

| Subject: | Re: [WetWesties] How do Vanagons do in the snow? |
| From: | Robert Keezer |
| Date: | Sat, 29 Jan 2005 00:30:45 -0800 |
--- michelle d'amico <fireflyglows@earthlink.net> wrote: > You mean a bay camper right? < Noooooo- I mean a Vanagon as in 1982 Westfalia. I recently weighed mine 5,150 lbs. Are you asking about Vanagons or Bay busses? And, you're very welcome. Robert 1982 Westfalia Thank you so much for > taking the time to share > your opinion with me! > > ~Michelle > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@yahoo.com> > > To: Michelle <fireflyglows@earthlink.net>; > <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> > > Date: 1/29/2005 12:07:24 AM > > Subject: Re: [WetWesties] How do Vanagons do in > the snow? > > > > The pop-top campers are the best because they have > > more weight. I proved this on a road with 2 feet > of > > snow and rear chains. A neigbor's passenger > Vanagon, > > chained up, could not budge. > > I plowed the road. The extra thousand pounds that > a > > camper has makes a difference. > > I also drove 80 miles that day going 25 mph. As > long > > as you keep it slow , the Vanagon does better. > > In places where everyone drives 60 with studded > tires > > and compact snow, I don't know. It doesn'nt snow > much > > around here to drive like that. > > > > Robert > > > > 1982 Westfalia > > Seattle > > > > > > --- Michelle <fireflyglows@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I'm talking about non 4WD Vanagons for those of > you > > > who have the > > > experience with them..I'm moving to Colorado and > > > contemplating > > > buying a Vanagon and would be interested to > > > know...Your input is > > > greatly appreciated... > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Michelle > > > Portland, Oregon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To help support WetWesties, please buy your > books > > > through the WetWesties Bookstore. Just follow > this > > > link: > > > > > > http://www.clubvw.corvallis.or.us/wetwesties/books.html > > > To leave us: > wetwesties-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > For technical resources, goto: > > > http://wetwesties.org/links.htm > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wetwesties/ > > > > > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an > email > > > to: > > > wetwesties-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? > > http://my.yahoo.com > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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