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Subject:Re: The Vanagon Executive, a True Story
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Fri, 7 Feb 2003 21:50:27 -0500

On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Loren A. Busch wrote:

> While on the subject, what do you do if you want to tow a Westy for a
> long distance? Put it on a trailer? Stop an dive it around the block
> every 300 miles? What?

I think if it's a manual transmission model, you can tow it four-down as
far as you want as long as you put it in neutral and unlock the steering.
An automatic transmission van would have to be towed with the rear wheels
off the ground or the driveshafts disconnected.

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