Dunno if this works for a Synro, but yesterday I tried a very steep narrow
curved driveway with black ice concealed under an inch or two of wetish
snow with my AWD GM van..lost momentum and traction then the van became a
sled.. sliding backwards with four wheels locked.  I managed to get the
right rear corner into the bank to avoid good backwards into the trees,,
but there I was, without room to turn around, even if I could dump
something under the tires (not studs)...
  I used the 2wd Vanagon trick...put on the e brake, which transferred the
drive to just the front wheels which began spinning and let the front end
rotate till it was around and downhill.... That let me attempt to creep
down to the actual road, where I was very happy to see the abs was able to
slow me enough to miss the mail guy, who just avoided being t boned, as he
went by...Sheesh!
   If I stayed winters here in the nw, I'd certainly have studded tires...
nothing much else will work when the roads are black ice..

On Feb 24, 2018 4:06 PM, "Jason" <uberhare@gmail.com> wrote:

I bought a 2004 Passat Wagon AWD this year, love it.   Wish I bought one 10
years ago.

Jason

On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 6:51 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> Think Safari AWD or Astro AWD.. much better for the winter and cheap as
> dirt
>
> On Sat, Feb 24, 2018, 2:54 PM Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > One of the "trade offs" renting this cottage and shop space is the long
> > relatively steep curvy driveway and being some what snow bound as a
> result.
> > But then public transit goes right by the place. However......
> >
> > Right now I'm thinking:  "Syncro"    ;)
> >
> > Wouldn't snow once or twice a year justify the purchase?
> >
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 10:15 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >   already snow stayed two consecutive nights
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
> > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
> >
> > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
> >
> > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>
> >
> > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
> >
>