I have an 85 westy in northern Va, and have found it to be a poor performer on snow. I have all-season M+S rated radials, so a step up to snow tires on the rear would be advised. I rely on my 84 Subaru in storms, which performs admirably on all-season tires! -Steve Frisbee
---Patrick Hatcher <phatcher@BIOPOP.COM> wrote: > > TO: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > > > I'm selling one of my cars to pay for my recently acquired 85 Westy. I > live in Southwestern Virginia, and we get some decent snows in the > Winter. > > I want to have at least one car that performs well on snowy roads. > If the Westy does well, I'll sell my front wheel drive Olds Cutlass, if > not, I'll sell my 86 Toyota Van (does not do great in the snow). >
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