Sorry to hear about that Ron, that really sucks! I know of a couple of good parts places for vanagons though if you need to order parts. :-)
Courtney

----- Original Message -----
From: The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Date: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 9:54 am
Subject: My Westy is totaled!
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> 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
> preferredbut not absolutely necessary.
>
> - Ron Salmon
>   The Bus Depot, Inc.
>   www.busdepot.com
>   (215)  234-VWVW
>
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