Actually trees falling on things are extremely unlikely.   I have/had a
giant Oak in my back yard that leaned over my home and vanagons
for years.  After several people and neighbors complained about it, I
looked in
to my liability.   My Insurance co.  stated ..... "let it fall".   They
stated
that the only real problem would be "if the tree's environment was changed
in anyway".  Then  who ever changed it would be the responsible party.

Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:

>Wow  ~!  Bummer !
>Imagine the force required to do that.  It would be interesting to calculate
>the weight of the tree, many thousands of pounds I would imagine.
>
>Does it still run ?   You could advertise it as 'runs, needs work.'
>Those trees man, they can be deadly in storms.
>Scott
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>The Bus Depot
>Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 9:47 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: My Westy is totaled!
>
>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.
>
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