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Date:         Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:01:29 -0600
Reply-To:     "Anderson,Chuck" <CAnderson@UA.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Anderson,Chuck" <CAnderson@UA.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Smart Car Crash
In-Reply-To:  A<01dd01c6f8c2$52981400$657ba8c0@MAIN>
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Look on the bright side. If you got killed, you could just be buried in it and save your family the cost of a funeral.

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Robert Fisher Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 11:48 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Smart Car Crash

The problem with these crash tests is that they have little to do with the kinds of forces you get in real life accidents- how often does somebody just run right into a wall? I want to know what it looks like after tangling with a semi and the ensuing mult-car pinball game on an LA freeway. I'd like to feel like I had at least a little hope of being carried off on a stretcher instead of in a dust pan. I mean hell, I ride a motorcycle and I used to drive a Rabbit and I don't think I'd get in that thing, assuming I could fit in it.

Cya, Robert

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 6:04 PM Subject: Re: Smart Car Crash

> Its not the right car for me either, but it sure would be if I had to > commute to an office job. > > My other car is a Vanagon! > > On 10/25/06, Anderson,Chuck <CAnderson@ua.colostate.edu> wrote: >> >> It still looks like a rolling coffin to me. My "other" car is a Mazda >> Miata and that's small enough. >> Chuck Anderson >> '86 GL >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf >> Of misemefein >> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 3:28 PM >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: Re: Smart Car Crash >> >> The New York Times reports today that the Smart Fortwo will be >> available in the United States in early 2008. >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/25/automobiles/autospecial/ >> 25drive.html?_r=1&ref=autospecial&oref=slogin >> >> E Morrison >> > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > www.crescentbeachguitar.com


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