Date:         Tue, 9 Apr 2002 21:07:09 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: worst cars - van?
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>They aren't out to ruin VW... but they are right, the Splittie did suck
>pretty badly. Remember they get their survey data from "Murky Research"

A 36hp 57 Split Panel was my first vehicle, apart from motorcycles.
In no way did it suck. Replacing the horrific (should be illegal)
crossplies with a set of radials transformed the handling, and
putting a load in the back really calmed the interesting
hard-cornering body-attitudes and wheelspinning it was capable of.
Put a single-port 1600 into it and it was wonderful. It would hit
80mph any time (at about 8000rpm, mind...).

Any rear-engined VW van can be caned on a twisty road and hold its head high.
--
Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut