I drive both my '84 7 passenger automatic and my '85 Westy 4 speed in
snow at least 5 months out of the year.  No problems, but then I have
Nokian Hakkapeliitta tires on both of them.

Mike
Houlton, Maine

Anonymous Digest wrote:
> In <Pine.SOL.4.58.0503210427030.8519@zektor.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>, on
> 03/21/05
>    at 04:32 AM, Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU> said:
>
>
>>Why do we care about fron axle/ rear axle weights? Not to be
>>argumentative, just enlighten me!
>>Al Brase
>>---------------------------
>
>
>>i would be intrested in it because it gives a idea of front to rear
>>weight distribution.  vw claimed almost 50-50 front to rear on a vanagon.
>>some speculate that this is why 2wd vanagons perform worse in the
>>snow/offroad than the bay window buses.  buses supposedly have a rear
>>weight bias.
>
>
> Well, I have never weighed my 81 air cooled, but I will surely second the
> opinion that it does not get along well in the snow. In fact, it is
> probably the worst thing I have ever driven in such weather, and I refuse
> to even use in in those conditions anymore. Scary stuff for sure.
>
> John
>