Hello,

Being from Colorado, I use a large caliber German Shepard who was raised
with this vanagon.  NOBODY gets in "his" van without me (includes
mechanics!).  No problems for 6 years now :)

Lon T.
'86 Syncro GL

Lebron,Nathan wrote:
> 
> Well, being from the Bronx, we tend to put "protected by 357 Magnum"
> sticker on the window.  However, it usually doesn't work. So, a friend in
> Brooklyn with VW who uses the cigarette lighter as the cut-off switch.
>  He simply takes the lighter when he parks the car.  Another friend had a
> removable steering wheel.  It is supposedly designed so that even if the
> wheel is not present, the thief can't put a wrench around the column and
> drive off.
> 
> Nate El Great
> 85 VanagonGL
> 
>  ----------
> From:  vanagon[SMTP:vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu]
> Sent:  Tuesday, June 17, 1997 2:26 PM
> To:  Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:  preventing theft
> 
> After reading a few stories of car and van theft on the VW USENET
> groups, I'm wondering what people on the list are doing to minimize
> the risk of theft.  I realize that a determined thief will get your
> vehicle, no matter what.  But how to best deter the small time
> hotwire and smash 'n grab variety?
> 
> Alarms, hidden cutoff switches, steering wheel locks, or just
> "fuggedaboudit?"  I know we're not driving Testarossas here, but I'd
> like to hang on to the vehicles I have.
> 
> Ideas?  Experiences?  I've been fortunate not to have been a victim
> of any vehicle related crime, so statistics would say I'm due.  :-(
> 
>  -Karl
> Karl F. Bloss - blosskf@ttown.apci.com
> '87 Vanagon GL  "Beverley"
> http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/