We got what would be considered bad here in Charlotte,
NC, for about the 4th time this year. I left Green Bay
because there was no snow! I figured it'd be fun to
have a "warm" winter 70F on saturday sleet/snow on
sunday ick, not enough to snowshoe or xski. Left the
Syncro in the driveway safe from the maniacs, and took
the 3/4 blizzak shod car to work what a chore! It
might warm enough to melt then again it might just
freeze again.

Ian

--- "G.M.Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> wrote:
> The news isn't lying. It is at least 2 feet deep,
> and still snowing like
> there is no tomorrow. The report said "5"-10" this
> evening, with an
> additional 5"-10" overnight, with snow showers
> continuing Monday.
> This is sick. Unbelievable. I'm thankful for that
> SWEET Eberspacher BA4.
>
>
> From Snowball, DC,
> G. Matthew Bulley
>
> WAR-- A real threat to US Citizens?
> Blood for oil?
> Or an elaborate sideshow to distract attention from
> more pressing
> national problems the Administration can't seem to
> solve?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> Of Larry Alofs
> Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 7:17 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Snow handling of 412
>
> "G.M.Bulley" wrote:
> >
> > Alright, Jens, and others in the snowy east who
> have had their 412s
> out
> > in the snow before... generally, how do they do in
> the snow? I have
> > new-ish All Season M/S tires with chunky deep
> tread, 21 psi front, 28
> > psi rear. Do they oversteer like a 911?
> >
> > I also have about 150 lbs forward of the spare
> tire to keep the front
> > end tracking. I have access to another 300 lbs
> (Jerry jugs of water)
> if
> > that is helpful. Any other ideas?
> >
> > I'll need to get to 495 & Baltimore ASAP
> (Tuesday?) and that will mean
> > trekking over a couple miles of semi-plowed DC
> streets. This San
> > Diego-born, NC hometown boy should have taken the
> train home on
> Friday.
> >
>
> My old 411 did great in the snow.  I can remember
> plowing thru an
> isolated drift that was above the hood.  My
> passengers were a little
> startled.
>   I wouldn't put much weight in the front.  Having a
> large fraction of
> the weight over the driving wheels is what gives you
> the traction
> advantage.  Just don't lock up the front wheels by
> braking too much when
> you're trying to steer.  My '76 bus did much better
> in snow than my
> vanagon.
>   Of course if it's really 3 feet deep in DC as the
> news just reported,
> you're not going to get much traction when the belly
> of the car is
> supported on snow.  Have fun.
>
> Larry A.
> Chicago, with 1" of snow from this storm.

=====

Ian

KB9ZHZ

90 Westy Syncro, Cannot get the SVX power soon enough!

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