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Subject:Re: My Westy is totaled!
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Date:Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:11:20 -0500

Looks as if the area was timbered.  If so they are to blame, and should
sued.
Make them pay dearly.

The Bus Depot wrote:

>A 60 foot tree squashed my Westy like a bug early yesterday morning.  I've
>never seen a Vanagon so totally demolished.  Not a single body panel is
>intact and it literally split at the seams. The curious can see some pics
>at:
>
>http://home.comcast.net/~type2/Vanagon.htm
>
>While I've had a number of VW campers over the years of various vintages,
>this one had a special place in my heart, as my little girl (now 9) pretty
>much grew up in it over the summers.
>
>Anyway, now comes the arduous process of convincing the insurance company
>that a VW camper is worth more than the NADA book says it is. And finding a
>replacement.  If anyone knows of a very clean later model Vanagon Westy
>(although I wouldn't rule out a '76-79 or a Eurovan camper) that isn't
>overpriced, please let me know. Driving distance from Philly is preferred
>but not absolutely necessary.
>
>- Ron Salmon
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