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Date:         Mon, 10 Aug 1998 11:44:09 +0200
Reply-To:     "Dr. Rainer Woitok" <woitok@RRZE.UNI-ERLANGEN.DE>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Dr. Rainer Woitok" <woitok@RRZE.UNI-ERLANGEN.DE>
Organization: RRZE (Regionales Rechenzentrum Erlangen)
Subject:      Re: Cool pics, some questions
Comments: To: KENWILFY@aol.com
Comments: cc: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
In-Reply-To:  Msg <e6061e99.35ca2aea@aol.com> of 1998- 8- 6 18:15:04 EDT from
              KENWILFY@AOL.COM
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Ken and others,


On Thu, 1998-08-06 18:15:04 EDT, KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote:


> As I was checking out Chris Turner's pics from Germany (and enjoying them very
> much) I saw a few things that I wanted to ask about.
> ...
> 3.  Nice swing out spare tire holder and gas can holder but why do you need to
> put the tire on the back?  What is taking up the spare tire space underneath?


In Germany there  seem to be  only few 14" Syncros and  no 16" Syncro at
all with the spare wheel mounted in the standard space underneeth.  Most
(or at  least some) of this space  is  used for the  VC  and front wheel
transmission.  So at  some point in time  VW started placing  the Syncro
spare wheel at the  driver's sidewall in the  luggage compartment.   And
since this takes up considerable luggage space  some Syncro drivers have
a better use  for, these swing out spare   tire holders have  since then
been  a standard VW option.  Starting  with some model year every German
Syncro  has stock enforcement  plates under  the  tin for mounting these
gadgets.


Sincerely
 Rainer


'89 Caravelle GL Syncro 16"


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