Date:         Fri, 24 Dec 1999 10:32:59 -0800
Reply-To:     Captain Ray Nemo <busray@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Captain Ray Nemo <busray@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: traction, transmissions
Comments: To: robin.oomkes@SWIFT.COM, vanagon@vanagon.com
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>My empirical experience bears this out. I used
to >have a Citroen AX, the
>spiritual successor of the 2CV, and it had
>marvellous traction in the snow. It
>was a light weight (690 kg, I think the 2CV is
>625 kg), front wheel drive car.

>I had a Swedish friend, a Saab enthusiast, who
>always said his Saab 99 was
>unbeatable in the snow, especially compared with
>his neighbours' Volvos, due to
>its large wheels (15" was pretty large not too
>long ago), front wheel drive and
>narrow tyres.

>Front wheel drive must have something to do with
>it, too.

>Robin
90 Vanagon Atlantic TD (on Conti winter tyres,
but no snow to try them with)
84 Westfalia Joker D (on Michelin Agilis M+S,
just a bit better than summer
tyres)

Right.  Front drive, light weight, narrow tires,
and POORLY balanced (all the weight over the
drive tires) makes the perfect snow car.  My
plain jane 85 Escort would go anywhere in the
snow or ice.

What's a Vanagon Atlantic and a Joker???



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Ray Nemo
IXOYE
Appalacho-American
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