Michael Sullivan wrote:
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> BTW, our family loves our Syncro Westy -- I use it as a daily driver,
> my wife occasionally uses it as a portable artist studio (she's a
> pastel artist) and my daughter uses it as a "playhouse" for her
> friends. And the family uses it to go 4-wheeling on the beach

However, bear in mind that the Vanagon owner's manual describes the
Syncro as 'not an off-road or all-terrain vehicle'. It was not designed
to drive on the beach like a real off-road vehicle.