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Subject:Re: do vanagons ever get stolen???
From:Phil S.
Date:Fri, 16 Aug 2002 17:09:59 -0700

And the sad part is, insurance companys hardly see
much value in Vanagons....even Vanagons WITH receipts
of mods/upgrades and photos.

Anyone ever install a hidden kill switch?....a cheap
easy anti-theft mod indeed.

Heres some nice kill switches, scroll down to the
bottom one:
http://www.magnumforceracing.com/flaming_river_battery_switches.asp

Phil Stanhope 84' Westy

--- Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> wrote:
> Yeah... A couple had their Diesel Westy disappear up
> in Vancouver, BC
> last winter. And there was the one over in Italy.
> The Super Westy...
>
> That's just off the top of my head.  So, yeah, they
> walk away too.
>
> Jim
>
> JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> > a friend of mine just had his vw cabriolet stolen
> yesterday morning..   and
> > that brought me to thinking - do people even steal
> vanagons?  i mean, ive
> > been on this list from back in the old Lenti days
> and ive never seen "someone
> > stole my vanagon!" posting...  yes, alot of
> vanagons get broken into by
> > crackheads who want to root thru the westy
> cabinets or take a stereo for some
> > quick money, but has anyone ever heard of a whole
> vanagon being stolen?
> > seriously, i doubt if the average car thief would
> want to be caught ever
> > stealing one..
> >
> > the vanagon's boxy and ungainly looks and pitifal
> performance is all the
> > theft deterrant you'll ever need.. :<)  kinda like
> stealing a Yugo..
> >
> > chris
> >
> > .
> >

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