Corvairs were much better!  They would go anywhere unless you beached them.
NOt much ground clearance, maybe 6 to 8 inches.

                                                      Jay

David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 09/09/2002
09:45:20 AM

Please respond to David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>

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On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, Andrew Grebneff wrote:

> My 75 1800 Kombi was certainly chuckable, and I loved squirting along
> twisty hilly narrowish country roads.

I had a '75 Westy, and it was a blast on packed snow in the winter.
The handling was idiosyncratic, and it had a tendance to plow the light
front wheels, but once you got the hang of it you could do some nice
4-wheel drifts.  Great traction, too.  It's the only RWD vehicle I've
driven that could climb hills in winter without fishtailing.

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