> His main issue (along with lack of power and crappy gas
> mileage) was safety
> and design.  He said Vanagons just fold up like an accordion
> when hit.  He
> basically said the design was terrible and that it was
> analogous to he and
> I went going into a garage and building a car.  He
> specifically mentioned
> the how everything was run by cables that run underneath the
> car, and that these are susceptible to corrosion, etc.

See http://www.vanagon.com/info/safety/

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