[Trucklet4me]

More specifically, are people following your SC around while you're out driving?

It happened to me recently. I don't mind people pointing, looking, commenting from open windows, giving thumbs up or whatever, but I dislike being actually followed. So I successfully took action and broke contact.

Anybody else been followed while Cruzing?

 

[jrgillespie630]

Maybe they are just heading in the same direction as you...

 

[Trucklet4me]

Maybe they are just heading in the same direction as you...

Perhaps this time. Maybe. I didn't let it go on long enough to find out.

Twenty years ago I was involved in an attempted carjacking and it started out with the bad guys following me an extended distance and time.

Back then I was also driving a unique, popular and rare vehicle (2001 Mustang Bullitt) so it didn't surprise me when folks were interested. But the carjackers went much farther (literally) and became a real threat.

So, I made a drastic move and evaded them. Or so I thought. They turned around and chased after me. When I got stuck at a stoplight, the passenger started to get out with a gun in his hand. I was very lucky that the cars in front of me turned right and I was able to move forward. That happened twice and each time the bad guy passenger got back in their (stolen) car.

When I got to the light myself, I forced my way into the cross traffic and blasted down the 25MPH speed limit road at 90MPH. Fortunately, it was all clear for me and the bad guy's clapped out Toyota couldn't follow.

Later, after I reached home, I turned on the news and those two guys were prominently featured because they were on the run from murdering somebody in South Carolina after a carjacking there.

We Santa Cruz owners have a rare and unique vehicle too. So being aware and prepared is not a bad idea. Sort of like the Boy Scout motto.

Let's all stay safe out there!

 

[jrgillespie630]

I’m not saying you’re paranoid but…
We are more likely to be carjacked for a Honda Accord or Dodge Ram. Don’t think the Santa Cruz will be hot in the chop shop game.

 

[Trucklet4me]

I’m not saying you’re paranoid but…
We are more likely to be carjacked for a Honda Accord or Dodge Ram. Don’t think the Santa Cruz will be hot in the chop shop game.

Hahaha! You're funny! 🤣

It's not always about a chop shop. Sometimes it's about just driving around for awhile in a "cool" car. Or trucklet!

 

[Phil75]

Today we stopped for a Sunday paper and a fill-up on our way home from church. Two different people wanted to look at our Mojave Sand SEL Cruz with cargo package. They had seen advertisements on television and had questions. One was a construction project manager in a Mini Cooper. She lamented she could not haul anything in it. I showed her how the tailgate lowers to a second position to support a sheet or two of plywood. Both really liked the looks. My story is not as dramatic as your almost carjacking, and no one followed.

 

[ArizoniaFred]

And that’s why we need, and I exercise, Second Amendment Rights. Try carjacking me. Your getting a 9mm slug in your forehead before I drive away.

 

[Trucklet4me]

And that’s why we need, and I exercise, Second Amendment Rights. Try carjacking me. Your getting a 9mm slug in your forehead before I drive away.

Yup. In my case 20 years ago, I had a .45ACP in my hand near the end of the event.

As I said in my original post, I don't mind people showing genuine interest. I've had plenty of admirers with my SC, both while parked and rolling and it's all good stuff! Just a couple days ago I had 2 different folks approach me at 2 different places about the trucklet and I was happy to give them "the tour" of the SC.

But, like the bad guys 20 years ago, change lanes to be near the vehicle over a 5 mile distance; I make a sharp left hand turn across 3 lanes with no notice, then they miss the turn and blow on past, but a couple minutes later come flying up behind me on a 2 lane 30MPH road and I got ready. I'm just glad that I didn't have to do more than drive in order to get clear of that situation. 🙃

 

[RetFF]

As a Sheriffs 911 Dispatcher I know there are real threats out there. Most car thefts these days are old models e.g. '94 Hondas that can be easily stolen for joyride then dumped. The SC has an immobilizer function that shuts off the engine if someone takes it who doesn't have a key. Using the Hyundai app you can track your SC if it is taken.
Call 911 if it is taken from you. Stay on the line and 911 will have your location from the phone. In the end, a car can be replaced.

 

[dribblybob]

Perhaps this time. Maybe. I didn't let it go on long enough to find out.

Twenty years ago I was involved in an attempted carjacking and it started out with the bad guys following me an extended distance and time.

Back then I was also driving a unique, popular and rare vehicle (2001 Mustang Bullitt) so it didn't surprise me when folks were interested. But the carjackers went much farther (literally) and became a real threat.

So, I made a drastic move and evaded them. Or so I thought. They turned around and chased after me. When I got stuck at a stoplight, the passenger started to get out with a gun in his hand. I was very lucky that the cars in front of me turned right and I was able to move forward. That happened twice and each time the bad guy passenger got back in their (stolen) car.

When I got to the light myself, I forced my way into the cross traffic and blasted down the 25MPH speed limit road at 90MPH. Fortunately, it was all clear for me and the bad guy's clapped out Toyota couldn't follow.

Later, after I reached home, I turned on the news and those two guys were prominently featured because they were on the run from murdering somebody in South Carolina after a carjacking there.

We Santa Cruz owners have a rare and unique vehicle too. So being aware and prepared is not a bad idea. Sort of like the Boy Scout motto.

Let's all stay safe out there!

Dang.

That instance sounds like they just wanted a faster car though, being on the run and all. Now-a-days they do the bump tap to get you to stop then rush the vehicle. I live around Chicago and it's on the news constantly.

Agreed though, watch yourself and stay safe y'all

 

[Trucklet4me]

Dang.

That instance sounds like they just wanted a faster car...

You're probably right.

What I find interesting is that my SC SEL Premium has more horsepower and torque than the V-8 Bullitt.

But the SC is about a full second slower from 0-60MPH. It just needs a Launch Mode!

 

[dribblybob]

You're probably right.

What I find interesting is that my SC SEL Premium has more horsepower and torque than the V-8 Bullitt.

But the SC is about a full second slower from 0-60MPH. It just needs a Launch Mode!

Lets keep that hush then lol

 

[HSC4ME]

More specifically, are people following your SC around while you're out driving?

You need some of these to trip up your pursuers...

 

[Truckgurl]

As a Sheriffs 911 Dispatcher I know there are real threats out there. Most car thefts these days are old models e.g. '94 Hondas that can be easily stolen for joyride then dumped. The SC has an immobilizer function that shuts off the engine if someone takes it who doesn't have a key. Using the Hyundai app you can track your SC if it is taken.
Call 911 if it is taken from you. Stay on the line and 911 will have your location from the phone. In the end, a car can be replaced.

Speaking of joyriding, that reminds me of when my Z28 was stolen from a shop waiting to get a new transmission. It was found the next morning abandoned in an alley behind a bar. No harm done but the change stolen from the ashtray. The kids weren't too smart, I bet it wasn't too much fun joyriding with a bad tranny. LOL!

 

[Akfan]

I’m not saying you’re paranoid but…
We are more likely to be carjacked for a Honda Accord or Dodge Ram. Don’t think the Santa Cruz will be hot in the chop shop game.

Hahaha! You're funny! 🤣

It's not always about a chop shop. Sometimes it's about just driving around for awhile in a "cool" car. Or trucklet!

I can't imagine anyone car jacking a santa cruz. Would be the dumbest criminal imaginable. You may as well carjacked the batmobile or the gypsy rose or the Dragula. "Suspect is in a black hyundai car/truck.. " (of which there is a thread about how you go for 7k miles and never see another one) cops know who they are in 5 minutes. "Suspect is in a new model Black challenger/Mustang/Camaro/ corvette....."will be much harder to find them since there are more vehicles that match that. Not to mention any of those are considerably faster. If im taking someone's car and risking prison or getting shot over a joyride im taking the Hellcat, Porsche, Ferrari, corvette, Ford GT....at bare minimum it will be a GT mustang or Camaro. Not a 14.5 second car/truck. Nobody ever had a poster of a Hyundai hanging over their bed as a dream car.

Stealing them for parts wouldn't be worth much. It's all new platform. It's hard to move a stolen car now. Especially one you can't go get a junkyard vin for . Which you're not going to with the Cruz.

There is a far higher risk of getting your converter stole.

You're probably right.

What I find interesting is that my SC SEL Premium has more horsepower and torque than the V-8 Bullitt.

But the SC is about a full second slower from 0-60MPH. It just needs a Launch Mode!

20 years is a long time. The Bullit was also half a second faster in the 1/4 despite being only RWD and only avaliable in a stick shift. Had it had today's 10 speed auto even with the lethargic 4.6 it would have been a 13 second car. Back in 01 that was the line for a pretty fast car.... running 13s. I have an 04 Mach one and an 02 Trans am. I love them but They are dogs compared to the new base v8 camaro or mustang. Base gt has 460 HP and Camaro has 455. In 01 you had to spend a ton of money to get a true 13 second quarter. Today you can do it in a stock supercrew F150, a Subaru, or even a well optioned Camry. Fast cars are getting in 2 second 0-60 nowdays. Unheard of in 01.

The last bullit had 480 HP and ran a mid 12 quarter. By 2011 the base gt had over 400 HP. Go on a Mustang/camaro forum and say "I have a fast 2.3 mustang/ 6 cylinder camaro and they will ban your IP your username and your house will be swatted. Yet both are considerably faster than a Cruz. Fun to drive is relative

 

[jordan21210]

Lmao no one is following you because you drive a Santa Cruz.

I’ve been around quite a few vehicle forums, this place, bar none, has the most bizarre and cringe posts.

 

[EddieV]

Lol yeah I thought the same thing. I would think Tesla drivers would have more to worry about, but I was followed into a gas station because the guy wanted to know who made the SC and he may get one instead of a new SUV, not many car jackers out seeking a Hyundai as much as I love it I'm also a realist.

 

[Jmitchelltfo]

Lmao no one is following you because you drive a Santa Cruz.

I’ve been around quite a few vehicle forums, this place, bar none, has the most bizarre and cringe posts.

While I agree that Hyundai vehicles are probably one of the least likely to be "followed or carjacked", I would add that this forum also has less rude responses than most others.

I think that most of that would be due to the higher than average age and most of the members here are a little more cognizant of their responses and how that may be perceived by others.

"Bizarre and cringe" posts are rampant no matter where you look. You'll see questions about which bedazzled steering wheel cover looks the best on my cousin's 1988 Escort all the way up to vain, spoiled, Instagram models that pose on the hood of their car begging for likes, comments and new subscribers to their YouTube.

 

[PK 62]

spoiled Instagram model that poses on the hood of their car begging for likes

I wasn't begging for likes! I was just wiping a dull spot the wiper had missed! and someone snapped me on the hood

 

[EddieV]

Any Instagram models that want to pose on the hood of my SC send me a message! Females only lol