A FEW YEARS AGO, I T-BONED A STANDARD CHEVY PICKUP THAT BACKED RIGHT
ACROSS THE ROAD INTO MY PATH.  I WAS DOING ABOUT    40 MPH AT THE TIME.  I
PUT A $6000 "V" IN HIS TRUCK AND IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE.  I DROVE THE VANAGON ON
TO MY DESTINATION, AS I WASN'T INJURED AT ALL, AND, SURPRISINGLY, THE VW'S
FRONT DIDN' T EVEN GET PUSHED BACK INTO THE FRONT TIRES.
                                    cs
>  all i know is that my insurance company gives me a 'safe car' discount for
>  my 88 bus, cause folks don't seem to get hurt as much in a vanagon. and we
>  all know how tight and stingy insurance companies are!! :)
>
>  joel
>