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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 09:09 AM
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http://autos.msn.com/advice/article....c=msn&GT1=3491

Still baffles me how the 88-91 Camry is the most stolen car over the last 15 some odd years



hehe none of us made the list
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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 09:48 AM
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Default Re: Another Stolen Car list

Originally Posted by Jim W
http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx?contentid=2891&src=msn&GT1=3491

Still baffles me how the 88-91 Camry is the most stolen car over the last 15 some odd years



hehe none of us made the list
Because you can break in with a pencil I've done that before for a friend with keys locked inside.
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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Jim W
http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx?contentid=2891&src=msn&GT1=3491

Still baffles me how the 88-91 Camry is the most stolen car over the last 15 some odd years



hehe none of us made the list
it boggles me 2
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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 11:37 AM
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"...the most stolen color was white, followed by red, blue, black and green." rut roh...another form of the white curse?
Bill, do you mean you can break into a Camry with a pencil?
I believe it was a Camry that one of my friends was telling me she took to a mechanic and when she went to leave they got her car mixed up with another the same color and she actually unlocked it and got in before she realized it wasn't hers....so apparently the keys were the same :?:
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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 11:41 AM
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Like Bill said..it boils down to how easily one can break in, and availability. Common cars=common theft. I also wonder if people junk their cars and claim they were stolen so they can get $$ out of the insurance company for a new one. Probably not that often... :?:
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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 01:55 PM
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All the ricers need parts for their late 80'* speed demons.
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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Miami
I believe it was a Camry that one of my friends was telling me she took to a mechanic and when she went to leave they got her car mixed up with another the same color and she actually unlocked it and got in before she realized it wasn't hers....so apparently the keys were the same :?:
LOL, I've heard the same story with H-body Buicks somewhere.

All the ricers need parts for their late 80'* speed demons.
Now tell me, what the HELL performance-related are you gonna take from a 88-91 Camry?
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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by repinS
Now tell me, what the HELL performance-related are you gonna take from a 88-91 Camry?
Oh you know ricers. The Bling Bling 12 inch steelies, use the hoods for wings, take the badges, etc...
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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Miami
I believe it was a Camry that one of my friends was telling me she took to a mechanic and when she went to leave they got her car mixed up with another the same color and she actually unlocked it and got in before she realized it wasn't hers....so apparently the keys were the same :?:
Um, how common is it that you buy three vehicles and it turns out their keys will work in every one of the three? My brother has a 1990 Dodge Ram Van B150, 1989 Chrysler New Yorker Landua, and a 1990 Chrysler New Yorker 5th Avenue. He only carries one trunk and one door/ignition key now. :?
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Pass II key protection. Thats why our cars are not stollen.
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