Date:         Sun, 10 Jul 2005 20:04:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
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From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject:      Re: 89 Syncro Westy FS in Oregon sighting  (NOT MINE)
Comments: To: Paul Thomson <pthomson@GORGE.NET>
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I looked at the mileage... 189,000 or so. IMHO, too much money unless
it's had a recent engine and transaxle from a reputable source.

Yes on propane heater. Hydro-flame from a smallish motorhome. About 20k
btu. (I have one in my Riviera. They have a propensity for cracked heat
exchangers. Ask me how I know...)

All in all fairly clean. But I'd be concerned about having to
immediately drop another $7k in it to make it reliable.

Jim

On Saturday, July 9, 2005, at 09:55 PM, Paul Thomson wrote:

> I saw a Syncro Westfalia for sale today in my town of Hood River,
> Oregon,
> parked on the corner of Hwy 35 and State St.
> It's a white 89 (forgot to look at the milage). There is a bit of paint
> overspray in spots (the rear bumper is painted all white). 14" alloys.
> power
> windows. There is no diff lock. In fact the lower dash does not even
> have
> the diff lock knob area (is this normal? I don't know...)  It also has
> what
> appears to be a propane heater installed next to the fridge with an
> exhaust
> port on the outside. They're asking $17,500. phone 503-720-3862 or
> 541-806-4513 . Again, this isn't mine.
>
>
"We need a revolution."
"Keep saying that and we'll need a lawyer, assuming they let us have
one."

Jan Steinman <www.Bytesmiths.com>