From what I heard, the I5 (or S5) induced a heavy vibration into the > syncro-drivetrain. > Thatæ„€ why VW RSA kept the WBX in the syncros. > > And the WBX6 had been a european special factory option since > "small-window-Vanagon"-times, too. > The larger windows appeared in RSA in 1995, not 92. > > Even the oettinger brochure said so. The brandnew Vanagon came off the line > without engine and was hauled to oettinger where the engine was mounted. > > Raimund >
Sounds pretty accurate, but you don't think Uitenhage (RSA) vans were shipped back to Europe for engine installation..? And did VWSA build T3 Syncros after 1995? I could be wrong but van in the pictures looks like a "big window" van to me and they're calling it a '93. |
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