Date:         Sat, 15 Apr 1995 17:30:19 -0400 (EDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         leo mulvihill <wildcelt@haven.ios.com>
Subject:      Re: Blasphemy, tires, and handling.



On Sat, 15 Apr 1995, John Anderson wrote:

> Well, I might get kicked off for this but this weekend I
> borrowed dad's '87 Caravan to move some stuff and what
> I want to know is how does it handle as well as it does
> on regular load 195/75 series, 2 polyester sidewall ply
> tires.  Sure, it's lighter, and more aerodynamic but I mean
> come on this thing will outhandle a bus and probably a
> Vanagon and it has 155,000 miles on it.  Now we did do the
> struts and shocks about 20,000 ago but springs and front
> a friend of ours changed oil every 3000 religiously.
> 

Now you know why Chrysler kicked VW's arse in the van wars.... The 
Chrysler vans hold a bit over 50% of the market. They knew what people 
wanted instead of hanging on to 50 year old technology (rear engine) and 
trying to sell it here in the US.

Believe me I love air-cooled VW,s but a Vanagon cannot even coume close 
to a Chrysler van


Leo