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Date:         Thu, 18 Oct 2001 15:31:45 EDT
Reply-To:     WarmerWagen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Keezer <WarmerWagen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Near Death Experience in the Vanagon
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In a message dated 10/18/01 11:20:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time, badassbus@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

> > Sorry I should of told everyone that there was no one in the van at the > time. What happened is the van was parked on a steep hill, popped out of > gear, rolled down the hill, smashed a car backing out of a > driveway(literally knocked this car (dodge neon) right out of the way--the > car did a 180 and landed in the yard), then continued on it's way narrowly > missing another vehicle at the intersection on the bottom of the hill, > crossed the intersection(now going about 65 mph), crossed between a fire > hydrant and utility pole, smashing a fire alarm on the pole at the same > time(notifying the fire dept.) then head on into a very large tree, then to > top it all off it rolled over an embankment of about 10 feet high. I > watched the whole thing, and could do nothing, just glad I wasn't in it, > well actually I wish I was because I could of hit the brakes! My 82 diesel > westy is sadly missed, but now I have an 87 syncro that I love as much as > the westy. > > Don GL >

This story is even more interesting than the first! Robert 1982 Westfalia


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