Bill, there is a crumple zone. See the tech ref paper about T2/T3 design in the tech ref section on my website. http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/vantech.html
Alistair
(still trying to figure out the major diff between my roofing membrane and Q-Pad!)
-- '82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94 albell@uvic.ca http://members.shaw.ca/albell
on 8/10/03 8:08 am, Bill Marshall wrote: > "...a very minimal crumple zone..." > > There is no crumple zone. We use other vehicle's crumple zones in a > collision. The front of the vanagon is designed to remain intact. In > addition to the > frame ends and the bumper, there are also other reinforced "roll cage" areas > in the front. > > Someone on the list put out a link to a Swedish (?) insurance website that > rated the Vanagon pretty high in real-world collisions. Anybody remember that > site? > > Bill Marshall > 85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box" > Aurora, IL |
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