At 1/5/2008 05:28 PM, Neale Pickett wrote: > Last night <snip> someone failed to yield >pulling out onto the freeway and we T-boned them at 55MPH. My wife, >daughter, and I are all bruised but not broken, amazingly. The >windshield landed 15 feet ahead of the bus. > > I happen to know that the parts on this thing are worth quite a > bit. We have: > > * A 2.3L GoWesty engine, still under warranty (about 7,000 miles on it) > * New Nokian snow tires with reinforced sidewalls, about 100 miles on them > * A Gary Lee rack > * A Gary Lee rear bumper with trailer hitch > * An unused Bus Depot awning > * Two new GoWesty rear seat belts (weren't in use during the crash) > * A whole van full of parts in good shape > >The question is, how much of a pain is it going to be for me to recover >some of the money we put into the bus? Go to craigslist and find the best Vanagon you can that needs an engine, buy it and put all your good parts into that one. If you are still not a Vanagon person then sell it.
Rob becida@comcast.net |
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