 PM  
like anyone gives a shiat when a car alarm sounds...
the most useless thing ever
invest in a good movement-sensitive lighting system around your house instead
 
astro716
2006-08-02 7:15:35 PM  
Wow, looks like that trade-in for that '03 Ford Taurus was a good deal (hey, i needed a car urgently and it was the only thing in my price range). Guess I can leave the keys in the ignition and the doors unlocked. You'd think it was a Yugo.

/drives a family car
 
stappawho
2006-08-02 7:16:13 PM  
I knew this chick who had a red GS-R. 2001 or so, don't remember exactly. She had it stolen 4 times.
 
BlindMan
2006-08-02 7:17:08 PM  
heinousjay

BlindMan

you lose your key, it'll cost you the price of two new keys, and a replacement key module. including labor, thats about $2300.

oh, plus whatever the cost of a tow to the dealership is.

For farking farks sake... I wish they told you that stuff at the dealership. This leads me to imagine the future scenario in which you can total a really old benz just by losing the key.

/That would be fun to explain to the insurance company.
 
OffCamber
2006-08-02 7:17:44 PM  
Does every B18-swapped Civic in the country have a stolen engine? All the articles I've read today make it seem like only street racers want these things.

I suspect they're stolen because they're a Honda-Acura product. The Accord used to be the big theft car.
 
MAEsser
2006-08-02 7:19:15 PM  
"2004 Mercury Marauder in third"

Must've been stolen from car dealer lots... because they sure as hell didn't sell.
 
neonrisk
2006-08-02 7:21:10 PM  
CLICKITY-POP


what are you going to do, steal ashtray change?

If you're lucky, the thief will merely steal your ignition system and hack it to steal a different Mercedes.

FROM THE LINK:

Inside the car, mechanics discovered a technological treasure trove: an original Mercedes electronic ignition system and custom Mercedes fuses, all wired with alligator clips to the dashboard and to the fuse box underneath the driver's seat. The car also held a Pelican PDA carrying case and a wireless RFID-signal-sniffing antenna. Investigators suspect that Hamed spliced in his own ignition system and power source, then used the PDA to upload pirated software to the car's computer to disable the transponder and swap the two cars' GPS tracking numbers.

Anything that drives can be stolen.
 
spleef420
2006-08-02 7:21:28 PM  
heinousjay: The reason you don't see mercedes on that list:

and if your car does get stolen...good luck getting your insurance company to pay up. just in case anyone missed it yesterday
 
heinousjay
2006-08-02 7:22:11 PM  
BlindMan

well, then you're best off to order anothey key before you lose your existing key. so you have a backup.
 
Major Thomb
2006-08-02 7:22:29 PM  
heinousjay: you lose your key, it'll cost you the price of two new keys, and a replacement key module. including labor, thats about $2300.


That stuff always gives me a laugh. You can get you engine rebuilt for that. The "high tech" car parts are such a scam as they're usually the cheapest parts in the thing.
 
spleef420
2006-08-02 7:22:54 PM  
ah crap...beaten by 18 seconds...stupid slow-ass fingers.

*slinks away grumbling*
 
CygnusDarius
2006-08-02 7:24:57 PM  
If someone actually gave me the kyes, I'd run away from them.
 
neonrisk
2006-08-02 7:26:27 PM  
spleef420

ah crap...beaten by 18 seconds

...The best part is I didn't realize that the article had been on fark until I noticed you had the same URL. I just knew if I searched I would find a way to steal heinousjay's car.

/go internets!
 
feepness
2006-08-02 7:27:25 PM  
BlindMan: There seems a striking correlation between 'use of vehicle type in rap video' and 'vehicle type stolen'... kinda makes you think.

Eureka! All cars in rap videos have been stolen!
 
01111110
2006-08-02 7:28:09 PM  
Dat's why my S4 uses an APR lockout. Unless the thief is carrying an extra ECU, they're SOL.

Of course, that doesn't stop my car from being hit by every dumbass on the road.
 
i love pez
2006-08-02 7:28:36 PM  
what??

all this general dislike for acuras? this is why you have a GARAGE people!

/proud owner of a 1994 acura integra w/ GSR swap
//worked engine, crower2 cams, AEM cam gears, b16 pistons
///11:1 CR, 75 shot of nitrous
////i HATE b-series swapped civics, TOTAL RICE
//my car is not rice , heres a pic:

[image from img197.imageshack.us too old to be available]

thx imageshack!
 
heinousjay
2006-08-02 7:28:46 PM  
Major Thomb

You can get you engine rebuilt for that. The "high tech" car parts are such a scam as they're usually the cheapest parts in the thing.

yeah it's a scam, but getting anything at the stealership is a scam.

spleef420
and if your car does get stolen...good luck getting your insurance company to pay up.

not everything on a new mercedes is engineered perfectly, but they did get the anti-theft right. The ignition isn't even on the steering column, and the wheel locking mechanism is separate as well.
 
SomeBigFarkingMan
2006-08-02 7:28:51 PM  
I see Major Thomb is yet another person that ignores R&D costs.

The iPod costs, part wise, less than $100 to make. Yet they sell for $300. No, it's not a 3x markup, it's part R&D cost recovery.
 
SomeBigFarkingMan
2006-08-02 7:30:13 PM  
Oh and i love pez, it's rice. Just learn to admit and love it and it won't bother you.
 
neonrisk
2006-08-02 7:31:32 PM  
Those newfangled ignition-device things in cars are stupid...

They are much like the protections on PS2 and Xbox that 'prevent' you from playing unlicensed discs....

easily compromised by teenagers.
 
buysse
2006-08-02 7:33:59 PM  
Feh. I had an Integra. It was stolen twice. The first time, they took the spoiler, the steering wheel, the gear shift knob, instrument panel from the dash, *and the worn-out wiper blades*.

A week after I got it back from the shop (ignition was punched, of course), I went out in the morning and it was gone. This time it was found a week later. All light assemblies, including the dome light in the passenger compartment, gone. Engine, gone. Transmission, gone. Seats, gone. Everything farking gone. The only things left were the radiator (hey! it had just started leaking, apparently), and the half-dozen O'Reilly books I had in the boot. Apparently they weren't interested in Perl.

I miss that car. My wife won't get a car with a manual transmission, so I'm stuck in a Sentra.
 
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