Old Apr 6, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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I'm not sure whether to think if it's joyriders or someone trying to sell it to a chop shop. I would think that professional thieves would know that the STi has a disabler chip in the ignition (I think there's an RFID in the key or something) that makes it shut off (unless there's some way to get around this) so it's tough to steal unless you tow it away, which nothing can defeat.

My wife had left my digital camera in the back window of the STi, so maybe they were just trying the doors to get an easy item to pawn... If they were joyriders, I would have thought it would have turned up by now... I know that the longer it goes, the less chance I have of seeing the car again.

The idea of someone with a personal vendetta against me did cross my mind - someone stole my MP3 player from the glove box a few weeks ago the one time that I left my doors open... I figured that was my own fault for leaving it open, though. Now that this has happened, it seems like I'm being targeted, but I can't imagine who would, or why. I don't have any 'enemies' and I haven't pissed anyone off, I'm a pretty nice guy .

What a crappy day!
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