My 85 GL I had in Alaska was awful in snow UNTIL I put studded tires on
ti. Then it was like sharpclawed tigerpaws. Got a grip and wouldn't turn
loose for anything.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Donald Baxter wrote:
> ...And this is also my experience as well.  My '85 GL is dreadful in
> Iowa Snow.  After a few frightening experiences on snow and ice, I've
> resigned myself to using my '96 Passat GLX with nice, gripping 50 series
> all weather tires.  Now that car, despite my love-hate relationship with
> it, is virtually unstoppable in snow.  When the SUVs are blown off the
> snowy road in high winds on I-80, the Passat is rock-steady.
>
> Maybe the Vanagon models with the alloy wheels and the fat tires are
> better.
>
> Donald Baxter
> '85 GL
> Iowa City
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of G.M.Bulley
> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 1:24 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Snowstorm hits the Mid-Atlantic
>
>
> I don't know about the rest of the Vanagons, maybe you got a special
> one, Kim.
>
> Mine (1982 Westfalia, with 2056 cc air-cooled) is perfectly happy to
> spin the tires when even the slightest spritzing of snow is in effect.
> Far unlike our 1976 bus, which would climb moderate grades in the snow,
> our Vanagon can't climb a speed bump, even with M/S tires.
>
>>From Snowy DC,
> G. Matthew Bulley
>
> Warmonger Song:
> "...Everyone Considered Him The Coward Of The County..." -K.Rogers
>