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Stolen NSX stats - theft recovery

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I plan on installing a custom alarm... meaning I'm doing it myself and hiding all the wires and things, backup batt.

Just out of curiousity - is there anybody on this board that had their NSX stolen?

or what are the chances?
 
There was a guy here in Toronto who had his NSX stolen I think about 3 years ago. It was never recovered. In his case, they broke into his house, and got the car keys from his bedroom while he was sleeping and then took the MDX and NSX. I believe the NSX was in the garage too. Obviously scouted out and pre-planned. Craaazy!
 
My 91 blk/blk was stolen from the garage when no one was in the house. It was locked and with car club on. The car was stolen in 98.

I got a phone call in 2001 from the police department that my car has been recovered. According to the body shop, some one drove the car to a body shop 2 weeks after the car was stolen. He wanted to paint the car red. Left the car there and never return. The body shop reported it to the police when they were going through their back lot in 2001.

It was sitting with the windows open in the back of the shops back lot all these time. The car looked like crap! When I "reunited" with it. It had around 200 more miles on the odometer. Along with the car, the police recovered a keyless entry fob, a plastic ignition key and a plastic valet key. In my possession, I had, and still have, the metal key, a plastic ignition key and a keyless entry fob.

Volk racing CVPro 17/18 wheels were gone and had a set of chrome 5 spoke OEM wheels on.

You figure this one out.

Oh, they ended up auctioning it out.
 
huyduchoang said:
what are the chances?
The NSX is not particularly theft prone, compared with other cars. There are several reasons for this, notably (a) the car is very conspicuous, and everyone is watching; and (b) there is little to no market for used parts, since there are so few of them on the road and the parts are mostly not interchangeable with other cars.

If you are looking for a car which is theft prone, I would like to recommend that other car in my avatar... :eek:
 
I was living in the UK when I had my first NSX. I came out to go to work one morning, and when I puttng my computer in the passenger seat, I noticed the glove box was open. To make a long story short...someone, or a group had tried to steal the car.

No forced entry. Nothing. However, the ignition was broken. The police thought the people had been following me for a while. In the UK you are able to purchase a device that will "grab" the signal for a keyless device, and that's what they had done to gain entry to the car.

My question to the police was much like Ken's comment. Why would someone steal a NSX? There were only 14 in Scotland, where I lived, and only 300 in the UK! The police figured it was a ring that were going to put the car into a container and ship it overseas. They said it happens often with high end cars.

Major pain in the butt. The wheels were locked up. Had to flat bed the car away. Airbags had to be replaced, etc..

Doug
 
I haven't had one stolen, but my first purchase (still on my site) turned out to be a stolen NSX.

The police siezed it from my parking lot at work.

The VIN plates in the side doors had been re-done, the plate in the firewall sanded, re-done and re-painted black. The VIN was for a 1993 and the car was a 1991, and any 1991 markings had been removed (emission decal ripped in engine compartment, cell phone manual corner torn off, etc.)

The state police agent had the firewall VIN cut out (!) of the car and took them and the side plates as evidence.

The car was stolen from NY.

It turned out the new VIN was from a car shipped overseas from NJ.

The dealer gave my money back, and I was lucky to find a nice 91 automatic in a few weeeks that was less than an hour away.

The auction house was going to have to re-VIN the car and then sell it.
 
This may be overdoing it... but one could find a hidden wire around the ECU that controls a part of the car (fuel pump, main relay, starter, ect) and install a kill switch there from an alarm or something in that nature.

then when they try to hotwire it, the car will not start.
 
huyduchoang said:
This may be overdoing it... but one could find a hidden wire around the ECU that controls a part of the car (fuel pump, main relay, starter, ect) and install a kill switch there from an alarm or something in that nature.

then when they try to hotwire it, the car will not start.

Not overdoingit at all. This is fairly commong among good alarm installers. A starter kill is uselss in a manual car, so generally the alarms starter kill can be used on the ignition. Then, a good installer (Upon asking) will also interupt another vital eletrical point. This could be fuel pump, ignition to ECU, main relay, or whatever. You can also have them wire it in a fail secure mode. This is a style where you need the alarm brain in order to start the car. If the alarm brain is ripped out, the system is in open loop and thus no connection. The problem with this is if the alarm brain fails you are stranded until you can get it fixed, or bypassed. Now, a thief can bypass it too, but he needs to know where to bypass. None of these will work if a theif has a flat bed tow truck or aquires your alarms remote and keys though. But it does stop a lot of unprepared theives.
 
Hi,

Its me Mr. Overkill. I got Lojack, Alladin 2 way pager Alarm and Cellular tracker utilizing cell phone towers to locate the vehicle since I work for a wireless company. Even in my garage the alarm is on. Also a back up battery for the unit.

Tan
 
NOWW I know how you and 5 other FV PD units found me at the local Starbucks hang out :D You know I got into your car by accident....rightttt?;)

Tantheman said:
Hi,

Its me Mr. Overkill. I got Lojack, Alladin 2 way pager Alarm and Cellular tracker utilizing cell phone towers to locate the vehicle since I work for a wireless company. Even in my garage the alarm is on. Also a back up battery for the unit.

Tan
 
I think being careful plays a big part in if your car gets stolen. Me for example, if I'm coming home last one night and I feel like I'm being followed, I will not pull into my driveway, but continue on a wild goose chase!!! :D That and I don't take my car out that late or to clubs and bars just to play it safe.
Also remember, nothing you do can stop someone completely from stealing your car! If they want it bad enough, they will take it. The only thing you can do is make it harder on them to steal it reducing the chances. ;)
Regards
Z

ps - My M3 was stolen/towed away from in front of my house! :( .... memories
 
My buddy had his car stolen a couple of years ago. He was being careless at a gas station and ran in to pay for his gas with the keys in the ignition. Some guy jumped in and took off. He ended up getting it back a week later, but here is what's funny.

Right after he stole the car, the theif used my buddy's cell phone that was left in the car. He looked up my buddy's home number in his address book, called it and taunted him by repeating...lojack, lojack, lojack. lojack.:rolleyes: Theifs have big balls these days.
 
I had my beautiful 93 blk/blk stolen from a supposedly secure garage in dowtown manhatten years ago.Had to be an inside job.
the garage insurance paid back my insurance about 2 years later and i got my deductible back. It actually worked out well for me
I got more for the car than i paid for it and went and bought another one only a 95 t . but the funny part was the garage moron telling me I must have parked on a different floor. I almost strangled him to death!!
 
My car was stolen like 8 months ago and when they found it had nothing left just the shell and as for what are the odds of your NSX getting stolen they are as good and any car getting stolen. I use to take care of my car like crazy but no matter what you put in it or do when they want it they will get it.
 
I'm with pbassjo - if you steal my car, please send it to Mexico immediately, or chop it up so it can never be recovered.

I feel the same way about accidents - if my car gets damaged, I hope it's enough to be totalled. I don't care what anyone says, once a car has had major damage, it is never the same again, no matter how good the repair shop. Maybe it's mental, but it never seems just right..... :mad:
 
any idea how good is the OEM alarm on the NSX. I know about the chip in the key fob, was curious about the effectiveness of it.

btw, Leftlane, you sure been posting alot. That austin trip must have gotten the old flames going:D
 
The chip in the key fob can be bypassed using a different ECU I believe. Basiclly if they want to drive your car away they would use a ECU and key (placed near the ignition) from another NSX and hotwire it.

I pretty sure there are more methods.
 
huyduchoang said:
There has been discussions on how book value on the NSX is below fair market value. What does the insurance go by? NADA retail?
Insurance goes by fair market value - the price at which you should be able to buy a similar car. Most of the insurance settlements for totalled NSXs that I've heard of have been quite fair, and some have been extremely generous.
 
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