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Actually, all the little bits of oil and grease that hit the road, just sit there waiting for the next rain. Oil floats on water, and at the first rain after a dry spell, the water gets underneath the oil, the oil floats on the water, and creates a really slick surface for a period of time. A little drip onto an already wet surface would disperse rather quickly. A surface with a lot of oil, right after a bump for example, will take a long time for the oil to get rinsed out. This is when the oily runoff gets into the local creek, waterway, swamp, etc. Another reason to try to keep your VW leak-free. Jeff '67 Sqbk -----Original Message----- Dave, I don't know if the road was the same kind of asphalt that they use on roads stateside, but with any light rain, especially the first in a while, it seems the roads are always slicker than after it has been downpouring for a while. This is no fault of anyone, just the way the asphalt seems to be. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org