At 05:36 PM 4/25/02 +1200, you wrote:
>>Tivo recorded one of those cop chase shows last night, and there was
>>actually a guy in LA running from the cops in what looked to be an early
>>80's Vanagon--brown and tan two-tone.  Big John F., was that you???  The guy
>>ended up getting crashed into a lawn....
>
>Therw was one clip which I've seen several times, taken from a
>chopper (probably in LA), showing a chased Toyota Liteace. It
>appeared to be light tan or metallic beige, not sure about 2-tone. He
>sideswiped a car or two during the chase. Could this have been the
>one?

Dunno about the Toyota one, that wouldn't have been as interesting...
The vanagon one is great though if it's the one I've seen...  It runs along
block after block of series alleys, so the van flies out the end of one
alley, straight across the street and into the next.  It's really quite
beautiful to see the vanagon flying over the curbs like they weren't even
there while the police cars (Probably Crown Victorias) are jostled at the
ends of each alleyway and having to constantly correct their heading to
avoid hitting the garages and buildings. Vanagoneers may actually have one
driving condition where they could win a race. I, however, don't want to be
the one buying new shocks and struts all 'round every six months.  :)