Custom wardriving van for sale on eBay

Under normal circumstances, a 1984 GMC Vandura van with 130,000 miles on it would probably go for about a grand. So why is a version of this vehicle listed on eBay with a starting bid of $3,500? One word: wardriving. The van, a custom job with a $1,200 alarm system, $1,200 sound system, GPS, police scanner, 160 watt power inverter and a homemade WiFi dish, was designed for one thing: driving around looking for WiFi service that you can snarf. While we assume that this van is a better solution than a $25 WiFi detector, we still have to wonder whether it's worth all that just to find open networks that you can use. Perhaps that's why the current owner (who says he spent over $10,000 to outfit the van) suggests that a better use might be to "transport very valuable stuff " — and why, as of April 5th, one day before the auction's close, there were no bids posted.

[Thanks, wifigod]