Another that looks at the shape and not the structure... Vanagons fare
MUCH better than Volvos.  As for the handling...  visit your local
boneyard and see how many of them have been rolled.  You might be
surprised... (I think there's a link to the crash test results on our
page at <http://wetwesties.org>.)

Vanagons are both tougher and more nimble than they look.

Jim Arnott
WetWesties
Union, OR

"Smola, Tony (NBC,KNBC)" wrote:
> with no real frontal protection and the poor evasive handling of a Vanagon.