I drive mine all year, maybe it helps that it's usually not on snow covered roads half the time. However it is in California and there are alot of bad drivers here. But I'll be damned if I'm gonna let them ruin my adventures. I say if you've got it, use it.
Happy Trails,

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El Lobito

Daniel Stevens <dosteven@SYR.EDU> wrote:
this is hardly a guys only list, though there are more of us, it's cause our woves/SO's are smarter and let us get bloody knuckles and greasey.
and they still get to enjoy the vans..

as for the put em up for winter thoughts.. 2 things..
most of us don't have a beauty as a Syncro westy.. for all winter traction/fun
and we've put too much time/$$ into our vans to risk them in a daily drive on slippery roads and an 16 year olds first winter driving experiance
the risks aren't worth our vans.. thats what they make $1200 cars for.. in upstate NY anyways..
if I hop in the camper it'll only see snow for half a day as I drive south.. otherwise covered and primed for spring.

vanagons are 10-20 years old and just don't come back from the dead soo easily.. even a minor fenderbender often totals a prized van and makes it one less on the road.. to enjoy.

but still WOW a synchro westy chick.. looking for a mechanic? *smiles.

Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 17:21:32 -0600
From: JOHN WESTENBERG
Subject: Re: winterizing

I do not know how I got on this mailing list as it seems to be guys =
only, but I have been reading the mailings and now I have a question. =
Why put a van away for the winter? I am getting my first van in a week =
or two, a 1989 syncro camper, and I was planning to drive it year round.
If you choose to answer, Thank you.
Barbara in Montana