Date:         Mon, 23 Mar 1998 13:08:58 -0500
Reply-To:     William Dummitt <williamd@COMPUSERVE.COM>
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From:         William Dummitt <williamd@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Poor Traction
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...snip
>>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?

Yep, unless they're syncros.  One of the big disadvantages of these vans,

IMHO.

Bill

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