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To: Lynn who wrote (96807)	4/4/2002 1:11:50 PM
From: Night Writer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

OT "Any fool knows not to lock the doors of a convertible." I had a convertible in the 70s. I was single and lived in several tough Chicago and Kansas City areas. I never locked the doors and never had a problem. Now I live in a nice area and I always lock the doors on the hard top. Cars are stolen every day from the large K of P shopping mall. Several years ago, they made off with mine. The remains were found 25 miles away. No interior, no engine, no transmission, no doors, no windows, no trunk lid, no hood, no lights, no steering wheel. The frame and the top was the only thing left. They had to tell me it was my car. A serial number was the only clue. I guess they didn't need all the parts. NW

To: Lynn who wrote (96807)	4/4/2002 3:55:01 PM
From: John Koligman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

Hi Lynn, hope you are well! Yep, that is what is so nice about these new 'hardtop convertibles'... Of course, the Lexus is around 65k and the new Mercedes STARTS at 85k, so folks who can afford those cars probably wouldn't worry even if they had their 'canvas' torn open. There is a 'budget' model out there in the form of the Mercedes SLK, which is in the mid 40k range, still not inexpensive. I have a Nissan 300ZX which has solid removable panels, nice, but a pain to remove them and store in the trunk. Best regards, John