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alex .

Oct 18, 2008, 2:47 PM

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Anyone have a carro blindado ? (amored vehicle)

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For those that do, is it high profile at the retenes? Too much profile maybe? Just another vehicle?
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BajaGringo

Oct 19, 2008, 7:49 AM

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Re: [alex .] Anyone have a carro blindado ? (amored vehicle)

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When I was working with Mercedes-Benz in Mexico City I would watch how one out of every five or six new vehicles sold would be sent out to get "blindado". I remember there were three packages/levels of protection. Against handguns, against high powered bullets and the third and highest level of protection - against bombs. That level of protection made the car so heavy that the gas mileage was only 4 or 5 miles to the gallon as I recall. I used to just shake my head watching these folks with too much money and the extremes they would go to. Here in northern Baja many of the rich folks have gone to driving older cars that just blend in with the traffic. I know of one driving around in a 15 year old Ford Taurus who could easily go down and buy the entire car dealership.

Sad that we have come to this...

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alex .

Oct 19, 2008, 9:00 AM

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Re: [BajaGringo] Anyone have a carro blindado ? (amored vehicle)

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Extreme with too much money, hey, thats me !!!

Actually, I am into VIP protection, with my wife and daughter being the VIPs.

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Oct 19, 2008, 11:06 AM

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Not a personal criticism mind you - I guess just more a general commentary of the state of the world we live in today...

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cristalhombre

Oct 19, 2008, 6:25 PM

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similar story in my business which involves glass for architectural and commercial uses. Ten years ago security glass was maybe 3% of my annual sales - mostly institutional (prison, secure areas in police stations, etc). Post 911... that percentage is now in the low 20%, and I expect that to double again in the next five years.

I don't do any automotive glass, but I am stunned how many applications are shifting to bullet and blast resistant glazing. Law offices, high end residential, banks, post offices, recently did a Social Security office where all the employees are behind 1-3/8" bullet resistant glass. The Homeland Security Act requires that MOST government buildings have security glazing. Ironically, it is an unfunded mandate, so the building codes require it.......... but there is NO $$$$ to pay for it.

Yup the world is a changing..........muy rapido!

"NOT ALL WHO WANDER ARE LOST...."