There are numerous paging alarms advertised in
motorcycle magazines.  Try looking at a copy of
Motorcyclist, for example.  Folks with bikes are
understandably wary and paranoid about their machines.

Stephen

--- zolo <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote:

> ----- 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
>

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