Did you keep the deer?  Yummy!

----- Original Message -----
From: John McLean <jaymac@INTERNETCDS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 1:37 AM
Subject: Re: Lowering a Vanagon

> > So what am I missing here?  Why would I want to lower my van?  To
improve cornering?  If that's the goal, seems like a Scirocco or Corrado
would be more to one's liking.  Personally, I'm diggin' on my '85s high
clearance (lots of gravel roads here in the Northwest).  A nice change from
my Corolla.
> >
> > Greg Baskin
> > Eugene, Ore.
> > 85 Westy
> > 79 Corolla
>
> I also have a 99 Corolla.   It drags over just about any speed bump.
However,  about 3 weeks ago I hit a deer on Highway 42 while driving my
Vanagon and suffered no damage of any kind.  The deer ran out from the
shoulder on the left side and I hit it doing about 45.  It went right under
my front
> bumper and between the wheels front and back.   I felt it go under and
drag on the undercarriage.  I went back to look and it was dead.  When I got
home I looked everything over and could find no damage and in fact the only
evidence of what happened was some fur on the left side tie rod.   I think I
> like my Vanagon up where its at too.
>
> John McLean   87 Vanagon   GL     ( Tenmile, Ore. )