Date:         Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:12:41 -0700
Reply-To:     jbrush@AROS.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Anonymous Digest <jbrush@AROS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Call for .. Actual Vehicle Weight info
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.SOL.4.58.0503210427030.8519@zektor.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>

In <Pine.SOL.4.58.0503210427030.8519@zektor.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>, on
03/21/05
   at 04:32 AM, Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU> said:

>Why do we care about fron axle/ rear axle weights? Not to be
>argumentative, just enlighten me!
>Al Brase
>---------------------------

>i would be intrested in it because it gives a idea of front to rear
>weight distribution.  vw claimed almost 50-50 front to rear on a vanagon.
>some speculate that this is why 2wd vanagons perform worse in the
>snow/offroad than the bay window buses.  buses supposedly have a rear
>weight bias.

Well, I have never weighed my 81 air cooled, but I will surely second the
opinion that it does not get along well in the snow. In fact, it is
probably the worst thing I have ever driven in such weather, and I refuse
to even use in in those conditions anymore. Scary stuff for sure.

John