Will'm,

You come up with some wacky ideas on occasion, but this one's not too bad!

Karl

----- Original Message -----
From: "developtrust" <developtrust@HOME.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: ebay car?

> Now you would think that VW or a clever vanagon.com list member would have
> figured out a way to make a switch that would not allow a van to start
with
> the top up. A simple switch. Or an alarm that goes off when the van is
> started up with the top up.
>
> Does anything like this already exist? If not it would be very easy to
rig.
>
> Any ideas anyone? Seems like a smart improvement to me and I'd like to
wire
> my van that way.
>
> William Polowniak
> 1989 Vanagon GL
> 1988 Mercedes 300 SE
>
>
> In a message dated 2/12/2002 2:37:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
>
> > Must have a really high ceiling in his garage if he can open his pop-top
> in
> > it. Most likely, he had the van in his driveway with the roof up and
tried
> > to pull into the garage. (no, I haven't done it, but I have come close
> :>))
> >
>
>        Not so funny boys & girls.  I had a customer this past summer who
> drove into their garage with the pop-top up.  My repair bill was $8000 and
> change, CND of course, and the repair bill to the garage was over 10
grand.
> Their insurance company paid up !  Check your top before motoring off !
>
> Cheers
>
> Frank Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm">BusFusion</A> a VW
> Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, May 30, 31, June 1, 2, 2002
> '87 Westy & Lionel Trains
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> HREF="http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/">LiMBO</A>, <A
> HREF="http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/CIW_English.asp">IWCCC</A> & Capital City
> VW Club
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> Steel Mufflers</A>
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>