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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Schwepps" data-source="post: 395163" data-attributes="member: 3592">See pg N23 of today's Star. Customs discovered two 40ft containers crammed with Toyotas destined for a foreign country. That's the way it's done: the car thieves are just runners in the long chain of an international ring. They get their model orders, and hunt their stock accordingly. Their preference would be to steal rather than hijack, as hijacking is also high risk for them.As I said, unfortunately, the hunting method for high-end cars with security features and GPS tracking is hijacking, and you'll be very fortunate to just hand the keys to them and let them take your car. Usually you'll be taken for a ride, stripped of your handphone and probably your clothes, and left in a lonely place like a plantation. By the time you get something to cover yourself, and a phone to call the police or your tracking company, your car will already be in a steel shipping container, untrackable.Toyotas rate the highest demand, followed by Hondas. Fortunately Mercs rank higher than BMWs. As I said, there is a lull at the moment because the global used car market has completely collapsed. Nevertheless, it pays to always be watchful and to have some means of last resort defence in case your womenfolk are involved. Pepper spray is actually a flight aid rather than a fight aid like batons and tasers, and that's why it's safer.</blockquote>