Doug said:
...In my experience the manual choke and gearshift of my Spit would deter
most potential thieves...
Maybe in the States, over here in Europe automatic transmissions are the
exception, not the rule. My '93 Fiat has a manual choke, they only
disappeared in Europe with the last of the carburettor cars around '94.
I just dissuade theives by having a car that looks like it isn't worth much
(and isn't), plus living in a village where there is very little crime
compared to towns and cities. The fact that Mike HM lives about 20mins from
where I used to, but in a town not a small village, and he's had his car
vandalised 3 times in a year and I've never had it, has to tell you
something. Worse, I left Daffy in town for just ONE NIGHT (I hired a van
for 24 hours and left Daffy parked near the hire place) and the soft-top had
been damaged when I came back to her.
Richard & Daffy
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