My Dad's Travel-all ("Sylvester") was a real rough ride with just the driver. It always road better (happier) when loaded down. It would make the truck less springy. >...it was not creaking and groaning, > it was moving My Westy has started creaking more recently. Anyone know if this is related to the colder weather? Rubber suspension parts not liking it?
Cheers, Neil.
--- Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU> wrote: > Hi, > > This weekend my wife, son, two of my son's fellow > boy scouts and I > loaded up our Westy with backpacks, sleeping bags, > etc., and headed > up from coastal Massachusetts to Mt. Monadnock in > New Hampshire. The > van was fully loaded with people and gear. Yet we > were able to cruise > at 70 mph and got 21 mpg. > > As I was driving home it began to dawn on me that > the Vanagon was > riding "happy"...it was not creaking and groaning, > it was moving > along on the highway, etc....it seemed that it was > its "element". As > I thought about it even more, I realized that my > other VW vans had > the same "behavior" in the past...my 67 Westy and my > 93 Eurovan all > seemed "happy" when fully loaded with family, > equipment, etc. > > Anyone ever observe this phenomenon? > > > Ric > > > Happy Thanksgiving >
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