Don't get me wrong, I love my Vanagon. But as far as traction goes, I'd rate it somewhere between a golf cart, and a wheelchair. As long as you keep the momentum of the vehicle up, it will travel over the wettest of grass, or the loosest gravel, but pray you don't run into something that will slow you down, like - say a wallnut. For a long time I thought maybe I had a problem with the rear end. But I once had the occasion to jack all four wheels off the ground, and sure enough, when you spun one wheel, the other wheel rotated the opposite direction. This I have always been told is indicative of a positraction rear end. I also started it up, and put him in gear. Both rear wheels rotated. Once, I was out for a rural drive, and saw a dirt path that went up a very steep hill. I thought it would be interesting to see how far I could go from a dead start before my wheels would spin. I was bitterly dissapointed. Only one wheel would spin, and I was hardly tilted to an angle that was steep enough to make my beer spill over. Well, maybe I do need some $50 cup holders! |
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