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Subject:Re: Flying the Vanagon...
From:80 Westy Pokey
Date:Mon, 3 Jun 2002 08:18:52 -0400

What movie?

Thanks
Chris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 07:35:52 -0400
>From: Craig Rogers <rogers23@OPTONLINE.NET>
>Subject: Re: Flying the Vanagon...
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>I saw a movie once where they did some serious stunt driving
in a Vanagon.
>I was quite impressed.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Craig Rogers
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jon Joyce" <okartguy@HOTMAIL.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 1:28 AM
>Subject: Flying the Vanagon...
>
>
>> I had a small mishap this weekend that involved
inattentive driving, a
>dark
>> stretch of road and a steep railroad crossing. It was
exciting to say the
>> least when I realized the front end of the van was no
longer in contact
>with
>> the road surface, and that all the stuff on (and in) the
dashboard was
>> floating at eye level. Predictably, the van came down
quite hard (twice,
>if
>> you include the bounce) on the suspension; hard enough
that  I expected
>the
>> shocks to be blown out or at least something bent.
Preliminary inspection
>> shows nothing amiss; the van continues to drive straight
and the shocks
>> (new-ish Boges) seem to be dampening properly. Should I
count my blessings
>> and move on, or are there other things I should check? I
know some of you
>> guys are pretty rough on your Syncros, but I genuinely do
my best to keep
>> all four wheels on the ground...  TIA-
>>
>> JJ
>> '81 Transporter (aka Millennium Falcon?)
>>
>>
>>
>>
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