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Date:         Wed, 1 Dec 2010 20:26:48 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: very cool van
Comments: To: Mike <mbucchino@charter.net>
In-Reply-To:  <475FD81458D54501BA6D5927F1D4D57A@Mikelaptop1>
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Thanks Mike, my reading comprehension skills, like my Vanagon recognition skills, are very well developed! ;)

I said "like a factory SVX".

The Oettinger has rubber bands to keep the water in, unlike the SVX engine...

On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:

> This ones a WBX-6 by Oettinger, not a suby. > > Mike B. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 10:00 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: very cool van > > but how can one have a 'factory SVX Synco' ? > > VW is not going to put in any japanese engine . > > Closest I've ever heard of is Porsche putting a 911 engine into a Vanagon > ..syncro one I believe, . > for a Paris-Dakar type support vehicle. > > does seem slightly fishy that the price on this SA red syncro is low, > and year is not mentioned.. > and you would expect an engine picture . > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 6:22 PM > Subject: Re: very cool van > > > I agree Scott - that's like a factory SVX Syncro, with only 50,000 miles >> on >> it! ;) >> >> And its a red one... >> >> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < >> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: >> >> that price sounds too low. >>> worth double that easily. >>> yep ..you're right ..currency converter says 22,766.47 USD >>> >>> that is strangely low. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Michael Rasmussen" <michael@JAMHOME.US> >>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 4:28 PM >>> Subject: Re: very cool van >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 01, 2010 at 06:57:38PM -0500, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=893943 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> About $23,000 (USD) >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon >>>> Trading kilograms for kilometers since 2003 >>>> Be appropriate && Follow your curiosity >>>> http://www.jamhome.us/ >>>> The Fortune Cookie Fortune today is: >>>> Find something you love, dream it and do it. >>>> ~ Kent, Mountain Turtle, Peterson >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> Jake >> >> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van' >> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie' >> >> Crescent Beach, BC >> >> www.thebassspa.com >> www.crescentbeachguitar.com >> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 >> >

-- Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van' 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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