Unlike most cars which are worth more as parts, Syncro
Westies are worth more complete and running. A project
SW will hardly bring any dough, but one that is fully
sorted and in great shape can bring big bucks. Of
course does a thief know that? Reminds me of the film
"Raging Bull" where the Jake LaMotta character removes
the gems from his championship boxing belt to hock,
only to find out the belt was worth much more as a
whole--it was a profound moment.

I guess it's magic, but an SW is worth more than the
sum of its parts.
Tom
--- Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> We have just seen another posting of a stolen Westy,
> this time a
> Syncro with trailer attached.
> Some of the vehicles reported stolen on the various
> lists have turned
> up and were obviously 'joy riders' but I can't
> recall seeing many
> reports of recovery for several of the stolen Westys
> and Syncros.
> My question is "Where are they going?"
> These vehicles are so specialized I can't imagine
> anyone thinking that
> they actually use the vehicle.  Are the VINs being
> changed and the
> rigs repainted? Are they being parted out and sold
> on eBay?  Where do
> they end up that we don't see a posting of a
> recovery?
> I ask this to maybe heighten the awareness in the
> Vanagon/Westfalia/Syncro community of what we might
> be more on the
> lookout for.
>

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