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Date:         Sun, 28 May 2006 17:49:36 -0600
Reply-To:     George Thorburn <thorgk@ACCESSCOMM.CA>
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From:         George Thorburn <thorgk@ACCESSCOMM.CA>
Subject:      Re: FRYDAY: RE-OPEN VANAGON ASSEMBLY
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>>Well, the real problem is that they'd have to change a few things. The flat
>>nose is murder on fuel economy. With gas crawling up toward the $3.50 mark
>>here in the states, fuel economy is a big sticking point. There's also the
>>issue of front-end impact safety. No car maker can afford to make any
>>passenger vehicle where the occupants aren't placed cowering behind a couple
>>feet of collapsible steel. 


What about the new Smart Cars?  I am sure there is more metal in the nose of a Vanagon.  And sure the Smart Car has a motor in the front but the Vanagon has a spare tire that is probably offers more crash protection.
George
'85 Westfalia
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