I live in Montreal, Qc, Canada, where there is a lot
of ice hiden under the snow. There is probably a
little little advantage to drive a manual in winter.
The real advantage is the syncro. Period! Come on! One
wheel pushing this big beast! And 3 stuck in the snow.
The only next best thing after the syncro is good
winter tires.

I drove my 91 automatic vanagon GL 8 passenger with
driver's heated seat the whole first winter with it
(1996/97 winter) for lack of money to have a beater. I
really liked driving it in the winter! Why? Cause my
previous car was a 87 Toyota van, front engine and
rear wheel drive. Ha! That was the problem. ALWAYS
STUCK!

One thing that I did not like about driving the
vanagon is that I really felt like the front end was
lighter than a front engine car. So I felt like it was
not cornering when I wanted to. I had to slow down
more than my other cars before a turn to avoid going
strait ahead.

The other reason is rust. So the next year I bought a
87 golf beater. Now this golf is in Heaven... cause of
the rust.

Pedro dos Santos
91 vanagon GL + carat int + pop-top transplant
85 ddcab project
99 honda civic daily driver (sorry guys! I usually
dont put this one in my signature... cause of shame)
Montreal, Qc, Canada

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