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AndyBees
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 Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 7:24 am Post subject: Abandoned Vanagon wheel |
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Saturday morning humor!
Looks like a Vanagon wheel to me.
I suppose it's cheaper to remove the wheel than pay the fine as well as abandon it because the locking device might have a tracker ...LOL
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Jake de Villiers
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dobryan
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dhaavers
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| Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:33 am Post subject: Re: Abandoned Vanagon wheel |
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Made my day...thanks!
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campism
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| Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 10:11 am Post subject: Re: Abandoned Vanagon wheel |
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Not abandoned so much as jettisoned.
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riceye
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| Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 10:19 am Post subject: Re: Abandoned Vanagon wheel |
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It was given the boot.
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Alaskaberrys 
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| Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 10:36 am Post subject: Re: Abandoned Vanagon wheel |
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Dang, someone stole another Vanagon! 
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Tbob
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| Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 5:06 am Post subject: Re: Abandoned Vanagon wheel |
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I too don't think it is a vanagon wheel. I think the center is wrong and there are no hubcap mounting bulges. A funny picture nontheless!
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Abscate
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| Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 8:27 am Post subject: Re: Abandoned Vanagon wheel |
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I wonder if anyone has ever taken a clampedwheel off and swapped it for aneighbors ?
#evil
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jimf909
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| Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:26 am Post subject: Re: Abandoned Vanagon wheel |
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That boot looks like a cheapo (<$50 at Amazon) and was probably installed by a mall cop or a friendly prankster.
https://www.amazon.com/Trimax-TCL65-Wheel-Chock-Lo...ref=plSrch
A real Denver boot is more secure and probably comes with penalties for tampering, etc...
I had no idea wheel clamps had been around so long. Thanks, Wikipedia.
An early wheel clamp device offering a $100 reward if tampered, mounted on a 1920 Hudson
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