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[*] posted on 1-23-2023 at 11:32 AM


I drove this road February 2022 in my '87 VW Vanagon 2wd with high clearance. The steep descent down to the beach was a little rough but I met a 2wd beater, low clearance, overloaded, Toyota pickup coming up the hill. I would have no problem driving this in my Subaru Outback given the road condition and last February.
Hurricane damage and other recent weather damage causing washouts is always the wildcard when driving these roads. Clearly from observation a low clearance 2wd vehicle can drive this road when conditions are good.
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[*] posted on 1-23-2023 at 11:50 AM


The road has a lot of traffic. So there would have to be a very recent weather event for there to be an issue. They fix the road quickly.






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[*] posted on 1-25-2023 at 12:51 PM


Quote: Originally posted by Retiredbrain  
I drove this road February 2022 in my '87 VW Vanagon 2wd with high clearance. The steep descent down to the beach was a little rough but I met a 2wd beater, low clearance, overloaded, Toyota pickup coming up the hill. I would have no problem driving this in my Subaru Outback given the road condition and last February.
Hurricane damage and other recent weather damage causing washouts is always the wildcard when driving these roads. Clearly from observation a low clearance 2wd vehicle can drive this road when conditions are good.


I also have an 87' VW Vanagon (Weekender Wolfsberg series). I have taken it to Guadalupe Canyon twice but didn't want to risk the inevitable breakdown on such a long trip this year. Great clearance on this vehicle, but it lacks in power. Btw, a wise man once told me.... "Do you know what VW really stands for? Vacation Wrecker!"
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[*] posted on 1-27-2023 at 04:11 PM


I've asked my wife if I can swap the VW engine with the Subaru and she refuses....

But in all seriousness.... "The Bus Lab" which is the local shop that specializes in VW vans will do this for me for $20K, which I do not really want to spend. I have neither the mechanical skills, tools or time to do this my self. I fix easy things on it like thermostat, cap and rotor, etc.... but when it needed new coolant pipes to run between radiator in front and engine in back, I though about doing it myself until I learned that I had to drop the gas tank and that seemed out of my league. But if I ever do the Subaru conversion, I might as well also do the Syncro conversion (4x4) for a total of $40K. Its cheaper than a new 4x4 camper van!
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