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rdouble
on Jan 2, 2012
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Car-sharing service HiGear shuts down due to theft...
Not many car thieves want to steal a Scion xB with a giant ZipCar logo on the side.
bane
on Jan 2, 2012
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My understanding is (and I could be completely wrong in this) is that most low end cars are stolen for the parts, not the car.
jonknee
on Jan 2, 2012
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Zipcar's all have remote kill functionality and the ignition is tied to the RFID Zipcard. It's likely not worth the effort to defeat the tech to get the end result. It would be for a $100k exotic.
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