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Date:         Mon, 7 Oct 2002 09:58:40 -0400
Reply-To:     "G.M.Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
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From:         "G.M.Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Organization: Bulley-Hewlett
Subject:      Re: Porsche's SUV
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David writes: "If you hit a brick wall or another Vanagon, things won't be quite so pleasant."

And THAT explains why I never wave at other Vanagon (or brick walls)... I must keep both hands on the wheel.

Bringing your ideas to life, G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com AIM = IExplain4u Phone: +1.919.658.1278

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of David Brodbeck Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 9:46 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Porsche's SUV

On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, Andrew Grebneff wrote:

> And if you'd read > the messages by listees having had accidents in their T3s and seen > the Volvo vs VW head-on images, you'd think again.

The Vanagon comes out ahead in that crash for the same reason an SUV would -- it's heavy and high and has a strong frame. The other car ends up absorbing all the energy. If you hit a brick wall or another Vanagon, things won't be quite so pleasant.

_ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "There is something ironic when the developers name |___/ housing development after what they bulldozed to build it, but I think you have to allow some latitude in naming, so that not every street is called "Suburban Drive." -- Jan Wolter


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