steering wheel gone in 25 seconds.

[Demovictory9]

[multigraincracker]

1. Bad thing is that when you get it repaired

it most likely will be with another stolen one.

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3. I don't know. That's a bodyshop/insurance repair job.

[Demovictory9]

9. they can't find the parts to fix

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2. They're stealing catalytic converters too. But they have..

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to get under the car and use a saw. The steering wheel seems easier. And the most brazen ones do it in broad daylignt.

[Demovictory9]

6. very brazen thieves these days

[multigraincracker]

4. Back in the 80s it was

T tops.

[Auggie]

5. I also remember an ignition being easy to replace ...

pop one off, pop in another with the key, and the car starts right up. So easy to steal.

[Dial H For Hero]

7. It's a Chevy Malibu, which seems to be one of the most stolen cars in America.

https://www.hotcars.com/the-15-most-stolen-new-and-used-cars-in-the-u-s/

[Demovictory9]

8. you are right.. 6 malibus on one street

[Best_man23]

10. They're taking them primarily for the airbag

A driver's side airbag module goes for more than $1000 new, so taking these and selling them to unscrupulous body shops is and has been a thing for quite awhile.

Most of the time, the thieves go in the car and just remove the airbag, not forcibly rip out the entire steering column. The Malibu must have a telescoping steering column, which would make pulling them out by force possible.