Not to mention the sand in every conceivable place - All of the rubber boots
do a great job of holding the sand and grinding away precision parts.  I once
did a similar bone headed EGO thing with my van in Morocco.  I "surfed"
down a sand dune just to prove to my friend that my syncro westy could go
any place his Land-Rover could go.  Never again will I have to 'prove' anything
except how much money I can pay  the mechanic.  Malcolm S

Jim wrote:

> Now get your Weekender to the quarter car wash and spend about $10.00
> getting the salt off the undercarriage 'cause that ain't a tan.  Remember
> "Rust NEVER sleeps!"   Jim Arnott

> Greg Morrison wrote:
> >
> > Picture this:  An 86 Syncro Weekender 50 yards back from the Pacific
> > Ocean, blue sky, 12 miles of white sand to the north, 12 miles of white
> > sand to the south, two sand chairs and a parasol.  Unbelievable!  Wish
> > you could have been there.
> >
> > Oddly, didn't see one other Westy on the entire beach.  (Long Beach, WA)
> >
> > BTW, deliberately and repeatedly plowed into deep, loose sand and
> > stopped just to see how well the Syncro worked.  No problem.  Dropped it
> > into low gear and took off fine every time.  Didn't even have to lock
> > the differential.   Greg & Val