Date:         Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:52:50 -0600
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
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From:         Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject:      Re: VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadlies car list. Any thruth?
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I can also vouch for the sturdiness of the Vanagon roof.  Having
recently cut up a Vanagon using nothing but sawszall blades and a
cutoff wheel on a Milwaukee grinder, it was REAL slow goin' through
the sections behind the front doors, windshield corners, and that
post behind the sliding door.  Saving the roof section, so I didn't
cut through it and can't comment about that.  The Vanagon GL roof
appears to be at least 250#, however.  Nice to know that won't be
coming down on your head in a rollover!


DM&FS

At 03:21 PM 2/15/2009, Amy Miner wrote:
>The recent LiMBO newsletter contains a letter from a couple that rolled
>their baywindow Westy three times on the highway. The couple including a
>baby in a car seat strapped in the back seat suffered no injuries (the
>couple got minor scrapes,but the baby nothing). Says nothing to a front end
>collision but does point out they have a durable structure overall.
>Considering they must have
>improved the safety of the Vanagon I feel very safe in our Westy.
>
>Amy