Robert Keezer said: > The Vanagon is not designed for high speed driving and lacks the > additional > safety features such as airbags and ABS brakes. Ah, Robert, lighten up. The Vanagon is designed by Germans for Germans and uses a robust utility chassis which is much tougher than Vanagon's boxy exterior, or their American owners, might suggest. My first experience in Vanagon was doing 145 km/h with 9 people and their luggage on board. The year was 1981, the country was Austria, and the Vanagon was a 1980 model. The problem with our Vanagons is not their design but their age. They are suffering from a middle-age crisis, becoming worn out, loose, noisy and out of shape. A well-maintained stock Vanagon with its innards in good working order is a wonderful beast. Chris S. '85 Westy <-- stock '01 NB TDI |
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