On Sun, 21 Mar 2004, Karl Wolz wrote:

> With the long distance from the front wheels to the front bumper, I've
> found that ground clearance suffers markedly from anything hanging down
> from the bumper.

Good point.  Offroad guys call this "approach angle".

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon