FYI there's a preview of the 2000 Passat GLX 4Motion in this months Car and
Driver, p. 130, that mentions the Vanagon Syncro.

Sub title:
"After a 12-year hiatus, VW revives the option of all-wheel drive for its
premium North American sedan and wagon."

From text:
"That's right.  A dozen summers have fluttered by since Volkswagen last
offered an all-wheel-drive option in any segment of the new-car market.
Okay, a really determined VW-phile could get all-wheel derive in the old
Vanagon, a vehicle that made even glaciers look speedy, but few did, and
that option disappeared at the end of 1991..."

BTW my Bilsteins came today (for 2WD Vanagon), I'll be installing them after
work tonight, will post when project is complete.

dave
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