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Date:         Tue, 5 Feb 2002 13:53:24 -0500
Reply-To:     "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
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From:         "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Organization: Bulley-Hewlett
Subject:      Re: Odds and Ends-Before the crusher
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All due to the unfamiliar driving geometry of the cab-forward design. Even the most careful driver of a cab-central designed vehicle (99.9% of cars/vans today in USA) has difficulty making the mental switch to sitting in front of the fore-axel.

From historic, walkable Mount Olive, NC,

G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett Corporate Communications Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com Alliance: www.ntara.com Home: www.MountOliveNC.info

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of joseph Trussell Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 1:43 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Odds and Ends-Before the crusher

My old one was beat to hell on the sides before I got it, and from a few of my misreads...My new one is clean. For what it's worth, I think it's pretty darned common. There used to be a VW shop here in Denver that actually had, on their price list, 'Vanagon Rear Wheelwell repair." $225/side.

Joe T. '85 GL 'bertha' Denver, CO

----Original Message Follows---- From: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM> Reply-To: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Odds and Ends-Before the crusher Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 10:15:09 -0800

> >I wonder how many new Vanagon owners have managed to clip the rear fender >well area and/or bumper end-cap because of the quick turning radius and >unusual seating position of the driver. Almost every Vanagon I have looked >at has been damaged on the curbside (passenger side) anywhere from the >sliding door on back. >

Let's see... I have three vanagons parked out in my driveway.... Nope, not a single dent from sudden right turns. None look fixed either. Sorry to ruin your bell curve.

tim in san jose.

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