>Great article. But what does it say about me, a 47YO male who drives
>conservatively (25mph) through the neighborhoods, always aware of  the
>dangers that present themselves. On the highway, I do keep enough room
>between me and the car in front, am always looking for the idiot who tries
>to sideswipe me, and keep the speed down to about 72. Yet I still drive a 2
>door exploder not to be isolated from the road, but to have enough room to
>haul two kids, a SO, and two large dogs. And it's still safer than my
>Vanagon where the idjit VW designer/beancounters decided shoulderbelts cost
>too much money to put in, so my kids never get to ride in it anymore.

Shoulder belts are standard on all of my 84's outboard seats.

Exploder...safe?? Any vehicle which handles so abysmally is dead unsafe.
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Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
64 (3) 473-8863
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Fossil preparator
Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut
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