----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 3:51 PM > > The downside - it can't handle roads that are just totally out of shape. I > tried Dry Falls this fall and actually had to give up. VW made one really > stupid mistake, the put the propane tank on as the lowest part of the > vehicle. Going into Dry Falls we hit a rock and cracked the plastic cover > over the propane controls then ran into a stretch of road that looked really > bad and turned around which was hard to do in an 18.5' vehicle on that road > but we managed. I figure if I can get it in and out of my driveway and > gravel road it can deal with most F.S. roads with ease but Dry Falls is just > a bit too much for it. > > Tim >
it's too bad VW did away with their all-wheel drive vanagons in the states (they are or at least were being produced for the european market). i had an 86 vanagon with the all wheel drive (sold it due to towing needs) and it could handle anything (it was the best snow vehicle i've ever owned and drove it off-road a little bit). if anybody wants all the benfits tim describes, but without the downsides... look at a used vanagan synchro. for the towing i do (large saltwater boat and travel trailer) i use a diesel pickup. love the better mileage and the lower gas costs (at least in rural areas, city diesel is pricey). chris
