Hi,

This weekend my wife, son, two of my son's fellow boy scouts and I
loaded up our Westy with backpacks, sleeping bags, etc., and headed
up from coastal Massachusetts to Mt. Monadnock in New Hampshire. The
van was fully loaded with people and gear. Yet we were able to cruise
at 70 mph and got 21 mpg.

As I was driving home it began to dawn on me that the Vanagon was
riding "happy"...it was not creaking and groaning, it was moving
along on the highway, etc....it seemed that it was its "element". As
I thought about it even more, I realized that my other VW vans had
the same "behavior" in the past...my 67 Westy and my 93 Eurovan all
seemed "happy" when fully loaded with family, equipment, etc.

Anyone ever observe this phenomenon?

Ric

Happy Thanksgiving