Vehicle thieves taking up arms, police chief warns (ottawacitizen.com)

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More than 1,200 vehicles have been stolen in Ottawa this year, a 16 per cent jump from the year before, with new model SUVs and light trucks the most popular targets. New model Toyota Rav4 , Honda CRV, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ford F-Series trucks are especially popular, along with any vehicle with a push-button starter.

Police have recovered 315 stolen vehicles and made 80 arrests, Stubbs said.

“It used to be five or 10 years ago that older cars were the target because they didn’t have the advanced alarm security that the new cars have. But the technology that they (thieves) are securing is defeating a lot of those alarms.”

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[-] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I'm in my 20s and I really dont get the craze about push button starts and keyless entry. It really just seems like extra tech that adds an extra security risk and extra cost to the vehicles.

I worry what cars will be available to me in the next 10 years. I'm not a big fan of big digital displays, touch screen controls , self driving/driving assitance features, and automatic everything. My current car has a manual transmission, manual locks and manual windows. No expensive motors to replace, no dead battery fob preventing entry, no swerving on the road cause the car can't read the lines correctly.

[-] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

We're in the market for our first car and I feel this. First manufacturer to make a car without all this touchscreen bullshit and actual button based controls will make bank.

I just want a car, not an HP printer on fucking wheels.