In a message dated 4/7/02 2:31:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET writes:

> Tain't necessarily so.  The van's front end is hell-for-stout; much more so
> than a big-assed F**d truck's.  Course, you don't have as much crush
> distance as you would in a conventional layout, either.  Don't sell them
> short, though; the V'gon's a pretty tough nut to crack.
>
>

still i'd rather have a head on in a full size american van with a monster V8
to cushion the blow, thank the vanagon with just sheetmetal up front..
chris