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Old 09-30-2019, 05:28 PM   #3204 (permalink)
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Yes and no. Slow air-cooled VWs especially vans are aero unstable but not unmanageable because... slow.
That's why you drop the nose. They tend to lift at the high end otherwise.
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I love the traction, braking, and light steering of these old rear engine RWDs. I don't love the inability to load oversize stuff in the trunk with the lid not latched.
For me it's the swapping ends on black ice.
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