Date:         Fri, 10 Sep 2004 23:44:07 -0400
Reply-To:     Laurence Smith <laurence@ALANASMITH.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Laurence Smith <laurence@ALANASMITH.COM>
Subject:      Re: any Vanagon owners in upstate NY
Comments: To: Bike Florida <bikeflorida@EARTHLINK.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2004091021210073@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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I live in Canada and driving my 87 Vanagaon GL in the snow is no
problem.  I have Michelin LTX tires and they perform well.

However, more than the tires or the vehicle, you need to learn how to
drive in the ice and snow and how it responds to various conditions.
When our first snowfall arrives I usually find a large empty parking
lot that has not yet been plowed and use it to re-learn how to drive
my Vanagon for the winter season.  I spend 30 minutes or so slipping
and sliding around re-learning the feel for the Vanagon in the snow.
Its lots of fun too!

- Laurence




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Bike Florida
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 9:21 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: any Vanagon owners in upstate NY
>
>
> We are moving from Florida to the Rochester area next
> spring when we can
> sell our house, getting tired of FL in general. How do
> Vanagons fair in the
> great white north? I have never lived where it snows and
> was thinking of
> selling my rust free vanagon, and my wife's 2wd Suzuki for
> some all wheel
> drive vehicles, maybe an awd astro and a Subaru. But how do
> the Vanagon's
> do? I have never driven in snow.
>