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>>spinning.  It regularily gets stuck simply parked on the snowy street in
>front of the house.  Yesterday, at Albion Hills conservation area, the VW
>was spinning its wheels on several grades that other vehicles had no
>problems with.

>Tires (not snow tires) are in reasonable shape.  Is this typical of
>Vanagons?

Yep, unless they're syncros.  One of the big disadvantages of these vans,
IMHO.

Bill