Civics, regardless of year, get a bad rap because prior to the 2001-2005 generation, Civics did not have the key-immobilizer feature. Luckily for all HCH owners, the key-immobilizer feature was made standard in 2001 on all Civics. Not to say that this feature can't be defeated (there's almost no defense against a maverick tow truck picking up your car), but its more difficult than it used to be and its better than using a club-type device since you need a vehicle specific key to start the car.If someone can find statistics on pre-2001 Civic and 2001+ Civic thefts, I'd be interested to see how much of an impact the immobilizer had.