Date:         Sat, 27 Jan 2007 22:42:01 -0500
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: how to make your locking gas cap accept the same key as your
              doors/ignition
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> i think a gas thief will probably pass on one that has a
> keyhole, in favor of ones that arent locking types in the
> first place


I'd concur with that. The very existence of the anti-theft device is the
largest (and perhaps only) deterrent. Most anti-theft devices (alarm, lock,
dog) can very easily be overcome by anyone who has some experience and a bit
of desire. If a pro really wants your vehicle, or its contents, or its gas,
it's their's. But most will go for the easiest target. There are so many
vehicles that have no theft deterrent at all, that there is little incentive
for a thief to bother with one that does.  So it really doesn't matter how
easliy your locking gas cap is 'cracked,' as long as there's a car nearby
that doesn't have a locking gas cap at all (which many don't, including new
ones). What's more, the fact that a Vanagon locking gas cap lock is visible
from the outside (rather than hidden under a door) further decreases the
likelihood of your Vanagon being a target.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215)  234-VWVW

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