Nick,

I've done quite a bit of "rough road" driving and a
little bit of off-road.  The vanagon works well for
getting over rocks, ruts, and other obstacles on
otherwise firm dirt or gravel roads.  When on soft
surfaces, however, it is essentially a one-wheel
drive.  Both rear tires must be on firm gound or
you'll just spin. This winter, I got rescued by a nice
guy in a 75 Land Cruiser with a winch. Any $$ to be
"invested" I think would be better spent on a 4wd.  A
2wd van with great suspension would still be stuck in
the sand.

Doug

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