I've heard that 2WD Vanagons are not as good as earlier busses on snow and
ice.  There is a customer of my mechanic (Cory Motors) with an '86 2WD Westy
that lives up a long dirt road and had trouble in the winter months (mud).
Mike Cory retrofitted a diff locker into his trans and now he is apparently
very happy with the performance.

All I can say is that Syncros are of course amazing on snow and ice - better
than any other vehicle I have ever driven or owned (and that included a LOT
of other 4x4 vehicles).

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

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