Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 13:03:34 -0500
Reply-To: Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>
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From: Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>
Subject: Re: Near Death Experience in the Vanagon
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Wow! Did you hit the tree with the top up? Got any shots of the tree?
Chris.
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of BADBUS
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 12:49 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Near Death Experience in the Vanagon
Wanna see what happen to my diesel westy after smashing a car out of the
way,
than hit a tree head on at about 65 mph, go here and see before and after
shots.....
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~langtang/
Peace,
Don GL
1987 Syncro
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Williams" <westyvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 12:25 AM
Subject: Near Death Experience in the Vanagon
> Woah...that was close!
>
> I was just driving down Highway 60 in the East Phoenix
> Valley (Arizona) and I failed to notice that traffic
> was stopped up ahead of me in the right lane (yeah...I
> even drive in the slow lane). So...with a split
> second decision to side swipe any car next to me...or
> hit head on with the rear end of an expedition, I
> quickly made the decision to swerve...seeing as how at
> 65mph without a seatbelt in a vanagon would most
> certainly mean instant death. So...I swerve...and
> luckily...no cars to the side of me...even though I
> thought the van was going to tip from the sharp turn I
> made (luckily I just put in newer stiffer shocks)! As
> I drove on...wondering exactly where I got instinct
> like that after only 3 years of driving...I thought
> about how easy it is to die in a Vanagon. I love my
> van to death...literally...but they are very dangerous
> vehicles. They don't really seem to dangerous until
> you have a brush with death in one...So...needless to
> say...I learned my lesson about driving fast in the
> slow lane...instead now...i think i'll drive slow in
> the fast lane...mostly just to piss people off...not
> really for safetys sake.
>
> please...everyone...drive safely...be aware that there
> is barely anything in front of you in case of a head
> on collision...and...wear your seat belts...it's the
> least you could do...thanks
>
> Myc
>
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