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Subject:Re: Our VW Van rolled
From:The Bus Depot
Date:Tue, 18 May 1999 09:13:11 -0400

> Granted, it wasn't a Vanagon, but our 1972 Van rolled in Mingo,
> Iowa after an "evasive" maneuver. Leaned the roof way over to one side.

>  I can't recall ever seeing any VW van that rolled,
> although my '62 Kombi certainly SHOULD have!:)

The Vanagon's significantly lower center of gravity and wider stance make it
much less "roll-prone" than a bus.  I do know of two busses and one Vanagon
that rolled.  In all three cases, the owners uprighted their vans (with some
help) and simply drove away.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  http://www.busdepot.com
  (215) 234-VWVW