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Japan's most stolen vehicle is... not what you think

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    Japan's most stolen vehicle is... not what you think

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    Drumroll please! The most stolen vehicle in Japan is... the Toyota Hiace van! Bet that wasn't your first guess. The lowly Hiace has been creeping up the charts since 2005 when it was barely in the top ten. A year later it was fifth with a bullet. Now it's number one and not looking back. Scofflaws' taste for this workman van seems insatiable, and thefts of SUVs and luxury cars have dropped as a result. That's probably more to do with the anti-theft devices on those vehicles, which may have caused theft rings to target vans such as the Hiace instead because they usually don't have immobilizers or the like. After thieving the vans, they generally chop them up and ship them to developing countries in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. That's where Hiaces often show up as taxis, buses, or utility vehicles. Hiace engines even show up in fishing boats from time-to-time. Thanks for the tip, catgirlshyla!

    [Source: Japan Probe]Japan's most stolen vehicle is... not what you think originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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    one of my relatives overseas owns one of those things
    rayray1, Nov 20, 2008
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    oh snap, a Project D van
    JspeXAE102, Nov 20, 2008
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    damn my guess would of be honda/acura
    xplicitcorolla99, Nov 21, 2008
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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    ive got one of those in my driveway
    MovieSTAR, Nov 21, 2008
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    used to own one of these back home. sold it when my parents moved.
    tsburt, Nov 21, 2008
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    Back in the Phils, the AC on these were not too good...
    Ares, Nov 22, 2008
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    Yeah, in Thailand these are what people have instead of SUVs. Almost every single one is retrofitted with aftermarket AC there (a common mod). I rode Hiaces since I was in elementary school since they are used as schoolbuses too!
    James, Dec 5, 2008
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    same goes for the phils.
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