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beccap
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 Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 3:57 pm Post subject: Tacoma: Stolen California Car Cover for Vanagon |
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Hey, thief who cut the cable and stole my newer California Car Cover, beige, for my '87 Vanagon last night-
Sorry, but you dropped your cigarettes (Marlboros) and your wire cutter, so stop by, and I will give them back.
May karma bless you. |
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IdahoDoug
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:25 pm Post subject: Re: Tacoma: STOLEN california car cover for vanagon |
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Wow. That's pretty low. I mean what could you expect to get for a used car cover at a pawn shop? A good laugh by the owner? $7? And for a lowlife to have a Vanagon worth covering with the ill gotten cover? Not so much.
Gotta be frustrating.
On car covers, I get the $60 Costco covers and they do pretty well but I'm not sure if the brand has one for vans - I've only seen regular cars.
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bluebus86
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0to60in6min
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:26 am Post subject: Re: Tacoma: Stolen California Car Cover for Vanagon |
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@ the OP...
you may want to go to some swap meets in your area this weekend and some next weekends..
good luck |
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Terry Kay
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:36 am Post subject: Re: Tacoma: Stolen California Car Cover for Vanagon |
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For the amount of effort it's gonna take to locate that cover (of course you had it clearly tattooed with your name , address , & phone number on it) you would be much better off just buying another one.
The clown that has yours is probably using it.
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djkeev
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beccap
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 4:32 pm Post subject: Re: Tacoma: Stolen California Car Cover for Vanagon |
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| does the poster think the thief frequents the samba? |
Absolutely not being accusatory, this community is great... I am relying on the positive intention of the Samba readers to help... maybe someone will see it and help bring it home! |
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Tobias Duncan
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 6:18 pm Post subject: Re: Tacoma: Stolen California Car Cover for Vanagon |
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Given where you live, I wonder if the target was not the van itself and the thief was just interrupted.
I would look into some extra security measures pronto if I were you. |
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Terry Kay
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 9:35 am Post subject: Re: Tacoma: Stolen California Car Cover for Vanagon |
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Better covers have a provision for a locking devise.
Locating a stolen cover will be like pulling hens teeth.
Difficult.
Maybe a street person needed a blanket.
He's probably thanking you right now.
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bluebus86
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:54 am Post subject: Re: Tacoma: Stolen California Car Cover for Vanagon |
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| Terry Kay wrote: |
Better covers have a provision for a locking devise.
Locating a stolen cover will be like pulling hens teeth.
Difficult.
Maybe a street person needed a blanket.
He's probably thanking you right now. |
blanket? heck that cover makes a mansion of a tent! look for van shaped tents at the homeless encampments, it might be the stolen cover.
good luck on theft recovery, but I seriously doubt you will have such luck. 
If your insurance is good and has a low deductable, the cover might be covered (punny isnt it??) by the policy as a stolen car accesory. I got a 50 buck deductable on my van, sure a van cover is worth more than 50 bucks, so Id claim it as a loss to the insurance.
check your policy, you might be covered even though your van is currently not covered (there I go again) 
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beccap
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 4:32 pm Post subject: Re: Tacoma: Stolen California Car Cover for Vanagon |
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| Terry Kay wrote: |
Better covers have a provision for a locking devise.
Locating a stolen cover will be like pulling hens teeth.
Difficult.
Maybe a street person needed a blanket.
He's probably thanking you right now. |
Thanks, TK!
This cover had a cable that went through grommets on each side, and was padlocked. The thief used wire cutters to try to cut the cable, and then ended up ripping the fabric.
In their haste, they left the wire cutters, and smokes.
I guess it could have been worse, my van "Lurch" and peace sign bumper magnet are still here! |
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JDub113
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Tacoma: Stolen California Car Cover for Vanagon |
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Something spooked him in the process to leave those behind. Or he was high and actually forgot them. Sorry to hear that.
There are like $60 video cameras you get on amazon which you can stream on your phone etc if you wanted to keep an eye on the place. Why steal a vanagon cover and not own one yourself? Don't want him coming back for more.
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