Date:         Mon, 7 Jun 1999 21:22:06 -0700
Reply-To:     "Steven X. Schwenk" <Steve@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Steven X. Schwenk" <Steve@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
Subject:      Re: Eurovan Syncros
Comments: To: Shortlidge D Joel <shortlid@juno.com>
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Peter Seikel
Auto Seikel GmbH
Industriestr. 5
D-63579 Freigericht

fon 49 6055 5282
fax 49 6055 82731


Shortlidge D Joel wrote:

> Could he going our group and give us some REAL off roading tips???  If
> not how can we contact him?
>
> On Mon, 7 Jun 1999 19:55:56 -0700 "Steven X. Schwenk"
> <Steve@SCHWENK-LAW.COM> writes:
> >FWIW...Peter Seikel stopped by my place for a few hours
> >today during a visit from germany.  For
> >background...Peter has driven a bus across the saraha,
> >has competed in Paris-Dakar twice, once in a VW and has
> >lots of other Ralley experience with 16" syncros.  He
> >has done a lot of prep work on syncros in his shop too
> >for off road ralleys in africa and elsewhere, and
> >syncros are in his shop regularly.  Anyway, I asked him
> >how the new syncros stack up to the older vanagon
> >syncro.  He has had several in his shop for
> >strengthening and outfitting...and he says they are not
> >as strong or heavy-duty as the vanagon and need a lot
> >more work for any serious off road use.  I guess that's
> >not surprising.  Is SDP involved in the new syncros?
> >steve
>
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