Never had the rear bumper problem - but then I have a hell-for-stout
Haynes bumper hitch mount on the back of my van. That thing will do some
serious damage to the front end of an un-attentive  drivers car, should
someone decide to tap me.  Of course a pickup truck might be a different
matter. But I do like that hitch.

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 11/28/2010 3:24 PM, Rob wrote:
> I've been driving a VW bus of some type for a lot of years and have
> never had someone bump let alone hit me from behind. A lot of those
> years includes the '59 with the mighty 36hp and the '71 so slow on my
> part has been an issue.
>
> I have on the other hand I have found poles, rocks & trees with the
> back on my VW bus (over the years) that I did not see until they
> 'introduced' themselves to me <g>.
>
> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
>
>
> At  11/28/2010 01:05 PM, Old Volks Home wrote:
>> #2 is the most consistent cause :)
>> --
>> Jim Thompson
>> 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
>> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
>> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
>> 75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
>> Full Timing Since March 1999
>> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
>> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
>> ***********************************
>> On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Mark L. Hineline
>> <hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote:
>> > Whenever I find a new Vanagon in the boneyards, the front bumper is
>> > pristine while the rear is a twisted piece of wreckage. As is mine.
>> > This leads me to think that one or more of these things is true:
>> >
>> > 1. We are better at driving forward than we are at backing up.
>> >
>> > 2. Impatient drivers come up on our rears more than we would like.
>> >
>> > 3. It would be good to have a second driver in the rear, rather like a
>> > hook-and-ladder truck.
>> >
>> > Mark
>> > '82 Westy
>
>