Date:         Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:16:30 -0800
Reply-To:     Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: My Westy is totaled!
Comments: To: The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com>
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Dang, that's whack!  And you missed Larry Chase's Calendar deadline for
submission ;-)  Oh well, maybe next year.

Sorry to hear of your loss.  I don't envy your possible and/or potential
upcoming trouble with insurance adjuster.
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On Dec 18, 2007 9:47 AM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote:

> A 60 foot tree squashed my Westy like a bug early yesterday morning.  I've
> never seen a Vanagon so totally demolished.  Not a single body panel is
> intact and it literally split at the seams. The curious can see some pics
> at:
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~type2/Vanagon.htm
>
> While I've had a number of VW campers over the years of various vintages,
> this one had a special place in my heart, as my little girl (now 9) pretty
> much grew up in it over the summers.
>
> Anyway, now comes the arduous process of convincing the insurance company
> that a VW camper is worth more than the NADA book says it is. And finding
> a
> replacement.  If anyone knows of a very clean later model Vanagon Westy
> (although I wouldn't rule out a '76-79 or a Eurovan camper) that isn't
> overpriced, please let me know. Driving distance from Philly is preferred
> but not absolutely necessary.
>
> - Ron Salmon