On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, Andrew Grebneff wrote:

> And if you'd read
> the messages by listees having had accidents in their T3s and seen
> the Volvo vs VW head-on images, you'd think again.

The Vanagon comes out ahead in that crash for the same reason an SUV would
-- it's heavy and high and has a strong frame.  The other car ends up
absorbing all the energy.  If you hit a brick wall or another Vanagon,
things won't be quite so pleasant.

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