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How safe are VolksWagen buses?



    




Fred C
As safe as the driver. I learned to drive on one, then owned another one. They are practical, and fun, but you don't want to hit a wall in one.
Unlike the Smart Car, they have no intrusion prevention cage.

Anybody who talks of them wandering all over the road either has never driven one, or doesn't know how to drive. They didn't have power steering because they didn't need it. I have driven in a 1963 model on the Autobahn! I drove a 1973 model all over wester Canada for vacation, and campling. I just sold that a few years ago, and the new owners have customized it and it is still on the road!
As far as toppling over? Far more people have toppled SUVs and newer minivans than Volks buses.
The rear engine coupled to rear wheels did not make them unstable any more than front engine coupled to front wheels. I wager I drove more miles in Volks buses than some of the other anwerers have driven period.


yorkie
as safe as the person driving and maintaining it.

my dad has had one for years.

as long as it is looked after well, and driven well, it is ok.

it does not have the airbags or modern safety gear of new cars, but does not go as fast either.

it is probably worth upgrading the brakes tho.


adam
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Are you sure you want to know?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPpU5azjCB8


Rapid Fire
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Look at '''ADAM's''' video. It is not an exaggeration.

These vehicles also have a very high roll centre which means that they are extremely easy to topple over; more so when they are loaded with passengers. They are also extremely underpowered and entering freeway on ramps with one is a very risky proposition. And forget about driving fast is a crosswind. They do not have power steering and with their high body and the engine in the rear they are all over the road.


P K S
Closest thing to walking you'll ever have. lol !


Rick
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safer than those stupid smart cars





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