----- Original Message ----- 
From: zolo 
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 7:20 PM
Subject: Is there such a thing...?

I was wondering if there is an alarm system that would send you a warning when your car is being messed around, opened, shaken by a bigger hit or the likes.  I have hear of one like this many years ago, but have not ever since.  I remember a guy running out of the movie theater and catching the thieves red handed.  I think, our vans, especially the Westfalias when loaded with all the goodies, are sitting ducks for thieves in shopping, movie or work parking lots.  Those thieves that are following you with a cell phone to keep their partners informed about your position, are also possible to beat this way when you call the police in the same time and surprise the active thief in your van.  I can imagine a call to your cell phone from your car by an automatic call when the system is activated.  
Any of you know of a device like this?  Tourists would really appreciate this kind of thing when they are visiting a place far from home and the van is loaded with their stuff and being the only transportation, would make it a great loss.  
I have the feeling that there is a thing like this, probably even somewhere in Europe.
I have heard of one in South Africa.  But I think, it would be an insult to think that the Africans can do it and here the guys would have to import it from there.
Zoltan