I put Rain X on my windshield before we left. We hit some torrential rain in Eastern Arkansas Sunday that forced most everyone off the road - we plowed past everybody that had passed us in the last 5 miles. That was fun! Of course they would pass us again 30 minutes later, but I bet they were thinking how we did that. I-40 and I-65 are not VW friendly roads. I'm averaging 75 and am the slower vehicle on the road. If you've never done the Natchez Trace parkway, definitely a better Southern option if you have the time. I think we're going to come down from Cincinnati (where we are right now) through Indiana and Missouri. I did alright in my '85 Vanagon the last time I came through there.