Yes, its true. The Syncro campers can be shockingly slow up hill. That is why I
just put  a Audi 5 Cylinder in mine. I just drove it home on Sat. from Detlevs
shop at 75 MPH. I covered 435 miles in 6 hours and 10 min. including over the
Tejon Pass and through L.A.  and got 17 MPG.  I am happy with it so far and
this weekend I am towing my boat to Baja with it.

Mark Drillock

"G. Matthew Bulley" wrote:

> Now I wasn't trying to be ornery, or say "my van's better than your van".
>
> I am just curious: do other folks with a loaded Westy Syncro have to go
> THAT slowly up hills (generally speaking)? My thought is, the HP and torque
> difference between our 2.0 air cooled and the 2.1 water-cooled isn't THAT
> great, and the Westy syncro is hauling a radiator, AC components, and all
> that drive-train stuff...how much does all that stuff slow things down?
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
> Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
> Cary, NC     USA
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