News: Cadillac SUV Big Favorite With Thieves

United Press International - August 21, 2003

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug 21, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Car thieves prefer the Cadillac Escalade SUV by a wide margin, according to a report released Thursday.

The Escalade was involved in the most frequent theft claims among 2000-02 model passenger vehicles, about four times the average of all vehicles, according to the latest insurance theft loss data published by the Highway Loss Data Institute, an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

"The Escalade has both the highest theft claim frequency and the worst overall theft losses -- 10 times the average for all vehicles -- indicating it's a top target for thieves," Kim Hazelbaker, HLDI senior vice president, said in a release. "The Escalade's theft losses are the highest even though it's equipped with a standard anti-theft ignition immobilizer."

The vehicle that topped last year's list, the Integra, was redesigned in 2002 and renamed the RSX. So far the RSX doesn't have the same high rate of theft claims as the Integra.

 

Wow... I would have never thought

 

I am guessing it is the rims, and systems in the car that are really attractive,

 

POS driven by Idiots and liked by idiots any questions?

 

all of this with onstar.

 

Wow envy is a funny thing isn't it.

 

They've got a bunch of guys with moustaches and "I'm with stupid" t-shirts working on it in Earle's garage in Buck Holler, TN

 

It basically has a "lowjack" in the car. Yet it still has the worse theft lost %. Might just be because so many are being stolen however.