Consumer Reports drubbed the Vanagons early on for not having enough
crushable space up front.  I haven't heard much since then...

Barry Armitage
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> From:         Dave
> Reply To:     Dave
> Sent:         Friday, June 26, 1998 9:54 AM
> To:   Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Re: Westy Safety (safer than a Volvo)
>
> Check out http://v-dub.musa.com (my site) under pictures, Type 2, and
> in
> the Vanagon column near the bottom you'll see a picture of an 85
> Vanagon
> that was hit head on by a large truck, the driver lived, not seriously
> injured.  FWIW my Vanagon was rear ended by a Camaro about 5 years ago
> at a stoplight.  The Camaro's hood buckled, the front end was gone, it
> had to be towed.  My Vanagon suffered a cracked bumper cover (I have
> fiberglass bumpers), the sheet metal under the bumper was dinged and
> scratched and there were two small dings on the rear wheel wells from
> the bumper hitting them.  When the Camaro hit it felt about like when
> you let the cluch out too fast and it kills the car.  Although this
> wasn't a front end collision I would rather be in my Vanagon than my
> Fox
> in any wreck, except that then my Vanagon would be wrecked :(
>
> Dave Filcoff     ICQ: 4146736
> coolbus@v-dub.musa.com
> 87 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg (129k)
> 88 Fox GL (148k)
> St. Louis / Columbia, MO
> LiMBO - Gateway VW Club - VWoA VW Club - Der Busbezitzer Gruppe
>
> volkswagens! Vanagons to GTIs.
> http://v-dub.musa.com
>
>
> > I need some ammunition to help convince/pursuade her that the
> >  Westy isn't as bad as it seems
>
> Chad--
>