I had a Bay window (78) and now drive an 84 Westy. there is no comparison for driving in the snow. The reason is simple --- on the Bay bus the weight is 80% on the back wheels and 20% on the front; the Vanagon is 50/50. The Bay wins hands down. If the truth be told I loved the BayWindow --- though I love the Vanagon too. I agree with Chris Gronski --- who said "don't give up the Syncro" although it was me who put Chris onto his Syncro after I decided not to buy it -- go figure. Cheers, Doug
On 1/26/07, Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hey all, > I am wondering how well bay window busses drive in the snow compared to > 2wd > vanagons. I had a 2wd vanagon that was so so at best in the snow. With > studded tires it was better obviously. I now have a syncro westy that is > of > course superior. I am contimplating selling my syncro and down grading to > a > bay window camper since i rarely use my syncro, i put maybe 5000 miles a > year on it, and because it is so nice, i rarely take it off roading out of > fear of wrecking it. Here in Montana snow and mud will alway be a factor > so > how well do bay's handle? I have heard that they do better then vanagons > due > to the slim tires and weight. Is this true? hopefully someone ut there > has > had both and can give good input to my question here. > TIA > jason > 87 syncro westy > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get live scores and news about your team: Add the Live.com Football Page > http://www.live.com/?addtemplate=football >
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