Why are so many old Honda Civics being stolen. As a former owner of a Honda Civic, I am  curious. This person on Daily Slope is looking for theories. Anyone got a theory?

Hepcat, you who know everything car-related, care to weigh in?   

My dented 17-yr-old Honda Civic was stolen Thursday night from
Garfield Place (bet 8th & PPW). It had only 82000 miles and ran
great, so I’m mourning its loss this weekend.

I just read the Police column from this week’s Brooklyn Paper and see
that 8 other Hondas, most of them 2000 or earlier – two 1991s – have
been stolen in the past week alone. My loss was too new to have been
listed in this item.

I don’t know that much about car thefts to figure out what’s going on.
Does anyone have a theory? For parts? For export to a third-world
country? Teenagers joyriding?