In a message dated 6/6/02 11:05:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
Doug@BEACONTEL.TV writes:

<< Noticed people debating whether ABS was ever available on US Vanagons. A
 co-worker just bought a regular US spec '90 Westfalia which has every option
 imaginable, including ABS. Seen it with my own eyes! And for those of you
 who question the usefulness of ABS, Ben, don't cast stones until you've
 tried it in the snow - it's great! >>

Doug,

I have indeed tried ABS on snow. Gravel as well. Many of my personal vehicles
are so equipped. Doesn't do so well in gravel.

I was simply making a point that it was really not that critical to worry
about ABS is US Vanagons since they were not made readily available here
anyway. Why exasperate yourself about a decision that VW management made
decades ago?

As for your friend's Westy w/ ABS, have you considered the possibility that
was not a true US spec vehicle? I have a couple of Euro spec vehicles which
appear US spec which actualy never has been.

BenT