http://dennautoworld.com/2016/01/25/pencil-preventing-theft/

The Pencil Light Camry is a thief’s collector item in Nigeria. A trip to any Police Station in Nigeria would reveal this. Many reasons for this.

First, the Toyota Camry is a highly desired car and will always command a relatively higher resale value compared to its Honda Accord and Nissan Maxima competition.

The high demand for the cars translate to a high demand for spare parts. The spare parts must come, either from imports or from local sources… Yes…used or stolen. A large percentage of these stolen vehicles end up as spare parts just hours after being stolen.

Secondly, the relative ease of stealing the Toyota Camry and the ready market for a used copy encourages its theft the more.

You see, the Pencil Light Camry, like its other ‘cheap’ Japanese counterparts of the late 90s era came only with Steel Keys and no transponder. This was the same technology used in the Datsun 120Y, when dinosaurs still roamed the earth. Well, they slapped on some toy alarm and remote locking which mostly no longer works by the time the car is released from USA and Canada for Nigerian use….after going through salvage and all that.

This makes it easy for anybody with just 2 minutes access to your key have a chance to duplicate it…and drive of with the whole car when they want.

Your mechanic is a prime suspect. He has links to the spare parts market and knows the price of each individual component. He knows the deterrents you have installed and the ones you have deactivated. He knows your drive schedules and so on. To stay totally safe and assured, secure your car even against your mechanic. Once your car is totally secure against possible theft by your mechanic, then you have covered a lot of the possible other suspects.

Please visit the link below for the full write up.

http://dennautoworld.com/2016/01/25/pencil-preventing-theft/

more updates to follow

thanks

nice job Mr denn, I would suggest you broaden your case study, don't limit your research or solution to pencil alone. For example theft of this 2003-2006 corrola is on the rise. more people will benefit doing so.
eku ise

DGD1:
nice job Mr denn, I would suggest you broaden your case study, don't limit your research or solution to pencil alone. For example theft of this 2003-2006 corrola is on the rise. more people will benefit doing so.
eku ise

Thanks boss.

Good evening

@OP - I do not mean any offense but there is only 1 way to preventing Toyota Camry theft - Don't Buy It!

Zoharariel:
@OP - I do not mean any offense but there is only 1 way to preventing Toyota Camry theft - Don't Buy It!

Lol...

That's a good option...

However, the one million naira worth of paracetamol in lieu should cover the pains from walking through and fro on third mainland bridge for one year.

Pun intended

Denn:


Lol...

That's a good option...

However, the one million naira worth of paracetamol in lieu should cover the pains from walking through and fro on third mainland bridge for one year.

Pun intended

Tokunbo pencil light is now 1.1m

kingreign:


Tokunbo pencil light is now 1.1m

Hnmmmm

That means an extra N100,000 worth of paracetamol.

Not bad if someone has already swallowed N1m worth...

Denn:


Hnmmmm

That means an extra N100,000 worth of paracetamol.

Not bad if someone has already swallowed N1m worth...

if toyota were a nigerian company or if they had a nigerian in there board of directors, they won't ever think of stopping production of this pencil light.
imagine the most recent of that car is about 15yrs old and such car still rocking over 1M with ever increasing demand

DGD1:


if toyota were a nigerian company or if they had a nigerian in there board of directors, they won't ever think of stopping production of this pencil light.
imagine the most recent of that car is about 15yrs old and such car still rocking over 1M with ever increasing demand

Nice observation.

Instead of just throwing away or retooling when a new model comes, it should be possible for car manufacturers to send in the moulds to the countries that still has the great demand for such models to continue production.

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