Date:         Tue, 8 Dec 1998 10:28:07 +0100
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: Disadvantages of syncros AND syncro question
Comments: To: "Mr. Man" <fraggle7786@hotmail.com>
Comments: cc: vanagon@VANAGON.COM
In-Reply-To:  Msg <19981208035019.3288.qmail@hotmail.com> of 1998-12- 7
              19:50:19 PST from fraggle7786@hotmail.com
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Everybody,

On Mon, 1998-12-07 19:50:19 PST, Mr. Man wrote:

(Sorry, I can't tell who "> >" was)
> >Disadvantages of Syncro:
> >Several hundred pounds heavier: slower, more cumbersome handling
>
> Yes, more cumbersome, but I've gotten used to it.

True, according to my experience.  Without  power steering, cornering as
well as parking, let  alone off road  driving is probably  a pain in the
arms :-).  But with power  steering you shouldn't notice much difference
between a Syncro and a 2WD Vanagon.

> > ...
> ...
> >More difficult to shift than 2WD Vanagon
>
> Speaking of shifting, I've been having some trouble shifting my '87
> syncro without feeling a little friction going into gear.

Not true, according to my experience.  The two Syncros I've owned so far
didn't show this problem.  Maybe, that's  peculiar to just your Syncro's
tranny rather than to all Syncros.

> ...
> >Weird gas tank;  Very difficult to get full.  Doesn't vent very well.
>
> I noticed this one when I drove away from the pump thinking I must have
> gotten a good deal on a tank of gas, then looking down to see it was
> only 3/4 full!

Again not true, according to my experience.  Never had any problem here.
Are German Syncro  gas tanks different from American  ones or are German
gas stations' filling nozzles different from American ones?

Sincerely
 Rainer

'89 Caravelle GL Syncro 16"

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