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micah202
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...anyone have any 'chop-shop' connections in TJ???
...stopped to visit a friend in Tijuana,,,,
....should have listened to that 'little voice' and slept in the van instead of accepting his kind offer of a guestroom----the van is STOLEN!!!
......the 'hope' is ironically that the security guard is able to get word onto the street fast that there's a reward for return.
...maybe someone sees the van
....VERY distinctive dark brown,,lighter doors,,,,1986 Toyota van,4x4,,,,,,,white kayak on top
british columbia plates...648 XAR
pics of the van ,,and the general adventure here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/59103003@N05/
[Edited on 1-16-2012 by micah202]
[Edited on 1-18-2012 by BajaNomad]
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Howard
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The link to the pictures does not come up for me.
Good luck finding the Van.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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Bob and Susan
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that thing wont be hard to spot if its there
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micah202
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...thanks for sorting the picture,,,
,,,,,yeh the van's very baja-style,,,will fit right in pretty quick
...I can only hope there's some compassion when they see how simply I was living
......where do I find a canadian consulate,,,passport was in van,,,I'm hoping for the best,,,but preparing for otherwise
[Edited on 1-16-2012 by micah202]
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woody with a view
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Tijuana
Honorary Canadian Consulate
Germán Gedovius # 10411-101
Condominio del Parque, Zona Rió
Tijuana, Baja California Norte
C.P. 22320
Phone: (664) 684-0461
Fax: (664) 684-0301
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bajaguy
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Canadian Embassy/Consulate info
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/mexico-mexique/emerge-u...
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micah202
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...any other forums specific for TJ??.......need some 'eyes' out there,,just in case the van's waiting to be found
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bajaguy
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get some color posters made, put them up around the area it was stolen from, hand them out to the cops, toll booth and military
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Howard
The link to the pictures does not come up for me.
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Cut'n paste the whole thing. The link is breaking at the end.
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[Edited on 1-16-2012 by DENNIS]
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Woooosh
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we'll keep a lookout for it in Rosarito Beach for you.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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BajaNomad
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| Quote: | Originally posted by micah202
...any other forums specific for TJ??....... |
http://www.tijuanablog.com ...among "others".
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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woody with a view
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give it up. that van is being converted for a drug running mission as i type..... bummer.
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micah202
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aaaah Mannnn,,,,I don't 'recommend' anyone gets their vehicle swiped in TJ
,,,,,,,,I've got 2 local friends driving and translating,so it's as 'good as it gets',,
,,,but still the process to fully register a police report for this is ~4-5 copshop visits ,,AND 3 days!!!!!....DO keep at least details of car serial
#,,and basic insurance inf with you,,not in the car,,,,,,,,DON'T EVER stop in TJ
.....Have t'wait 4 days for emergency passport to be issued,,,well enough time to lose hope in finding th'baby..........been spending m'time passing
out 'rewardo' fliers to cabbies,,funny-a lot of them don't seem too interested t'get a flyer from some gringo,till I hold it up and they see
'recompensa $1000u.s.',,then their eyes bulge ,,,they take the flyer,,,read
-very- carefully,,,then carefully fold it and put usually in shirt pocket.....I figure if each poster generates ~3-4 sets of 'eyes' keen to find
this,,,and cabbies know the 'underbelly' of any city well,,,,,at least there's some hope .....................definitely a surreal experience overall
..........apparently there's been DOZENS of carthefts in Playas Tijuana alone over the past couple of weeks,,,,daytime at the shopping centre is
-regular-
...definitely, do NOT even THINK about naming your Baja-van 'Chxcacxbra'..(don't even -think- the word now),,,,the damn things will claim whatEVER's
associated to them in ANY way!!!!!!
[Edited on 1-18-2012 by micah202]
[Edited on 1-18-2012 by micah202]
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by micah202
aaaah Mannnn,,,,I don't 'recommend' anyone gets their vehicle swiped in TJ
,,,,,,,,I've got 2 local friends driving and translating,so it's as 'good as it gets',,
,,,but still the process to fully register a police report for this is ~4-5 copshop visits ,,AND 3 days!!!!!....DO keep at least details of car serial
#,,and basic insurance inf with you,,not in the car,,,,,,,,DON'T EVER stop in TJ
.....Have t'wait 4 days for emergency passport to be issued,,,well enough time to lose hope in finding th'baby..........been spending m'time passing
out 'rewardo' fliers to cabbies,,funny-a lot of them don't seem too interested t'get a flyer from some gringo,till I hold it up and they see
'recompensa $1000u.s.',,then their eyes bulge,,,they take the flyer,,,read
-very- carefully,,,then carefully fold it and put usually in shirt pocket.....I figure if each poster generates ~3-4 sets of 'eyes' keen to find
this,,,and cabbies know the 'underbelly' of any city well,,,,,at least there's some hope .....................definitely a surreal experience overall
..........apparently there's been DOZENS of carthefts in Playas Tijuana alone over the past couple of weeks,,,,daytime at the shopping centre is
-regular-
...definitely, do NOT even THINK about naming your Baja-van 'Chxcacxbra'..(don't even -think- the word now),,,,the damn things will claim whatEVER's
associated to them in ANY way!!!!!!
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I'm really sorry to hear of your loss, that's gotta put a cramp in vacation plans. The worse part is dealing with local officials, who often seem they
couldn't care less about recovering the stolen property. Am currently going through that myself, but at least my missing property isn't much.
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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micah202
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....at least I got my baja adventure in!!!,,though a short trip this time,,it was a great and mystic baja adventure as usual!!
..just check-out the full picture set ....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59103003@N05/
...not sure why the whole link doesn't go live,,just copy/paste the whole link...
.........I'll be back
[Edited on 1-18-2012 by micah202]
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C-Urchin
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chop shop in TJ
Heuh! Any insurance on this vehicle???
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Mengano
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On those older cars, like yours, which have a distributor, you need to use a Mexican anti-theft device. Pull the high voltage wire that runs from the
distributor to the spark coil and take it to bed with you. You still would have lost your passports and valuables, but at least your car would still
be there in the morning.
The newest cars don't have that set up. In that case, open the fuse box (usually under the hood) and remove the relay labeled "starter" and take it
with you. Given enough time, the thieves will figure out why the car won't start and fix it. But they usually don't have the time to do that.
Forget about a car alarm. Everybody ignores them. The schematic that shows where the relay is is usually on the inside of the fuse box lid. This is
what a typical one looks like:
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micah202
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...my car had a hidden kill switch as well as 'club' in place.,not to mention the -visual deterrant- of mismatched doors
.....that's the extent of insurance available for that age of vehicle in mex
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DavidE
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micah202,
Go to where you fill out the stolen vehicle report and offer anyone there five thousand pesos (if you have that much) reward for the return of your
van. This is usually done at the ministerio publico and you can flash the bankroll to a detective as proof. Good luck I feel for you.
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micah202
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
micah202,
Go to where you fill out the stolen vehicle report and offer anyone there five thousand pesos (if you have that much) reward for the return of your
van. This is usually done at the ministerio publico and you can flash the bankroll to a detective as proof. Good luck I feel for you.
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....by now,,every detective,,taxi-driver,,school kid,,autobody,,propane delivery person in TJ is keenly looking for the 'recompensa $1000.00us'
truck,,,
,,because of the nature of the truck,being older,4x4,,easy parts replacement,mechanically 100%,,,,,it's very likely it'll go south into baja---I'm
hoping that the nomads will remember to watch for this....other than the 4x4 hubs on the front wheels,,,and the extra size all terrain tires,,,it's a
cargo van,,with a full wall down the driver's side,,,,-except- that the side and back doors have been replaced with window doors----1/5000 to see that
combination,regardless of any paintjob it might get.
.....this van WILL show up,,,it's just a question of 'if' there'll be eyes to SEE it!!!!!
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