Comments on: Jan-Feb Car Theft Up 6.2% In Argentina

By: Buenos Aires Expats - Online Community of Expatriates and guide to living in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:29:30 +0000

[...] insurer Lloyd’s of London to foot the bill for the costly recovery operation. Tuesday, 07 April Jan-Feb Car Theft Up 6.2% In Argentina[The Argentine Post] The number of cars stolen in Argentina in the first two months of 2009 rose [...]

By: Fernando Pereiro

Fernando Pereiro — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:42:23 +0000

I feel so free without having a car here in BA, here is a pain in the butt parking, driving, stoping on some traffic lights and having to give a tip for glass cleaners, being insulted…. taxi is a good economic option (about 10 USD for 12 miles ride) and walking is my choice for short distances during the day….
so if also I have to be worried about what this article say, I don t want to have a car on BA jamas!

Taos, felicitaciones con tu sitio, muy bueno!

By: Conor

Conor — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:10:09 +0000

“Just” 25% are stolen in armed robberies?!
I wonder if this is to do with the economic slowdown. I have gotten the feeling that there is a growing frustration about the social inertia developing in Argentina. The daze of economic collapse at the beginning of the decade and the rapid growth afterwards are fizzling out and people within the lower parts of society are growing frustrated at there being no change in their position during the period of post-collapse rapid growth.
Just a little theory this post made me think about.

By: Faco

Faco — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:01:44 +0000

Dunas, Unos and Gols are the most stolen because they are very popular models and the parts have a high resale value. The Duna and the Uno (also the older Gol models) are no longer manufactured but the parts are still needed.

Still, I think the favourite taxi models are still the peugeot 504 and 405. But that’s just my impression.