Subaru Impreza is a real 'steal'

The Subaru Impreza four-door is very popular with car buyers — and car thieves.
This morning , Canada's car insurers announced their annual list of the top 10 most-popular vehicles for car thieves and Mississauga's Subaru is number three on the hit parade.
The 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX/WRX STi four-door all-wheel-drive, "comes in third place on the most frequently stolen list, and 'wins' the number one spot on the highest theft claims costs list," says the Insurance Bureau of Canada.
For the third year in a row, the 1999 and 2000 Honda Civic SiR two-door have topped the list of the most frequently stolen vehicles.
The remainder of top 10 beauties, at least in the eyes of the car thieves, are, in order: the 1999 Acura Integra two-door; the 1994 Dodge/Plymouth Grand Caravan/Voyager; the 1994 Dodge/Plymouth Grand Caravan/Voyager AWD; the 1994 Dodge/Plymouth Caravan/Voyager; the 1998 Acura Integra two-door; the 2000 Audi TT Quattro two-door Coupe; and, the 1994 Dodge/Plymouth Shadow/Sundance two-door hatchback.
Newer cars do not tend to be on the list because they have "electronic immobilizers" thath cut the start, ignition and fuel when there is a forced entry.

onlinenews@mississauga.net