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Subject:Re: Near Death Experience in the Vanagon
From:Robert Keezer
Date:Thu, 18 Oct 2001 15:31:45 EDT

In a message dated 10/18/01 11:20:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
badassbus@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

>
> Sorry I should of told everyone that there was no one in the van at the
> time.  What happened is the van was parked on a steep hill, popped out of
> gear, rolled down the hill, smashed a car backing out of a
> driveway(literally knocked this car (dodge neon) right out of the way--the
> car did a 180 and landed in the yard), then continued on it's way narrowly
> missing another vehicle at the intersection on the bottom of the hill,
> crossed the intersection(now going about 65 mph), crossed between a fire
> hydrant and utility pole, smashing a fire alarm on the pole at the same
> time(notifying the fire dept.) then head on into a very large tree, then to
> top it all off it rolled over an embankment of about 10 feet high.  I
> watched the whole thing, and could do nothing, just glad I wasn't in it,
> well actually I wish I was because I could of hit the brakes!  My 82 diesel
> westy is sadly missed, but now I have an 87 syncro that I love as much as
> the westy.
>
> Don GL
>

This story is even more interesting than the first!
Robert
1982 Westfalia

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