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Subject:Key question...
From:Peter van Marwijk
Date:Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:11:23 +0100

Hi all,

Last week I parked my '87 vanagon diesel panel van about an 3 inches away
from another car to the left (parking is pretty busy in the center of
Leiden) and I couldn't get out on the driver side. So I got out on the
passenger side, locked the car and forgot about the one key I didn't have
(right, the passenger side door one).

Next day, me and my girlfriend wanted to go visit the parents (holiday
season), but we couldn't get in... The same car was still parked next to mine.

Eventually the girlfriend worked something out (pushing with an umbrella
against the little handle that holds the tiny window in place (not every
vanagon has those), then pushing the window open. She managed to squeeze an
arm in to open the 'main' window. She then climbed over the roof of the
other car to climb through the window and open the other door). She gave me
shit for the rest of the day, so I don't want that to happen again.
I have five keys for the thing (ignition, drivers side, sliding door, rear
door and fuel cap), so I wouldn't mind a sixth (!) for the driver's side...
Any idea on ordering, key history, useful pointers?

Greetings,

Peter.

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