The problem with these crash tests is that they have little to do with the
kinds of forces you get in real life accidents- how often does somebody just
run right into a wall? I want to know what it looks like after tangling with
a semi and the ensuing mult-car pinball game on an LA freeway. I'd like to
feel like I had at least a little hope of being carried off on a stretcher
instead of in a dust pan.
I mean hell, I ride a motorcycle and I used to drive a Rabbit and I don't
think I'd get in that thing, assuming I could fit in it.

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: Smart Car Crash

> Its not the right car for me either, but it sure would be if I had to
> commute to an office job.
>
> My other car is a Vanagon!
>
> On 10/25/06, Anderson,Chuck <CAnderson@ua.colostate.edu> wrote:
>>
>> It still looks like a rolling coffin to me. My "other" car is a Mazda
>> Miata and that's small enough.
>> Chuck Anderson
>> '86 GL
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> Of misemefein
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 3:28 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Smart Car Crash
>>
>> The New York Times reports today that the Smart Fortwo will be
>> available in the United States in early 2008.
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/25/automobiles/autospecial/
>> 25drive.html?_r=1&ref=autospecial&oref=slogin
>>
>> E Morrison
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com