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Stolen Honda
My '92 honda accord was stolen and recovered a few days later. Neither
the door lock nor the ignition lock show any sign of tampering. How is this possible? |
Re: Stolen Honda
<GillPickle@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1107659611.910160.200730@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com... > My '92 honda accord was stolen and recovered a few days later. Neither > the door lock nor the ignition lock show any sign of tampering. How is > this possible? > Someone gave them a key? |
Re: Stolen Honda
<GillPickle@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1107659611.910160.200730@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com... > My '92 honda accord was stolen and recovered a few days later. Neither > the door lock nor the ignition lock show any sign of tampering. How is > this possible? > Someone gave them a key? |
Re: Stolen Honda
"Doug McCrary" <dougmccrary@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:UphNd.18033$uc.14925@trnddc03... > > <GillPickle@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:1107659611.910160.200730@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com... >> My '92 honda accord was stolen and recovered a few days later. Neither >> the door lock nor the ignition lock show any sign of tampering. How is >> this possible? >> > Someone gave them a key? > More likely, the dealer made them a key from the VIN. |
Re: Stolen Honda
"Doug McCrary" <dougmccrary@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:UphNd.18033$uc.14925@trnddc03... > > <GillPickle@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:1107659611.910160.200730@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com... >> My '92 honda accord was stolen and recovered a few days later. Neither >> the door lock nor the ignition lock show any sign of tampering. How is >> this possible? >> > Someone gave them a key? > More likely, the dealer made them a key from the VIN. |
Re: Stolen Honda
<GillPickle@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1107659611.910160.200730@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com... > My '92 honda accord was stolen and recovered a few days later. Neither > the door lock nor the ignition lock show any sign of tampering. How is > this possible? > Did you buy it used? A previous owner or one of their acquaintances may have kept a key. |
Re: Stolen Honda
<GillPickle@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1107659611.910160.200730@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com... > My '92 honda accord was stolen and recovered a few days later. Neither > the door lock nor the ignition lock show any sign of tampering. How is > this possible? > Did you buy it used? A previous owner or one of their acquaintances may have kept a key. |
Re: Stolen Honda
<GillPickle@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1107659611.910160.200730@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com... > My '92 honda accord was stolen and recovered a few days later. Neither > the door lock nor the ignition lock show any sign of tampering. How is > this possible? > The Arizona Republic ran a story several years ago about Hondas being stolen by young theives who used Honda keys that were worn down by scraping them on cement curbs. There wasn't a lot of attribution in the story, so I can't say whether it was accurate, but there is a possibility that Hondas of that era had less than secure tumblers. I used to own a Lotus Europa, and I once met another Lotus owner on the street. He asked me to compare keys with him and I was amazed to find our keys were cut identically! Apparently there were only a few keys used by Lotus in those days. Mike |
Re: Stolen Honda
<GillPickle@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1107659611.910160.200730@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com... > My '92 honda accord was stolen and recovered a few days later. Neither > the door lock nor the ignition lock show any sign of tampering. How is > this possible? > The Arizona Republic ran a story several years ago about Hondas being stolen by young theives who used Honda keys that were worn down by scraping them on cement curbs. There wasn't a lot of attribution in the story, so I can't say whether it was accurate, but there is a possibility that Hondas of that era had less than secure tumblers. I used to own a Lotus Europa, and I once met another Lotus owner on the street. He asked me to compare keys with him and I was amazed to find our keys were cut identically! Apparently there were only a few keys used by Lotus in those days. Mike |
Re: Stolen Honda
"WaterWatcher" <replytogroup@donotmail.com> wrote in message
news:z5idnUUT9YqrNpjfRVn-gg@comcast.com... > > "Doug McCrary" <dougmccrary@spamcop.net> wrote in message > news:UphNd.18033$uc.14925@trnddc03... >> >> <GillPickle@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:1107659611.910160.200730@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com... >>> My '92 honda accord was stolen and recovered a few days later. Neither >>> the door lock nor the ignition lock show any sign of tampering. How is >>> this possible? >>> >> Someone gave them a key? >> > More likely, the dealer made them a key from the VIN. > In that case, the vehicle would probably not have been recovered. Doing that is a lot of work and risk, and requires the vehicle be someplace regularly or for at least a few hours so the VIN can be copied, the key acquired, and the car taken. Anybody who goes to that effort (and risk of investigation) isn't out for a joy ride. Among the possibilities, a more likely one is that somebody had a Honda key and wandered around trying doors until one opened. So much depends on where it was stolen from - if it was from in front of a home the car was more likely to have been targeted, while if it was in a large parking lot the wanderer with a key is the way to bet. In addition, if the exterior was stripped (we aren't told) and the interior left intact, a tow truck rises to the top of the suspicion list. Mike |
Re: Stolen Honda
"WaterWatcher" <replytogroup@donotmail.com> wrote in message
news:z5idnUUT9YqrNpjfRVn-gg@comcast.com... > > "Doug McCrary" <dougmccrary@spamcop.net> wrote in message > news:UphNd.18033$uc.14925@trnddc03... >> >> <GillPickle@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:1107659611.910160.200730@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com... >>> My '92 honda accord was stolen and recovered a few days later. Neither >>> the door lock nor the ignition lock show any sign of tampering. How is >>> this possible? >>> >> Someone gave them a key? >> > More likely, the dealer made them a key from the VIN. > In that case, the vehicle would probably not have been recovered. Doing that is a lot of work and risk, and requires the vehicle be someplace regularly or for at least a few hours so the VIN can be copied, the key acquired, and the car taken. Anybody who goes to that effort (and risk of investigation) isn't out for a joy ride. Among the possibilities, a more likely one is that somebody had a Honda key and wandered around trying doors until one opened. So much depends on where it was stolen from - if it was from in front of a home the car was more likely to have been targeted, while if it was in a large parking lot the wanderer with a key is the way to bet. In addition, if the exterior was stripped (we aren't told) and the interior left intact, a tow truck rises to the top of the suspicion list. Mike |
Re: Stolen Honda
Michael Pardee wrote: ><GillPickle@gmail.com> wrote in message >news:1107659611.910160.200730@z14g2000cwz.googleg roups.com... > > >>My '92 honda accord was stolen and recovered a few days later. Neither >>the door lock nor the ignition lock show any sign of tampering. How is >>this possible? >> >> >> >The Arizona Republic ran a story several years ago about Hondas being stolen >by young theives who used Honda keys that were worn down by scraping them on >cement curbs. There wasn't a lot of attribution in the story, so I can't say >whether it was accurate, but there is a possibility that Hondas of that era >had less than secure tumblers. > >I used to own a Lotus Europa, and I once met another Lotus owner on the >street. He asked me to compare keys with him and I was amazed to find our >keys were cut identically! Apparently there were only a few keys used by >Lotus in those days. > >Mike > There were only a few Loti, let alone Europas, ever... |
Re: Stolen Honda
Michael Pardee wrote: ><GillPickle@gmail.com> wrote in message >news:1107659611.910160.200730@z14g2000cwz.googleg roups.com... > > >>My '92 honda accord was stolen and recovered a few days later. Neither >>the door lock nor the ignition lock show any sign of tampering. How is >>this possible? >> >> >> >The Arizona Republic ran a story several years ago about Hondas being stolen >by young theives who used Honda keys that were worn down by scraping them on >cement curbs. There wasn't a lot of attribution in the story, so I can't say >whether it was accurate, but there is a possibility that Hondas of that era >had less than secure tumblers. > >I used to own a Lotus Europa, and I once met another Lotus owner on the >street. He asked me to compare keys with him and I was amazed to find our >keys were cut identically! Apparently there were only a few keys used by >Lotus in those days. > >Mike > There were only a few Loti, let alone Europas, ever... |
Re: Stolen Honda
GillPickle@gmail.com wrote:
> My '92 honda accord was stolen and recovered a few days later. Neither > the door lock nor the ignition lock show any sign of tampering. How is > this possible? > how is this possible? 1. go to a large supermarket & tell the management that you've locked yourself out of your car. they'll send the guy out with the tools & they'll have it open in seconds. 2. call aaa & tell them you've locked yourself out... they'll send a locksmith. he'll cut you a new key in about 5 minutes using nothing but a blank, a file & a magnifying glass. 3. if your car's 13 years old, the tumblers have worn the key barrel substantially. many keys will now fit. |
Re: Stolen Honda
GillPickle@gmail.com wrote:
> My '92 honda accord was stolen and recovered a few days later. Neither > the door lock nor the ignition lock show any sign of tampering. How is > this possible? > how is this possible? 1. go to a large supermarket & tell the management that you've locked yourself out of your car. they'll send the guy out with the tools & they'll have it open in seconds. 2. call aaa & tell them you've locked yourself out... they'll send a locksmith. he'll cut you a new key in about 5 minutes using nothing but a blank, a file & a magnifying glass. 3. if your car's 13 years old, the tumblers have worn the key barrel substantially. many keys will now fit. |
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