Date:         Fri, 26 Jun 1998 08:54:50 -0500
Reply-To:     Dave <dave@V-DUB.MUSA.COM>
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From:         Dave <dave@V-DUB.MUSA.COM>
Organization: University of Missouri-Columbia
Subject:      Re: Westy Safety (safer than a Volvo)
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Check out http://v-dub.musa.com (my site) under pictures, Type 2, and in
the Vanagon column near the bottom you'll see a picture of an 85 Vanagon
that was hit head on by a large truck, the driver lived, not seriously
injured.  FWIW my Vanagon was rear ended by a Camaro about 5 years ago
at a stoplight.  The Camaro's hood buckled, the front end was gone, it
had to be towed.  My Vanagon suffered a cracked bumper cover (I have
fiberglass bumpers), the sheet metal under the bumper was dinged and
scratched and there were two small dings on the rear wheel wells from
the bumper hitting them.  When the Camaro hit it felt about like when
you let the cluch out too fast and it kills the car.  Although this
wasn't a front end collision I would rather be in my Vanagon than my Fox
in any wreck, except that then my Vanagon would be wrecked :(

Dave Filcoff     ICQ: 4146736
coolbus@v-dub.musa.com
87 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg (129k)
88 Fox GL (148k)
St. Louis / Columbia, MO
LiMBO - Gateway VW Club - VWoA VW Club - Der Busbezitzer Gruppe

volkswagens! Vanagons to GTIs.
http://v-dub.musa.com


> I need some ammunition to help convince/pursuade her that the
>  Westy isn't as bad as it seems

Chad--