Hi,

There are other VW models with crumple zones that did just as poorly.

1993-94 VW Eurovan-----------   Van--   3860    (*    ) (***  )
1987--- VW Fox---------------   2Dr--   2610    (*    ) (*    )
1981--- VW Jetta-------------   4Dr--   2650    (*    ) (**   )
1982--- VW Quantum-----------   4Dr--   2954    (*    ) (***  )
1980--- VW Rabbit CV---------   2CV--   2767    (*    ) (***  )
1982--- VW Scirocco----------   2Dr--   2680    (*    ) (**** )

Scroll up the page to see other manufacturers, such as the 4Runner and
Suburban with one *. I guess my point is is that it isn't all about
having no front end.

Keep a safe distance in front of you - don't follow too closely. And
stay in the right lane as often as you can to avoid front-offset
crashes (most common front impact).

Conrad

On Tuesday, October 7, 2003, at 05:13 PM, Automatic digest processor
wrote:

> According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
> the
> Vanagon rates lowest (1 point) on a 4 point scale for Frontal Impact
> Safety, refernece:
> http://www.crashtest.com/explanations/archive/crash.htm