On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Stephen Cebula <sfcebula@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Has anyone had experience with Vanagons having power steering verses no power steering?� I'm trying not to be too picky about options and focusing for on a good clean well running vehicle, but it seems to me that power steering may be useful.� I had it on my '85, so I don't know how hard it would be without.
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> Thanks
> Steve
>

From my driver's seat, the factory vans (especially campers) with
manual steering can be a handful in gusty crosswinds.  The factory
setup is acceptable in low speed maneuvering (parking lots, etc) with
the stock 185R14 tires, but not so good with larger tires.  With my
215/75-15 tires, power steering is worth the trouble for the crosswind
performance alone.  For perspective, I lived for two years in the
California desert where turbulent 50 MPH crosswinds are common.

-- 
Michael Snow
1987 Syncro TiiCo
1982 Westfalia 1.9TD
http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/