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Date:         Fri, 16 Aug 2002 17:09:59 -0700
Reply-To:     "Phil S." <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Phil S." <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: do vanagons ever get stolen???
In-Reply-To:  <3D5D6D05.3080405@eoni.com>
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And the sad part is, insurance companys hardly see much value in Vanagons....even Vanagons WITH receipts of mods/upgrades and photos.

Anyone ever install a hidden kill switch?....a cheap easy anti-theft mod indeed.

Heres some nice kill switches, scroll down to the bottom one: http://www.magnumforceracing.com/flaming_river_battery_switches.asp

Phil Stanhope 84' Westy

--- Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> wrote: > Yeah... A couple had their Diesel Westy disappear up > in Vancouver, BC > last winter. And there was the one over in Italy. > The Super Westy... > > That's just off the top of my head. So, yeah, they > walk away too. > > Jim > > JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > > a friend of mine just had his vw cabriolet stolen > yesterday morning.. and > > that brought me to thinking - do people even steal > vanagons? i mean, ive > > been on this list from back in the old Lenti days > and ive never seen "someone > > stole my vanagon!" posting... yes, alot of > vanagons get broken into by > > crackheads who want to root thru the westy > cabinets or take a stereo for some > > quick money, but has anyone ever heard of a whole > vanagon being stolen? > > seriously, i doubt if the average car thief would > want to be caught ever > > stealing one.. > > > > the vanagon's boxy and ungainly looks and pitifal > performance is all the > > theft deterrant you'll ever need.. :<) kinda like > stealing a Yugo.. > > > > chris > > > > . > >

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