I don't know what I'd do without mine.  How old are the kids?  My 5 year
old, riding in a car seat, loves the view from the front or back seats. They
make it so much easier to deal kids in car seats too, because if it is
raining/snowing, you can get in and close (lock) the door and THEN get
everyone into their seats, get the stuffed animals, water, etc.  It's the
women in the SUV's and sedans that are getting their behinds soaked as they
try to wrestle the seatbelt over the car seat while standing there with the
door open.

Two weekends ago, I had 5 teenagers, 2 tubas, 3 trombones and some chairs in
mine and they LOVED it.  It is a Carat so they thought the seating
arrangement was neat.  Like a limo....

Having vanagons as daily drivers for over 12 years, I've never felt they
were unsafe. None of them ever felt "tippy".  The only time I came close to
flopping one over was when I had rolled backwards up an embankment (that was
a 79 though).  Stupid move, not the vehicle's fault. I used to have an MG
Midget as a daily driver.  Now THAT felt unsafe in that on the highway and
in city traffic.

Sandy
1991 Carat "Betsy"

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Dave Chameides
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 10:20 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: HELP My wife thiks the van is unsafe

Hey All,
So now that I�ve got the van all fixed up and have put time and money into
it, my wife is telling me that she is concerned that the van is unsafe for
our kids to ride in it.  Now before I go on I should note that it�s and 83
diesel 1.6 and I have personally checked all seatbelts and seat tracks, etc.
to assure her (and me) that it�s safe.  She�s mainly worried about tipping
over.  Any thoughts on any studies on this so I can allay her fears?

Dave

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