>Our stout vanagons would look far worse than the volvo in a head-on
>with one
>of these sleepy drivers in a fifty ton rig.

This meshes with my feelings.  I'll switch to a small FWD car the minute all
the Teamsters on the road agree to do the same.

Michael B. Harrnacker
89 Weekender "Nameles"
91 Golf "Miami"
http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/vwbus
vanagon@rudi.montech.umt.edu

"Never miss a good chance to shut up."

-----Original Message-----
From: Pat <pdooley@GTE.NET>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: Vanagon vs Volvo Crash Photos

>You guys are worried about SUV's.  Hah Hah.
>My friend drove a semi for a living.  His company, like most of them,
worked
>him till he nearly collapsed from exhaustion.  He drove 600 miles or more
>every day.  These are the vehicles to watch for.  No second chances here.
>Our stout vanagons would look far worse than the volvo in a head-on with
one
>of these sleepy drivers in a fifty ton rig.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert A. Alexander <satcong@VOL.COM>
>To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
>Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 10:51 PM
>Subject: Re: Vanagon vs Volvo Crash Photos
>
>
>>Kent - Some of the more radical "do-gooders", if you have watched the
>>national news, lately, are upset that SUV's, being heavier than than the
>>FWD tin-boxes, are becoming the "killers-on-the-highway", SO the
>>"do-gooders" are advocating that that we all should have an, uh, "equal"
>>chance to be killed in an automobile accident via requiring us to accept
>>tin-can vehicles to drive around!!!
>>
>>After taking a look at the URL showing the result of a Vanagon & a Volvo
>>head-on collision, I'm convinced that me five GORGEOUS daughters will be
>>better off driving either Vanagons, MACK dump trucks OR backup vehicles
>>such as my old '76 GMC long-bed pickup truck!!!  Personally, I would
>>prefer to buy all five of me babes '38 Dodge dump-trucks to drive
>>around, BUT they think they need BMW or SAAB convertibles!!!  I'm busy
>>trying to convince them that '38 Dodge dump trucks will allow them to
>>haul around MORE of their friends, in greater safety!
>>
>>I'm curious, though!  How many of you folks out there really agree with
>>the traffic NUTS that SUV's present a "PROBLEM" because they "outweigh"
>>smaller vehicles and give an "unfair" survival advantage to those in the
>>SUV???  I think these ASSHOLES need to move to UGANDA!
>>
>>BOB - WA4RRN
>>'85GL
>>http://www.impeachment.org