Date:         Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:38:43 -0700
Reply-To:     John Runberg <jrunberg@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Runberg <jrunberg@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days? SMART
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Kill switches are great to discourage joy riders, but if someone wants your car it (or anything else, really) won't even slow them down. Case in point: several years ago a friend's Acura disappeared from his companies parking lot. Alarm, club, and all. Turns out, the perps removed it with a rollback. No one even blinked, even though they watched it. This was in Raleigh NC and the cops never found his car.

Lesson learned: don't stress and drive an ugly van. Oh - my immobilizer? A difficult 2nd gear. Unless you know where it's hiding, you'll never find it.

john



> Automotive immobilizers are VERY easy to implement. A hidden kill
> switch on the fuel pump is all that is needed to accomplish the same
> result as a smart key, and the cost of materials is less than $10.