Date:         Thu, 31 Aug 2000 00:01:21 -0400
Reply-To:     Dave Caston <happycampers@PICUSNET.COM>
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From:         Dave Caston <happycampers@PICUSNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Car thieves have my Westy key
Comments: To: "K. Taylor" <ktaylor@PREMIER1.NET>
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on 8/30/2000 11:18 PM, K. Taylor at ktaylor@PREMIER1.NET wrote:

> Someone stole my wife's purse a week ago.  We didn't know for sure what
> happened to it.  We thought that she may have left it at a friend's house.
> A couple of days later, they stole her car out of our driveway.  The thieves
> are out there with her keychain, which has my Westy key on it, and they
> obviously know where we live.
>
> I guess that I'm going to have to get the four locks rekeyed on my Westy.
> Anyone have this done recently and know what a reasonable cost is?  Know of
> a fix other than a locksmith short of having a car alarm system installed?

If not a daily driver move it to an unknown safe space.
OR
Conspire with cops to recover your other car. Sock it to 'em!!!Lojack and
surveillance with remote disable solenoid should do the trick.
Also disable with something only you would know in engine. Like distributor
wire. unplug O2 sensor to get it in limp (not very fast mode). Do something,
or several, things like that. Unplug a critical relay. Route a "kill fuse"
(if its not in-it don't run) under the dash or something.

As far as the house goes, now is a great time for a manned alarm system if
you don't already have one, even if for only a while. I would also gather
all highly prized personal stuff to a safe house. Your key and address are
worth considerable $$ on  the black market. Wireless remote tv surveillance
is fairly reasonable now as well.
Thinking it won't/can't happen will only increase the chances of it.
Save Your Westy!
Just little olla paranoid me!

Cheers,
Dave C.
Williamsburg, VA
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