Why do old cars get carjacked?

[Anonymous]

I read of a nurse who was pulled from his car by a carjacker. The nurse’s car was a 2007 Nissan.

Why do carjackers want such old cars?

[Anonymous]

They are available, that's all. They are used to commit other crimes and don't stick out.

Also for good thieves -- modern cars have tracking systems in them.

[Anonymous]

Parts

[Anonymous]

joy riding or to use to commit a different crime

[Anonymous]

Newer cars with the push button start don't require a physical key to be inserted, so the car would become useless to the thieves unless they get the key from the owner, which seems like a separate step that complicate the crime.

[Anonymous]

Thanks!

I assumed the recent increase in carjackings was due to joyriding, which is why I wondered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:joy riding or to use to commit a different crime

The crime makes sense to me yet I assumed they’d want a fancy car for joy riding. I guess not!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:joy riding or to use to commit a different crime

The crime makes sense to me yet I assumed they’d want a fancy car for joy riding. I guess not!

They don’t want to get caught. Fancy cars stick out.

[Anonymous]

Harder to hotwire new cars. Something about the technology.

[Anonymous]

Given the diminished number of people able to drive a stick, it could be amusing to see them try to get away in a manual. Heck if gen the guts in the dealerships defer to some old guy to move them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Given the diminished number of people able to drive a stick, it could be amusing to see them try to get away in a manual. Heck if gen the guts in the dealerships defer to some old guy to move them.

Very few manufacturers still offer stick shifts.

My friend was carjacked in Petworth of his stick shift BMW. The thieves only managed to drive it 100 feet before giving up. Frustrated, the thieves came back and beat him into a coma on his front lawn. He was in the hospital for two weeks.

[Anonymous]

I think the target is more the driver than the car. Carjackers want someone visibly weak and likely to be compliant if they can find someone like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Given the diminished number of people able to drive a stick, it could be amusing to see them try to get away in a manual. Heck if gen the guts in the dealerships defer to some old guy to move them.

Very few manufacturers still offer stick shifts.

My friend was carjacked in Petworth of his stick shift BMW. The thieves only managed to drive it 100 feet before giving up. Frustrated, the thieves came back and beat him into a coma on his front lawn. He was in the hospital for two weeks.

The nail that sticks up...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Given the diminished number of people able to drive a stick, it could be amusing to see them try to get away in a manual. Heck if gen the guts in the dealerships defer to some old guy to move them.

Very few manufacturers still offer stick shifts.

My friend was carjacked in Petworth of his stick shift BMW. The thieves only managed to drive it 100 feet before giving up. Frustrated, the thieves came back and beat him into a coma on his front lawn. He was in the hospital for two weeks.

His fault for not immediately going into his house and arming himself. Life is full of hard lessons.

He won’t do that again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Given the diminished number of people able to drive a stick, it could be amusing to see them try to get away in a manual. Heck if gen the guts in the dealerships defer to some old guy to move them.

Very few manufacturers still offer stick shifts.

My friend was carjacked in Petworth of his stick shift BMW. The thieves only managed to drive it 100 feet before giving up. Frustrated, the thieves came back and beat him into a coma on his front lawn. He was in the hospital for two weeks.

The nail that sticks up...

So we should all drive slushboxes to make life easier for carjackers?

Pass.