Date:         Sat, 13 Aug 2005 11:10:41 -0700
Reply-To:     Preston Grimes <87westy@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Preston Grimes <87westy@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Stolen Syncro FOUND!!
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That is great news. This theft has been on my mind since it was announced 
here because I live in the same neighborhood. My own pride and joy has been 
parked on the street with only one break-in through the passenger wing 
window in three years since I bought it. I feel like it's only a matter of 
time before my Westy's number will come up for some kind of street-crime 
incident. 
 I noticed Adam and Juli's distinctive gold Syncro, with the small trailer, 
SA grill, and bull bumpers, for the first time only about a month or two 
ago, and have been keeping my eyes peeled for it since it was stolen. 

Currently, I have a "Club" on the steering wheel, dark tinted windows except 
up front where it's illegal, and a faceplate stereo that I keep in the house 
except on longer trips. I put my hopes for securing my Westy in the overall 
"spare" appearance of the Vanagon inside and out, and the fact that very few 
criminals would want to jet away in a lumbering slowpoke that is easily 
recognizable. Still, the prospect of someone stealing or vandaling my car 
requires some new action (and no, I'm not moving to small-town America) 

I've been making plans to set up "The World's Best DIY
Immobiliser".<http://www.rx7club.com/printthread.php?t=252949>(Thanks
to the listee who mentioned this solution) and a motion sensor
alarm. My Westy is parked directly in front of my house 95% of the time. I'm 
home a fair amount, and might be able to call police quickly upon seeing a 
crime against my vehicle in progress. My garage door is too low to park the 
Westy, otherwise that's where it would live. 

I'm so glad it's been recovered. I'll be interested to hear the full account 
when it becomes available.