Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 11:56:04 -0800
Reply-To: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: [Syncro] Re: SYNCRO FOR SALE, BAD MOTOR, SEATTLE
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Unca joel,
I see you didn't break it down by color? Computer overloaded?
tim in san jose
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Walker" <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Syncro] Re: SYNCRO FOR SALE, BAD MOTOR, SEATTLE
> > nearly all of the syncros i see or hear about are 1987's. why? did
> > vw make a bunch more that year? was that a really good year at the
> > factory, and they are more reliable (my secret hope)?
>
> a really good year for sales in the u.s. ... here's what i've gotten
> from the web sales pages (like www.thesamba.com and
> www.traderonline.com and www.ep.com and www.ebay.com
>
> first, just raw numbers by year (percent of total)
> 1986 130 1986 --> 17.4%
> 1987 182 1987 --> 24.4%
> 1988 74 1988 --> 9.9%
> 1989 85 1989 --> 11.4%
> 1990 160 1990 --> 21.5%
> 1991 114 1991 --> 15.3%
> 745 total
>
> so you see that, of all the buses i've seen on the web for sale, 1987
> is the most common. so we can ASSUME that if more are for sale now,
> more must have been sold back then. right? ;)
>
> then, break it down by percent of total and raw numbers of
> transmission type:
> 14.5% 108 syncros of all types
> 0.1% 1 5-speeds, non-syncro
> 41.1% 306 4-speeds of all types
> 40.8% 304 automatics of all types
> 3.5% 26 unknown <ad didn't say>
>
> then break it down by percent of total and raw numbers of model type:
> 1.6% 12 <ad didn't say what it was, and i couldn't tell from
> the photos>
> 28.5% 212 GL
> 5.9% 44 WLE
> 5.9% 44 Carat
> 2.0% 15 Multivan
> 1.9% 14 Camper
> 38.5% 287 Camper GL
> 0.1% 1 Custom Camper (like Adventurewagen or Country Homes)
> 2.6% 19 Syncro
> 4.7% 35 Syncro GL
> 6.6% 49 Syncro Camper GL
> 0.1% 1 Transporter (in Europe)
>
> 0.5% 4 Double-cab Pickup
> 0.7% 5 Syncro Double-Cab Pickup
> 0.1% 1 Hannover Edition
> 0.3% 2 Kombi/Ambulance
>
> and further to amaze and annoy you, break it down by tranny type by
> year ...
> syncro other
> 5-spd 5-spd 4-spd auto ?<don't know>
> 1986 .....38 0 60 29 3
> 1987......39 0 86 48 9
> 1988........2 1 37 32 2
> 1989........9 0 36 40 0
> 1990......12 0 59 82 7
> 1991........8 0 28 73 5
> total 108 1 306 304 26
> 14.5% 0.1% 41.1% 40.8% 3.5%
>
> so you see, 1987 was a very good year. ;)
> what i found interesting is that automatic transmission were just
> about even with the 4-speeds. i wouldn't have thought that was true in
> the vanagons. go figure. and look at how the difference between
> 4-speed and automatic changed over the years from 86 to 91. must be
> why vw started putting only automatics in the eurovans after about
> 1996 or so. anyway, this is the stuff from that VIN data i collect.
>
> unca joel
> Ophishshal Data Pimp of the Vanagon Lyste!! ;)
>
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