Don't even need to hang around. Just plant a small official looking box near a car or hide it in the bushes or something. Easy.

In the US it seems like theft of parts is a lot more popular. Things like wheels, light housings, and catalytic converters are especially popular. Getting a car out of the country is a lot harder when you don't share land borders with eastern europe. When people steal cars they usually only use it for as long as it takes to commit another crime. A lot of the car chases are with stolen cars so police have no clue who is inside since running plates returns the owner.

"We know our vehicles depreciate faster than average, and rather than fix common security flaws or encourage gap insurance, we'll offer a token discount."

I guess that falls in line with their reliabity standards and replace every 2 year business model.