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Date:   Tue, 26 Mar 2002 00:27:23 -0800
Reply-To:   Craig Oda - Personal email <craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO>
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From:   Craig Oda - Personal email <craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO>
Subject:   Re: Water Cooled
In-Reply-To:   <3C9FF115.A1F3097A@mindspring.com>
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I would tend to agree with John. I'm not sure how much I would use the 4wd capability. For the price of a syncro, you might be able to get an old 2wd westy plus a beater 4wd truck with a cheap camper shell for those offroad adventures and the truck can be adjusted with much higher clearance between ground and the bottom of the vehicle than the synchro. At least, I've never seen a synchro with really high ground clearance, but I think it's not common. Don't these syncros run about $9K now?

On Mon, 25 Mar 2002, John Rodgers wrote:

> > Follow-on question: to Syncro or not to Syncro? It occurs to me that a > > complicated drivetrain on a ten-plus year old bus is asking for trouble. > > > > Not to disparage the Syncro, I dool over Syncro pictures, but fact is, if > most of your driving is on pavement and the occassional dirt road, no or > little snow and ice, the Syncro will be a pain in the butt on upkeep. I know > they are cool vehicles, but like you said a complicated drive train.........! > > John Rodgers > 88 Vanagon GL Driver - 2 wheel >

-- Craig Oda craigoda@communitybuilders.info


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