On 09/10/2012 07:28 PM, Dave Garrett wrote:
> After 4 1/2 years of happy ownership, what I'd long been wary of came to
> pass - my 2000 Civic Si was stolen yesterday in broad daylight from a
> parking garage in Houston, just a few steps away from and in plain view
> of a heavily-trafficked mall entrance.

so did they put it on a truck or did they drive it away? if the latter,
you could have prevented it. but i'm sure you're after sympathy not
analysis.


> I'd always been careful of where
> I parked it, knowing that EM1 Hondas are serious thief magnets, but
> didn't think I was in a particularly high-risk area when it happened. I
> was mistaken.
>
> It was fully insured but will obviously be hard to replace, as it was in
> perfect mechanical condition with relatively low mileage (110K) and
> essentially stock and unmolested. The newer Si models just don't have
> the same appeal to me as the 99-00 ones do.
>
> Seriously considering LoJack along with some additional active security
> measures for the next car I get.
>
> Thieves suck.
>


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