Hey Chris, Might I suggest the name "Hungry" for the new vehicle, in honor of its tendency to eat everything in your wallet? :) Congrats, sounds like a fun project. bmc :) Ben McCafferty ben@volkscafe.com Volks Cafe 1823 Soquel Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062 831-426-1244 http://www.volkscafe.com
> From: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@vanagon.org> > Reply-To: pokey@vanagon.org > Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:34:19 -0500 > To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com, syncro@yahoogroups.com, type2@type2.com, > The_Bug_Pack@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Syncro] Just bought a cheap Syncro > > I have been an air cooled Vanagon Westfalia owner (Pokey) for > about three years now and really enjoyed the versatility of > having my own mobile cottage. Pokey has seen my girlfriend > and I through at least five moves, lapped Watkins Glen, moved > enough building material to renovate my basement, served as a > storage locker, bunkhouse, and grocery getter. In short I > love it. > > My one lament has always been that I didnıt get a syncro. > This has been compounded by the fact that Pokey has NEVER > been winter driven and I live in Southern Ontario which is > famous for itıs salty winter roads. Not wanting to be the one > who was responsible for Pokey rusting away I still have never > taken her out in the snow. > > I canıt afford the sometimes $20,000 US prices for a mint > syncro, nor is it realistic for me to have a summer only > vehicle. My solution was to buy a not so clean syncro. Last > night I closed the deal on a 1986 Syncro GL Westfalia. Not in > perfect condition, so I can reconcile driving it in the snow, > and the warts it has I can live with. > > The Good: > - Itıs a syncro > - Purchased from the original owner, all bills since day one > - Paid $7,000 Canadian / $4,500 US > - Immaculate interior > - 110,000 km / 68,000 miles > - Recent (last 18 months) head repair and transmission work, > exceeding the purchase price I paid > - Both tables, all curtains, all screens > - Rust proofed since day one, some winter driving but not a > lot. No rot > - Tan interior, brown exterior (different shades but the same > combination as Pokey) > - No bucking on tight turns > - New tires (havenıt checked the load rating but I will swap > my 215/65-15 Aglis 51ıs on 15² SA Rheins on there anyway) > - I have a vanity plate that says ³Vanagon² that I have been > itching to put on a vehicle > > The Bad: > - Really bad brakes (good excuse to put in my big brake kit) > - Bumpers pretty dinged up (good excuse to put on my Volks > Café bumpers) > - Stock Faucet dead (good excuse to put on my eurovan faucet) > - No locking differential (maybe one day) > - Rear AC not working > - Webasto Heater not working > - Propane tank rusty > - Fridge not working > - Some seam rust > - Missing one hubcap > - Radio antenna broken off > - Some clouding on sliding side windows (has anyone seen this > before) > - Its an 86 so I can pretty much forget my jalousie side > window project > - Tons of snow and ice on the top prevented a complete canvas > inspection > - Probably will have to leave the type2 list > > The Ugly > - Collision with deer hitting passenger corner on nose, > sliding door, and rearmost side panel. Drivable but not > pretty. The dark chocolate brown color makes the damage less > visible however > > Perhaps the worst thing is that I probably will have to sell > Pokey in the spring. I also have a bunch of air-cooled parts > (rear AC, stainless exhaust system, and much more I am not > thinking of right now) that I will have to sell off. Look for > another post when I am ready to do some selling. Any thoughts > on what a clean air cooled Vanagon goes for? > > Thanks, > Chris > 1980 Westfalia - Pokey > 1986 Syncro GL Wesfalia - As yet unnamed: Pokey 2 ??????? > > If you would like to modify your subscription settings (including > unsubscribing), visit: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro > Please remember that rude or offensive language is not allowed on the Syncro > list. Please try your best to resolve differences privately and keep them off > the list. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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