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r.e.wing_fc3s
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Location: Vanagon Capitol USA: Bellingham, WA
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 Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 11:40 am Post subject: STOLEN: 1986 Orange 2WD (Bellingham, WA) **FOUND** |
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My 1986 bright orange 2wd automatic vanagon was stolen last night in bellingham wa. There is only one orange vanagon in bellingham so if you spot it around the nw please let me know. Orange, tinted windows, smoked taillights and front turn signals. All terrain tires. rust around rear fenders. Please call police or Josh 503-307-1014
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noganav
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 11:45 am Post subject: |
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Even if it is bright orange, pictures are going to help you the most. Please put some up when you get a chance.
Sorry to hear about your van, I hope it's found soon. |
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PDXWesty
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 11:58 am Post subject: |
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Also a license plate number!
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teej
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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I will be on the lookout in Seattle. I ran into a guy a year ago at the Wedgewood Ale House with a nice orange van, we chatted briefly. Same person?
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turbotransporter
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Location: Bainbridge Island WA
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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This sucks. 
You now have eyes in North Kitsap County! |
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mebejoe
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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| You could offer a finder's-fee to local cabbies (detailed here, 2nd paragraph). |
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Christopher Schimke
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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Man, I'm REALLY sorry to hear that. I will definitely keep my eyes open here on the Eastside.
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tam_shops
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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Sucks sorry!
Will watch for it around here (just in case it got through the border before you reported it). And, on CL/Kijiji here/there I'm looking for myself anyway...
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VWaddict01
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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Sucks! So sorry to hear this! I will definately be on the lookout in the Seattle area and the eastside where I work..
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Vango Conversions
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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I'll keep my eyes peeled on Bainbridge/ Poulsbo area. Really sucks, I hope for the best outcome.
Again please, PLATE NUMBER would help. I know lots of people blur out their plates on photos that they post but I don't really know what harm can come from it. In your case, I see NO way that there would be danger from a plate number being posted.
Hate to have some innocent guy in another orange van harassed or to waste the cops time. |
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Crankey
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't see orange ones very often in seattle so I will notice for sure if I see one. sorry to heat this, will keep my eyes peeled. |
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r39o
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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Per "Where to post stolen:" http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=327744
PLEASE post pictures in the stolen gallery.
Here too, in this thread, if you want.
Remember: "Pictures, or it ain't real!"
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tam_shops
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syncrodoka
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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Wrong year and a manual not an auto.
This is why people need pictures, good descriptions and a plate number.
Hopefully you get your baby back. |
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tam_shops
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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| syncrodoka wrote: |
Wrong year and a manual not an auto.
This is why people need pictures, good descriptions and a plate number.
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Sorry! Didn't think it was the same one, looks like that ones has been sitting there for awhile, but better safe than sorry. Good eye on the standard, sorry didn't notice that and forgot that 81s were air cooled.
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Corwyn 
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tam_shops
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I can only tell 86 from 82 based on head lights & air vs water cooled, but this one has 86 head lights and grill for water cooled, not bright orange either...
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/cto/3496901415.html
I've now checked all of CL for the surrounding area and that's all I saw...and nothing new for me either. 
Hoping yours turns up...
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Zeitgeist 13
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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Who steals nearly 30 year old VW vans...as in, what's the prime motivation?
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tam_shops
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Zeitgeist 13 wrote: |
| Who steals nearly 30 year old VW vans...as in, what's the prime motivation? |
Too cold for camping here right now, so either joy riding or to steal things and then put them inside the easy to hot wire old vehicle.
Don't forget that new cars have ignition kill switches, which only a more experienced/smart car thief can easily get around...
tam
Forgot this one, not really what I'd call orange, but interesting they only put a couple pics of the back of it.
http://cranbrook.en.craigslist.ca/cto/3493462607.html |
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danfromsyr
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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this was just posted in the Vanagon fires/wrecks thread..
is this an Orange vanagon?
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