speaking of that nutso who went on the demolition cruise in the tank...

anyone know of a spot on the net where the video is posted? i'd never
noticed a vanagon involved in the rampage, and i'd like to check it
out!

~dylan

On Mar 9, 2005, at 9:52 PM, Kim Brennan wrote:

> I've stayed out of this discussion until now. Sigh. Probably should
> stay out of this disussion...but...
>
> I watched what Larry did. Decided I would go a similar but slightly
> different route, trying to correct what I percieved to be his mistakes.
>  I put an SVX subaru engine in my Westy Syncro. I'm very thrilled I
> did. Along with the other upgrades and interior updating I've done, I
> now feel my Vanagon is a daily, reliable, comfortable vehicle and more
> practical than anything else available new in the US market.
>
> It's shorter outside, bigger inside, has better visibility, good
> handling, and well, I'm one of those who have always liked the looks
> too.
>
> I know that the money I put into it was as much as I would have spent
> to get a Excursion, or Land Rover new. But the Excusion (which would
> have the interior space my Vanagon has) is a huge vehicle with has
> mileage only about the same as my SVX powered Syncro. The LandRover
> wouldn't have the interior room, but would have better gas mileage.
> Neither of those vehicles would have the sink/stove and beds that my
> Westy has.
>
> Safety? I always remember the video of that Tank in San Diego, driving
> the streets crush car after car...until he hit a vanagon. He pushed
> that vanagon down the street a long ways, until he back it into a RV.
> THEN he crush it and the RV. But that incident gave me a much higher
> regard for the Vanagon's impact capacity.
>
> My upgraded brakes and the good all around visibility of a Vanagon
> allow me to avoid accidents better than most other vehicles out there
> (especially if their drivers are chatting away on the phone.) My added
> height (Syncro, and larger wheels and tires) mean I can look over most
> SUV's and Minivans, and again, anticipate problems rather than
> participate in them.
>
>
> On Mar 9, 2005, at 6:20 PM, Bernard wrote:
>
>>> <<Check in with Larry Chase, I think he was pretty serious about
>>> travel
>>> and transportation too.
>>> Two or three engines later, and he's still having it worked on.>>
>
>
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