> VW vans, handle more poorly than regular cars, I was surprised at how bad > it really is. The slightest glaze on the road, and the van wheels start > spinning. It regularily gets stuck simply parked on the snowy street in > front of the house. Yesterday, at Albion Hills conservation area, the VW > was spinning its wheels on several grades that other vehicles had no > problems with. > > Tires (not snow tires) are in reasonable shape. Is this typical of > Vanagons? It is a rear wwheel drive vehicle and has to push itself wherever it goes vs. being pulled as in FWD. We have a problem on ice---but doesn't everybody else! We drive our 85 through 10 plus inches of snow, here in Montana, and have never gotten stuck! In starting off from a stop, you will tend to spin more than FWD. You need a good set of M+S rated tires. With my past experience spinning--tires do make a difference. --Bill '85 GL |
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