okay.. well a suburu 2.5 SOHC is going to have more power than the 1.9, 2.1 vw engines and the tiico.. you don't have the larger brake upgrade... so that would help transmission can be made stronger... more money I know... there are always better you can find which leaves us with wheels you're telling me that the alloy wheels are going to limit my ability to ever one day tow a small economy four banger... thats a little hard to swallow... >from kimbrennan@MAC.COM > >The Vanagon frame is pretty darn tough. It just doesn't have the >wheels, brakes, engine or transmission set up for heavy duty towing and >though you can get away with it...you're rolling the dice each time you >tow that M1-Abrams around... _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail |
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