Wow! You hit so hard that it changed the color?

Charles
'85 Westy

At 01:49 PM 10/18/01 -0400, BADBUS wrote:
>Wanna see what happen to my diesel westy after smashing a car out of the
>way,
>than hit a tree head on at about 65 mph, go here and see before and after
>shots.....
>http://www.home.earthlink.net/~langtang/
>
>Peace,
>Don GL
>1987 Syncro
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Williams" <westyvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 12:25 AM
>Subject: Near Death Experience in the Vanagon
>
>
> > Woah...that was close!
> >
> > I was just driving down Highway 60 in the East Phoenix
> > Valley (Arizona) and I failed to notice that traffic
> > was stopped up ahead of me in the right lane (yeah...I
> > even drive in the slow lane).  So...with a split
> > second decision to side swipe any car next to me...or
> > hit head on with the rear end of an expedition, I
> > quickly made the decision to swerve...seeing as how at
> > 65mph without a seatbelt in a vanagon would most
> > certainly mean instant death.  So...I swerve...and
> > luckily...no cars to the side of me...even though I
> > thought the van was going to tip from the sharp turn I
> > made (luckily I just put in newer stiffer shocks)!  As
> > I drove on...wondering exactly where I got instinct
> > like that after only 3 years of driving...I thought
> > about how easy it is to die in a Vanagon.  I love my
> > van to death...literally...but they are very dangerous
> > vehicles.  They don't really seem to dangerous until
> > you have a brush with death in one...So...needless to
> > say...I learned my lesson about driving fast in the
> > slow lane...instead now...i think i'll drive slow in
> > the fast lane...mostly just to piss people off...not
> > really for safetys sake.
> >
> > please...everyone...drive safely...be aware that there
> > is barely anything in front of you in case of a head
> > on collision...and...wear your seat belts...it's the
> > least you could do...thanks
> >
> >                                       Myc
> >
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