Personally, I never had a problem making the switch into any of my busses.
And I never scratched my right side. PO left me a small crease in the slider
though.

Making the switch back to a vehicle with a hood is another story. I tend to
forget about the nose and stick it way out at stop signs.

BTW GM, it's nice to see you back.

John Flaherty
Portland, Maine
'84 GL

----- Original Message -----
From: "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: Odds and Ends-Before the crusher

> All due to the unfamiliar driving geometry of the cab-forward design.
> Even the most careful driver of a cab-central designed vehicle (99.9% of
> cars/vans today in USA) has difficulty making the mental switch to
> sitting in front of the fore-axel.
>
> From historic, walkable Mount Olive, NC,
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
> Bulley-Hewlett
> Corporate Communications
> Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com
> Alliance: www.ntara.com
> Home: www.MountOliveNC.info
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> Of joseph Trussell
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 1:43 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Odds and Ends-Before the crusher
>
> My old one was beat to hell on the sides before I got it, and from a few
> of
> my misreads...My new one is clean.  For what it's worth, I think it's
> pretty
> darned common.  There used to be a VW shop here in Denver that actually
> had,
> on their price list, 'Vanagon Rear Wheelwell repair."  $225/side.
>
> Joe T.
> '85 GL 'bertha'
> Denver, CO
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
> Reply-To: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Odds and Ends-Before the crusher
> Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 10:15:09 -0800
>
> >
> >I wonder how many new Vanagon owners have managed to clip the rear
> fender
> >well area and/or bumper end-cap because of the quick turning radius and
> >unusual seating position of the driver.  Almost every Vanagon I have
> looked
> >at has been damaged on the curbside (passenger side)  anywhere from the
> >sliding door on back.
> >
>
> Let's see... I have three vanagons parked out in my driveway.... Nope,
> not a
> single dent from sudden right turns. None look fixed either.
> Sorry to ruin your bell curve.
>
> tim in san jose.
>
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