Power steering does not seem very common here in the UK. My 84 GL seems quite a lot heavier in steering than the 82 Bus, both manual. The 84 GL requires a lot of effort when parking. Do you think there is something wrong? The buyer of the 82 Bus thought it had power steering because it was so light. Lionel Tun lionel@ark.prestel.co.uk
> Oddly, the power steering I've got is on my GL, the lightest of my Vanagons, > and the one you'd expect to need it the least. My Westfalia (an '80) and > my Syncro (an '86) both have plain old manual steering, and both steer as > easily as any car I've ever driven. Considering the complexity and cost, > it amazes me that VW even felt compelled to put it on. > > How do other people feel? I think most US Vanagons had power steering on > them since it was first offered. Did other countries do this also, or is > this insistence on having power steering an American thing? Is power steering > common on Transporters? Others out there have Vanagons both with and without > it too. How do you feel? Any other Syncros without, or is mine unique?
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