This may have been covered before, and it is not strictly Vanagon content, but I was in a Vanagon last week when it happened to me. Looking for places to get on a river, I naturally found myself under a bridge. I was a long day from home on a multi-day Westy trip to research rivers in part of my state. The surface I was on went from hard-packed to deep sand in one short moment, and I could not see it coming. The front wheels dropped down and quickly the back wheels had dug in. I had to dig out under the muffler for clearance to be extricated by a local who, because I travel with a very long tow strap, was able to pull me out from the hard packed road. While locating a local, I called AAA, which has always provided me with really good service when I have needed it. "Can the service vehicle get to you without getting off the paved roadway?" I was asked. I replied that you couldn't even see the paved road from where I was. "We can't help you, thanks for choosing AAA today. Is there anything else I can do for you today?" I thought that I might ask her to pave the access road, but thought better. Don't wander farther off the beaten path than your tow strap will reach. And don't tell me to buy a Syncro. Even the four-wheelers I encountered would not cross over to me on the soft sand. : ) Jim |
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