Back about 1971 I drove a Yellow Cab in Burlington Vermont.  Some of
them had RailRoad Ties for bumpers!! A VERY early and unexpected snow storm
hit one year and caught us with the summer tires still on. A guy coming from
a cross street slid in front of me and I rammed him doing about 40. There
was no personal damage that a shower and a box of laundry soap couldnt fix
but his car was totalled. I just chipped a little wood. Half hour later I
was on the road again in the same cab.
     I loved that old tank!!!

-----Original Message-----
From: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, February 05, 1999 12:01 AM
Subject: Your going to love this!

>     Hey,
>    Last night My Vanagon got hit in the rear! Not
>to bad. Very minor dammage. I had to slaim on the brakes
>becuase some jerk coming toward me made a left in front
>of me. The young girl behind me couldn't stop and
>Boom!  Not agian!  Bent up the bumper and the body under
>the bumper. I havn't had a chance in day light to check
>it out close up. Maybe the exhaust took the brunt of the
>axcident.
>
>   The Mitsubushi that she was driving was hurt bad.
>Hood, lights, grill, RF fender.
>
>
>I could Weld a BIG steel beam on for a bumper!
>I wonder If I could get in any trouble for that!
>
>            Eric                   86-VW4x4
>            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
>            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler