it's mostly flat in the UK I think.........
might not be an issue.......performance and hill climbing there that it is
here.

but ..........'whatever' !!
would be interesting to know the total weight of the vehicle.

some armored cars get 10,000 lbs of thicker glass, steel plating etc.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Alcock" <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: Bullet proof Vanagon, Interesting van on Ebay UK

> So you take a diesel vanagon -- already the slowest vehicle on the
> planet --
> and load it with armour plate. No wonder the owners want to get rid of
> it............
>
> Cheers,
> Doug
>
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Zoltan <thewestyman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Wow!  Someone spent big bucks to make this van bullet proof.  Seems like
>> the
>> owners don't care and want to get rid of it.
>> Zoltan
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jerome" <jeromeaperkins@AOL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 12:12 AM
>> Subject: Interesting van on Ebay UK
>>
>>
>>
>>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-T3-T25-PANEL-VAN-ARMOURED-SECURITY-VEHICLE-UNIQUE_W0QQitemZ250347380484QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item250347380484&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
>>>
>>
>
>
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