VAG might be accused of 'badge engineering' but they haven't bodged the badges to cross company product lines yet that I am aware of. In other words, Ebay Seller either intentionally or accidentally called a VW badge Audi. He is wrong, wrong wrong. Buyer got lucky that other VW guys who also needed the badge did not notice. I once bought a NOS lower cargo door for my Doka for £25. Seller mislabeled as a 'T2' treasurechest door vs. a 'Type 2 T3' door as he intended. Said door retails for about $500 in the US. €250 in Europe. This is more common than you'd think.
BenT Sent from my Caravelle badge On Jul 7, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Daryl Christensen <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM> wrote: > I own and 86 VW Quantum Syncro Wagon...It basically has early Audi > 4000 > Quattro running gear..5 Cyl- 5 speed, Center and rear lockers and is > the > best winter/ski rig ever, but low ground clearance. > Never was an Audi Syncro badge'd rig I know of.. > Daryl of AA Transaxle > 425-788-4070 > "On the cutting edge of Old technology" > 86 Syncro Westy with a Zetec in the trunk > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of > Shawn MacDonald > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 9:00 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Back Hatch Emblems > > Went back to ad... 1987 Audi Quantum Syncro Wagon... > > Googled it. > Rarer than Vanagon Syncros! LOL > I should have paid twice what a Vanagon Syncro emblem was worth. > > I have compared it to real Syncro badge... Identical > > >> That explains how you got such a good price. There is technically no >> such thing as an Audi Syncro. They call their AWD system Quattro. > >> I say 'technically' because some Syncros actually carry Audi VIN's >> such as some in South Africa. > > >> Regards, > >> BenT |
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