>Disadvantages of Syncro:

>Several hundred pounds heavier: slower, more cumbersome handling

Not sure what you mean by "handling" but there were several articles in the mid 80s that reviewed the then-new Syncro and they proclaimed universally how much BETTER it handled than the normal Vanagon. They attributed this to the permanent 4-wheel drive, which makes sense: Anectodotally, my Audi 200 TQ Wagon handles better than any BMW I've ever owned (1600, 2002ti, Bavaria, 2800cs, 745i).

And my Syncro handles amazingly well for a van/bus -- I'm quite pleased with it.

Folks, with the Syncro, VW got it right!

<bold>Michael J. Sullivan

</bold><italic>Director of Catalog Design

Open Market, Inc.

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'87 GL Syncro Westfalia "Sunny"

'89 Audi 200 Turbo Quattro Wagon "Wizard"

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