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Re: Back Seat Entry?



On Tue, 14 Apr 1998, Al Powell wrote:

> REALLY?  ROTFL!!  Maybe in most cars is's possible to "bust out 
> the back seat", BUT I'd *almost* be willing to let a thief into the 
> trunk of my 200 and see just how long it took him to bust through the 
> solid sheet-metal bulkhead behind the rear seat back.  If he had room 
> to swing a 10-pound hammer and didn't mind making 100+ dB of noise 
> and rocking the car like it was going down a flight of steps (a bit 
> conspiculus, y'know) he might manage penetration in, say, 20 minutes 
> of intense labor, roughly equivalent to chopping down a 16" diameter 
> oak tree.  Using any smaller tool, it could take an hour or 
> more....with grit-teeth determination.
> 
> It would be FUN to watch.  Hell, after that much work, he'd have darn 
> near earned it!  I doubt any theives are quite that determined.

Agreed..

If a would-be thief wanted my 4kcsq and took the time to get in through
the trunk... getting through 16-gallon gas tank *and* the sheet metal
would be a sight to see.  :)

No, my girlfriend's egdoD noeN has fold-downs, as well as our '91
Passat... so, the original point is well taken.

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