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Postby l200guy » November 24th, 2014, 10:07 am

Are there updated figures, especially for pickups? Thinking of getting the new Ranger 2.2 XLT but really can't take on the GunPoint stick up business. I really like the Navara and Hilux but I know them hot.

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Postby hustla_ambition101 » November 24th, 2014, 5:31 pm

Gps.......bandits will try and steal anything as long as they see opportunity.....

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Postby 16 cycles » January 9th, 2020, 7:09 am

$64m in vehicles stolen last year
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JESSE RAMDEO

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Nis­san ve­hi­cles re­main favourites among car thieves and ac­cord­ing to Sgt. Christo­pher Swamber of the T&T Po­lice Ser­vice (TTPS) Stolen Ve­hi­cle Squad they “made up 52 per cent of all ve­hi­cles tak­en by rob­bery. Of the 322 ve­hi­cles re­port­ed stolen in 2019, 166 were Nis­san ve­hi­cles.”

At yes­ter­day’s po­lice press brief­ing, Sgt. Swamber said the val­ue of stolen ve­hi­cles amount­ed to more than $64 mil­lion. How­ev­er, that was a $5 mil­lion re­duc­tion from 2018.

Al­so among the tar­get­ed ve­hi­cles was the Toy­ota Hilux. Al­though they are equipped with an ar­ray of an­ti-theft de­vices, in­clud­ing horn alarms, flash­ing lights and im­mo­bi­liz­ing tech­nol­o­gy, thieves were able to steal 15 of them.

Sgt Swamber said the high­est num­ber of car thefts was re­port­ed in the North­ern Di­vi­sion with “28 per cent of 89 re­ports of the to­tal record­ed cas­es for this pe­ri­od with the ma­jor­i­ty of rob­beries tak­ing place in the vic­tims’ res­i­dence.” He said ve­hi­cle thefts in the East­ern Di­vi­sion dropped from 18 in 2018 to eight last year.

He added that based on in­for­ma­tion there ap­peared to be a trend in rob­beries where “vic­tims ap­pear to be robbed on their ar­rival at their home, or whilst at their home, with per­pe­tra­tors en­ter­ing through open doors.”

But it was not all doom and gloom for ve­hi­cle own­ers. Sgt Swamber said there was a 20 per cent in­crease in the re­cov­ery of ve­hi­cles last year and he is hope­ful this spike in de­tec­tion rates will de­ter car thieves and fur­ther re­duce the loss­es in­curred by ve­hi­cle own­ers.

“The TTPS would pre­fer there is no rob­bery and theft of ve­hi­cles. How­ev­er, when these crimes oc­cur, we hope the re­cent high de­tec­tion in the Port-of-Spain Di­vi­sion will be a de­ter­rent for of­fend­ers and nos crime per­pe­trat­ed against cit­i­zens will be tol­er­at­ed. It should be not­ed the il­le­gal ve­hi­cle in­dus­try is a mul­ti-mil­lion dol­lar in­dus­try,” he said.

TTPS Pub­lic Re­la­tions Of­fi­cer ASP Wayne Mys­tar praised of­fi­cers of the re­cent­ly formed Road Polic­ing Task Force (RPTF) for res­cu­ing a kid­nap vic­tim.

He said: “At around 2.50 pm on Tues­day 7th Jan­u­ary, of­fi­cers of the RPTF were on du­ty in Cu­mu­to when they had cause to as­sist a male vic­tim who was the front seat pas­sen­ger of a ve­hi­cle. Af­ter in­ter­cept­ing the ve­hi­cle, the vic­tim told of­fi­cers that around 2.10 pm he was at a gas sta­tion in Va­len­cia when he was ap­proached by two men.”

ASP Mys­tar said the sus­pects dealt the man sev­er­al blows about the body be­fore forc­ing him in­to the front pas­sen­ger seat of the car then dri­ving off with his ve­hi­cle against his will. The two sus­pects were ar­rest­ed and tak­en to the Va­len­cia Po­lice Sta­tion.


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Postby NorStar2K » January 9th, 2020, 10:19 am

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Robbery and Larceny stats released by TTPS today. Over 64 million dollars in losses.

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Postby dogg » August 16th, 2021, 3:03 pm

https://www.facebook.com/PoliceServiceT ... 6221066690

Rav 4s being stolen for parts now??? :cry:

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Postby Ben_spanna » August 16th, 2021, 3:26 pm

Unacceptable for such a small a55 island!!!!

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Postby timelapse » August 16th, 2021, 4:06 pm

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Postby Rovin » January 20th, 2022, 11:57 am

why they teefin so much aqua though - cause toyota parts always pricey ?

another popluar 1 i often see on fb is kia k2700 vans ....


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Own a Toyota Aqua? Secure it

The new year has seen an increase in motor vehicle larceny in the central division with the Toyota Aqua and Nissan cars being the vehicles of choice.

While the division has recorded a 29 percent decrease in motor vehicle larceny for 2020 to 2021, there has been an uptick in 2022, an advisory from the Central Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) stated.

The thefts have taken place in Chaguanas, Couva, Freeport and Cunupia and have occurred in open residential areas and in unsecured premises between 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. The targeted vehicles have been the Toyota Aqua and the Nissan Tiida, AD Wagons, B13 and B14.

Citizens have been advised to be vigilant with their vehicles, especially at night, to raise an alarm on sighting suspicious vehicles or people and to install anti-theft and alarm devices including GPS tracking systems and automatic shutdowns in their vehicles

They have also been advised to call 999, 555, or to use the TTPS App or SOS feature for immediate help.

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Postby Dave » January 20th, 2022, 12:24 pm

Aquas are plentiful on the roads and thus the parts availability can't keep up with the demand.
Always white and silver ones.

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Postby wingnut » January 20th, 2022, 3:51 pm

I think the batteries are in high demand as well

A used one is about what 10-12k

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Postby Chimera » January 20th, 2022, 3:53 pm

Parts real expensive for those Aguas. Projector lights is a easy 7 to 10k

A whole front cut aqua is about 30k

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Postby pugboy » January 20th, 2022, 4:44 pm

aquas don’t have chip keys ?
how are they so easy to steal?

them 2700 is the hustle van of choice
from fish vendor to scrap iron man to doubles frying on spot

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Postby agent007 » January 20th, 2022, 9:00 pm

Not all Aquas have chip keys. The main grades it started off as having were L, S and G. The latter being the highest trim. There are countless L's and S's without chip keys. Our Aqua was the S version without chip so I installed a Viper 2 way pager system and included a club lock and a pedal lock (like that stopping anything lol)...anyway, I got rid of that junk 19mths ago.

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Postby A172 » January 20th, 2022, 9:11 pm

imagine it have an entire club of insecure aqua owners beating up anytime someone call their "baby" junk

their check engine lights does come on right after too lol

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Postby agent007 » January 20th, 2022, 10:42 pm

I know of what you speak all too well...

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Postby Kenjo » January 21st, 2022, 6:58 am

Wait those cars besides the battery seriously give other trouble ?

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Postby pugboy » January 21st, 2022, 7:09 am

demand is prob for body parts etc

Kenjo wrote:Wait those cars besides the battery seriously give other trouble ?

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Postby Kenjo » January 21st, 2022, 7:17 am

pugboy wrote:demand is prob for body parts etc

Kenjo wrote:Wait those cars besides the battery seriously give other trouble ?

Yeah I know the body parts issue which is just the higher number of vehicles creates a demand but when the guys here mention engine light I assume it’s other issues too but that’s weird for a Toyota

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Postby A172 » January 21st, 2022, 7:41 am

Kenjo wrote:Wait those cars besides the battery seriously give other trouble ?
brake accumulator pump failure
water pump failure
wheel bearings
hybrid fan failure
battery pack failure

all extremely common in aqua, fielder/axio hybrid

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Postby Kenjo » January 21st, 2022, 7:48 am

A172 wrote:
Kenjo wrote:Wait those cars besides the battery seriously give other trouble ?
brake accumulator pump failure
water pump failure
wheel bearings
hybrid fan failure
battery pack failure

all extremely common in aqua, fielder/axio hybrid

I’ve been trying to figure out what is this brake accumulator pump , I assume it’s something only with hybrids ?the battery we all know and everything else seems like wear and tear

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Re: STOLEN VEHICLE FIGURES RELEASED:

Postby Dave » January 21st, 2022, 7:50 am

Ppl buy used wheel bearings? Unless the bearing can't be pressed out and it's an entire hub assembly which makes the part expensive.

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Postby Chimera » January 21st, 2022, 7:55 am

The hybrid fan is a popular one.
Plenty of them does be brittle for some reason

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Postby agent007 » January 21st, 2022, 9:37 am

Aqua production was from 2011-2021. As in any automobile introduced, you tend to get certain issues in the initial model years which in some instances, certain flaws, bugs and general issues get sorted out within 3 years etc. The model we had, had a production date of May 2013, so our Aqua at the time of production was only in the market for 1.5yrs. The headache for us was mainly the cells and the P510 which used to get hot and cause an over-rev with the engine.

Other owners complained about fan failure, bulbs, switches, regulators, bearings, linkages and bushings. The fuel economy was also unimpressive at around 650kms per tank (at least for me).
I also had an Xtrail Hybrid that gave me 800kms per tank but I called it quits on that vehicle too cause I was not able with the transmission being a ticking time bomb. The point with the Xtrail is that it used a bigger engine and was a significantly heavier vehicle with more obvious aerodynamic drag, yet more fuel efficient than our Aqua.

Anyway, what is happening now is that there are hundreds if not thousands of Aquas whose batteries have multiple cell failures in the 2011-2014 category. This also includes the Axio and Fielder which uses the same internals as its basically an Aqua wagon and not a true Corolla (they all share the Yaris aka B platform).

So right now demand for batteries and cells amongst other components are really high due to the volume on the roads. Watch out, Vezel owners are already facing parts supply issues.

Some owners have resorted to importing refurbished batteries from Miami. The cost to import and install is approx. $20k. For many, it doesn't make economical sense to pump that kinda coin into a significantly depreciated asset. Might as well parts it out as you might get more from the car that way as opposed to selling it as a whole with a non functioning battery/hybrid system.

*edit*

Observe the amount of used Aquas, Fielders and Axios on trinicars, pin and fb for sale. Plenty people jumped into the hybrid wave and some bailing out before it too late. An aging depreciating car with a battery that has a certain shelf life. Just now battery packs will be worth more than people car. I don't expect much change in the stolen vehicle stats anytime soon.
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Re: STOLEN VEHICLE FIGURES RELEASED:

Postby aaron17 » January 21st, 2022, 9:42 am

I didnt know toyota had flaws til now... u sure bout those things?

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Postby pugboy » January 21st, 2022, 9:43 am

there might be more aqua on the road than tiida
demand for batteries gonna be hotter than ever
and plenty backayard ppl swapping cells

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Postby foss » February 22nd, 2023, 10:07 am

Aqua still in demand? What else hot these days??

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Postby shake d livin wake d dead » February 22nd, 2023, 1:53 pm

foss wrote:Aqua still in demand? What else hot these days??


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