Chris,

I have an '82 westy...here goes.

lock driver door from inside, move back to exit via sliding door, lock
sliding door by reaching round from open passenger door, then push button
down on passenger door and close.

No keys needed.

ab

on 8/27/02 10:01 AM, 80 Westy Pokey wrote:

> I think I have to clarify a bit. In an EARLY Vanagon, with
> the exception of the rear hatch, there is no way to lock the
> door and then close it.
>
> Therefore in an EARLY Vanagon in order to lock yourself out
> of the car you must do one of the following:
>
> 1) After locking the slider, and both front doors, open the
> rear hatch, lock it, leave your keys inside, crawl out, and
> then close the hatch.
>
> 2) Lock all the doors leaving one of the front roll down
> windows open enough to reinsert your keys, but not open
> enough to get your arm through to unlock the door.
>
> Having illustrated the lunacy of both of these options I have
> no doubt that today or tomorrow I will find a third, yet to
> be conceved way, of locking one's self out of an early van
> and claim the prize of list idiot for myself.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris