What do the South Africans say about taking their Vanagons off road, or in wet driving conditions??? - They have 15 inch wheels, high torque engines and 5 speed transmissions.... do any or all of these help??? And how do you guys in Oregon and Washington deal with all the rain???
> >And not to mention the 'loafs had less power! I would bet that a Vanagon >with the fuel tank mounted in the rear, and the engine detuned to loaf >specs, would do equally well in any loose traction situation. > >Karl > >----- Original Message ----- > > > The old Breadloafs are lighter than our Vana-gones. So they tread more > > lightly. They have more rear-biased weight distribution plus lower >gearing. > > Every little bit helps. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com |
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