Number of Prius's stolen for past year ??

LOL!!:high5:

 

Tony, is this why you have a green puke color looking monster as your avatar????

 

We are about to retire our 91 Accord when our Prius finally gets here but we're keeping our 97 Civic (not the 95 model) so we should be much safer as well as improving our gas mileage.

 

I am *totally* going online to buy Avery window labels and print those out -- specifically the design where the angry ball of lightning nukes stick-figure man!!! Not because I'm actually worried about anyone stealing my baby (around here I have to worry about the steering column airbag) but because it's so damn funny!

 

O'Rly?

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/28/science/28cnd-key.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1&ei=5094&en=48eb306a45a3b7a0&hp&ex=1106974800&partner=homepage&oref=slogi]RFID Keys Hacked

 

that technique of "hacking" does not match my definition of hacking.
for example, hacking a password by looking over someone's shoulder is
not exactly rocket science. if they could park next to the car on the
street and simply use gear in a van to open the door.. well that to me
is a hack If you have to scan the key that the person carries... you
basically had physical access to it.. 12 inch limitiation to read it!

then they simply brute force the key which to me is not hacking...
just a script kid type attack of throwing the kitchen sink at it.

being right next to a person while they are opening their car with the right
gear is a very similair threat. this means you were targeted by someone who
has access to you on a semi regular basis.

i do not think this is the type of hack where you can scan the key being
used and then reliably steal the car in time. as in you went into a store
for 15 minutes or at the mall. that level of sophistication would easily
allow the person to make 50G a year at a normal job!?!

of course if the person lives next door to you.. then the opportunity arises
due to the amount of time they can be around the car.

yes it was hacked... but it does not help some punk on dirty main street USA
downtown to steal your prius on a whim as they walk home from their drug
feast of the night. it is that type of person, in my opinion, that is stealing
honda accords on a whim. they have the opportunity (anytime it is unguarded),
shared knowledge from their peers on how to do it, and no brains.

thanks for sharing though. i remember reading that on slashdot.org a while
back.

my resume when it comes to hacking for example is finding a bug in sudo
which allowed me to root a nix box. sudo is the same program you use on
apple computers, for example, to get higher privs.

 

Here is an Australian version.
Prius is good for being hard to steal but it isn't hard to break into and steal from, and parts are not marked to make them easier to identify when they are offered for sale.
http://www.racv.com.au/wps/wcm/resources/file/eb34650fb2f874a/2008 Vehicle Theft Ratings.pdf

 

if you people are so confident that the prius is so theft proof, and the odds of someone smashing your window to steal your airbags, mfd, headlights, etc
then go take your prius to your local toyota dealer and have your package #3 theft deterrent system deactivated, then call your insurance agent and raise your comprehensive deductible to 2,500.00 or better yet drop the comprehensive all together

this whole topic is getting moot now, as the majority of people in this thread already have the theft deterrent system activated

 

There is a big difference between driving away in someone's Prius and smashing the windows to steal the contents.

Tom

 

The Prius is

1) worth much less parted out

2) is difficult to steal, even harder to drive after its stolen

3) because of its complexity, most mechanics dont have the ability to part them together

 

1) worth much less parted out
if its worth less parted it out how come the toyota prius is the number 3 most expensive car to insure?

2) is difficult to steal, even harder to drive after its stolen

3) because of its complexity, most mechanics dont have the ability to part them together

compleixity my butt, the entire dashboard can practically be taken apart using my kitchen spatula or a paint scaper

i even learned how to replace the rear window washer sprayer by finding out which
part of the hatchback just yanks out

judging from the reports i have read from the east coast, i would say that people who break into prius cars aren't too considerd with resell values and more conserned with the cost of methaphemdamine or crack cocaine

 

Good one.

 

yah even if the unthinkable happenend and someone did manage to start your prius and drive off or flat bed it, your insurance company wouldn't pay off your claim, and think you are dishonest because you had your keys with you, thanks a lot

Wired 14.08: Pinch My Ride=

 

Just printed out some using P-Touch label maker and black tape. Actually looks good! Similar to (hopefully)
HIGH VOLTAGE!

 

The Seattle Police Department just took a stolen report on a Toyota Prius. It is the first to my recollection since the Prius was released. I'm assuming that the thief used a tow truck, at least I'm hoping that's how it was stolen. If anybody has any information or intelligence regarding stolen Toyota Prius please contact me at:

[email protected]

 

wouldnt surprise me if someone forgot to turn their Pri off and it was stolen. twice my SO did this. once i just happened to look out the window and noticed a light in the Pri, went out and sure enough it was sitting there on in the ready position.

another time, it was Saturday morning (our only day off together) and i walked out to get it loaded up for a trip we were doing and its sitting there in ready position after sitting there all night like that...

keep hoping we have a little luck left cause im sure we have definitely used up some of what we had