On May 18, 12:48 am, "Bill Daniels" bildan@comcast-dot-net wrote:
Yes, I know that. However, it's not common in the US bacause of the higher,
hotter, longer trip conditions here. Almost any trip in the western US will
include at least one long, steep grade starting with temperatures above 40C
that may climb to 3600 meters ASL. I know of one VW that arrived as
essentially junk after one trip. The next time I saw that pilot, he was
driving a much bigger tow vehicle.

I can only think that it was very old or not maintained. Gliders are
light; a modern European TDi would barely notice the load even over
the roads you describe (which are common in the Alps).


Dan