Sounds like it matters more where you live than what you drive. I live in
Alabama and have never had a car broken into, radio stolen, windows smashed
among three vanagons over 20 years. That includes left under bridges and in
creepy parking places while kayaking and camping.

Jim

On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Bill Witz <pbwitz@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Well maybe I am just lucky but no one has broken into my van. Knock on
> Wood. That said, I think it is because the body is pretty funky and so it
> has this false image thing going on for it. However it is sound in every
> other sense which is really more important to me.  I just wish I could get
> 30 miles to the gallon. By the way our other car is a Pruis and the multi
> function display went south dealer price was 6500.00 . Glad it was still
> on warrenty.You could buy a lot of vanagon parts for kind of money.
>  Good Luck to everyone, Bill Witz 84 Westy Tiico "Old Paint"
>