Ray Nemo wrote:

> CUT:
> >>When the Vanagons first came out in 1980 I read
> information from VW that having the spare mounted in the floor space in that
> area of the frame added to the front end crash-worthiness of the design.

And the Vanagon isn't the first VW with the spare in this place! First, the 411. The spare is
on the bottom of the luggage compartment. Second, the Superbeetle. The spare pushes on the
frame in an impact. It would then be natural for VW to let the Vanagon have the spare there
too. Too bad My Syncro doesn't have the spare there :-(

PerL
87 Syncro 112i