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Date:         Wed, 29 Apr 1998 14:34:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Ed Mellinger <meed@MBARI.ORG>
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From:         Ed Mellinger <meed@MBARI.ORG>
Organization: MBARI
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Digest - 29 Apr 1998 - Special issue
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>It would seem one could check the real world crashworthyness of any >vehicle
>by visiting a few junkyards. A few years back while getting some >interior
>bits for my diesel Rabbit, it was interesting to note that most the >Rabbits
>and Jettas of that era had intact passenger cells with working doors, >while
>other cars of similar vintages didn't fare so well.
>
>Just my 2 cents,
>Matt Dekker
>mdekker@eskimo.com


I'll second that... nothing like real crumpled steel to enlighten... and
caution.  Take your driving-age teenage kids too.  Those silent
skeletons speak louder than any traffic safety film!


Ed Mellinger
Monterey CA
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