waynez@houxh.UUCP (W.ZAKARAS) (02/25/85)
Just an observation. A few of my friends have had their Escorts removed as of lately. One was just removed and another in a violent state < broken car glass > . In both cases the Escorts were hidden below the car seats but somehow the theifs knew an Escort was present. How could this be pondered the victims. Did they have XRAY eyes? No you fools, they know that funny velcro strip signals an Escort below. My Escort was ripped off a few years ago the same way. Hidden or not the velcro strip is now almost a trademark of C.M. My suggestion to all of you out there is use the visor clip and get that strip off your dashboard. P.S. In both cases above only the Escort's were removed!!!! WayneZ...
mzal@pegasus.UUCP (Mike Zaleski) (02/26/85)
Indented excerpts from: waynez@houxh.UUCP (W.ZAKARAS): A few of my friends have had their Escorts removed as of lately. One was just removed and another in a violent state < broken car glass >. I notice that your return address was AT&T, Holmdel. Did this happen in the parking lot there or in Holmdel/Lincroft area? ... but somehow the theifs knew an Escort was present. ... they know that funny Velcro strip signals an Escort below. Hidden or not the velcro strip is now almost a trademark of C.M. Hopefully some day one of the thieves will be caught by an irate car owner and suitably tortured and mutilated. In the meantime, how about putting a map or box of tissues or some other common automotive clutter on top of the Velcro strips? Thus, one can continue to use them and human slime will not be able to see them. -- Mike^Z Zaleski@Rutgers [allegra!, ihnp4!] pegasus!mzal
hkr4627@acf4.UUCP (Hedley K. J. Rainnie) (02/27/85)
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Speaking about Escorts, why is it that they no longer offer the
Escort record? I got mine last summer and there was no mention of it in
the literature.
Rei Shinozuka
ihnp4!cmcl2!acf4!hkr4627stern@inmet.UUCP (02/28/85)
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Any good thief knows the "telltale" signs of a radar detector or
CB -- velcro strips on the dash, or a slide mount under the dash.
A few years ago, during the CB craze, if you had a slide mount under
your dash and left your car in a stinko area, you could count on
finding your trunk lock jimmied.
The solution: SpeedMark of Cambrdige, MA makes this neat little
device called a "Glass Clip" -- an aluminum bracket with two suction
cups on one side and adhesive on the other. Stick it on the rear
portion of your Escort, and then "clip" it to the windshield.
When you take it down, there is absolutely no indication that it
was ever there. I've had one for about six months and love it --
it keeps the Escort within easy reach, leaves no indications that
I have it, and it provides a shock-absorbent mount for the little
guy.
SpeedMark has an 800 number (that I don't remember) but they are
on Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, MA 02138; they do take phone
orders if you want to get one. They run about $21 but are well
worth it, considering that each rip-off costs you $245 plus damage
to your car.
--Hal Stern
{ihnp4, esquire, harpo, ima, bellcore}!inmet!stern
PS. These comments are my own; I am not advertising for SpeedMark,
Cinci Microwave or anyone else.