...please watch for this STOLEN VAN....

...I know the chances are small,,,but this was a -perfect- little Baja-van,,,great mileage,4x4,,,,,,methinks there's a good chance it'll pull up in front of a nomad in baja sometime down the line,,,,,,,,,please keep an eye out,,,,thanks!!

description,,,,,1988 toyota cargo van 4x4
....serial#JT4YR34V6J0003146

........the combination of non-window panels ,, 4x4 hubs make it ~90% likely that this is my van!!!
...80's toyota vans are somewhat rare to see at this point,,,and there's some VERY distinct features to this one,,so if you see -any- 80's Toyo of any color.....

--does it have ZERO windows on the driver side,,other than the driver's door,,,and NO window behind the sliding side door???------this is a rather big clue to my van,,,as most 80's Toyo's are windows all around or NO windows (on a cargo-van).......mine is a cargo-van,which has a windowed sliding sidedoor added,,,,not too common.

........further 1/1000 clue is that the van is 4x4 and has manual-hubs on the front wheels.....,,and 2 manual shifters between the front seats,, ....the combination of panels and 4x4 hubs ,,2 shifters,,AND interior wood panels make it ~99.9% likely that this is my van!!!

...further details,,,,,,,-fixed---antenae mounted(or mounting hole) on the left-front window frame above driver mirror(custom placement)
...........--standard transmission,,,with high/low range shifter,,,so 2 gearshifts side by side,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,also very rare!
...................changeable but possible ......--oversize(27x81/2x14) 'general grabber AT' tires,,,new condition,,matching spare
........--interior has wood panelling on walls and ceiling,,,burgundy trim otherwise,,a storage box built into the back,the panels that extend the storage-box to be a full length bed are removable,,and it's possible for a likely mis-matched seat to be in-place.

.....if you see this van,,of course DO NOT apprehend the people associated with it,they are likely innocent victims anyways,,,,but DO inform police to investigate....Tijuana police report #499/12/211/AP
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.....if you can help me post pictures to this thread,,I would MUCH appreciate that,,,,,,'U2U' me if you can,,,,many thanks

..........NAYSAYERS,,,please keep yer comments to yourself,,many,MANY thanks!!

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Here is a picture of the van....

..heh,,was thinking they'd probably remove it by now!!

..not to mention the contents and color!

Here is the van from the opposite angle:

Micah,
Bummer about the van....looks like a rig that took you to your favourite kind of places

Some people might use this as more proof why Canadians should stay out of Mexico........but what do they know?

I think it is really bad luck that could happen to any of us....next rig should have some theft protection built in maybe...

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Originally posted by motoged Micah, Bummer about the van....looks like a rig that took you to your favourite kind of places Some people might use this as more proof why Canadians should stay out of Mexico........but what do they know? I think it is really bad luck that could happen to any of us....next rig should have some theft protection built in maybe...

...I'm considering a set of those tire-locks usually used for parking trailers
....really,,it's been the same for 20 years,,,baja doesn't start before Ensenada,,,no good reason to stop there,period.
......cities are the same all over the world.

....don't play games with 'chupa...kab...ra',,,just not a good idea

...you missed the thread,,as listed above.
...I had a steering lock AND hidden kill-switch.

...I 'theorize' that the theif's hooked up,,and pulled the van away.....apparently LOTS of thefts in PlayaTJ these days,including quite a #,daytime at the mall.

........I -KNOW- my host in TJ was NOT paying the local 'protection' fee of 30pesos/week to the local neighborhood security people.

Some of us don't think "real" Baja starts until El Rosario

I'll keep an eye out for that van down here in La Paz, should they make it that far.

Best of luck with the recovery effort.

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Originally posted by Bajatripper Quote: Originally posted by micah202 baja doesn't start before Ensenada,,,: Some of us don't think "real" Baja starts until El Rosario

i'll keep an eye out as i'll be surfing in the shadow of the cardon fri-tues. problem is, i might know the guy driving your van!

what are the odds?

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Originally posted by Bajatripper Quote: Originally posted by micah202 baja doesn't start before Ensenada,,,: Some of us don't think "real" Baja starts until El Rosario I'll keep an eye out for that van down here in La Paz, should they make it that far. Best of luck with the recovery effort.

..yeh,,usually I don't stop fer nothing before ensenada,,
,,didn't feel 'really' in Baja till Mulege,,but I love the ensenada hotsprings(golf-course road),,and san Ignacio lagoon was good to me..

...have t'get back to LA in the spring and pick up some boatparts I was intending on,,,,,maybe I'll cross the line for awhile,,,maybe not