Does Friday permit near totally impractical suggestions?

My '81 AIR COOLED Vanagon has totally rubber covered floors,
easily removable for hosing down.  Sounds like the way to go
for a Synchro used in earnest.  Besides, when you convert to
these you can then remove your seats and fill your Vanagon
to the ceiling with nasty stuff for a trip to the dump.  Did
this with attic insulation once and this was the quietest my
Vanagon ever ran.  It was pretty surprising how noisy it was
on the way back home--especially when the muffler fell off!