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You should all be ashamed of yourself wink wink...

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Ok folks,

Please take time to read my last post and in particular, your useless attempts to talk me out of buying a syncro.
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As you can see, the use of postcard pictures and constant use of winks acted like the devil on my shoulder...

Thanks to hours of youtube, syncro forum searching, I have bought myself this!

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It was originally Welshdragons' and then LordNorth's

It's a 2.1dj RHD with power steering.

So thanks a lot everyone, my attempts to get a good saving fund going have been completely destroyed

Here's to hoping for a bit more snow this year!
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Very nice! First things first - get rid of that silly Volksworld roofrack! Some proper tyres and a prod with a lifting stick next, methinks
Anorak bit: Is that an early interior slider handle or were all panels fitted with them?
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that slider is nowt like my early 'velle one...

Nice van.. always admired the colour..
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silverbullet wrote:Very nice! First things first - get rid of that silly Volksworld roofrack!

Why!!!

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silverbullet wrote:Very nice! First things first - get rid of that silly Volksworld roofrack! Some proper tyres and a prod with a lifting stick next, methinks

Nice tidy van there. Welcome to the owners club.

Have to agree about that roofrack though.

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jed the spread wrote:
silverbullet wrote:Very nice! First things first - get rid of that silly Volksworld roofrack!

Why!!!

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Er...'cos it should be on a ropey old Bay, Piled up with old suitcases and a Radio flyer?
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silverbullet wrote:
jed the spread wrote:
silverbullet wrote:Very nice! First things first - get rid of that silly Volksworld roofrack!

Why!!!

Jed
Er...'cos it should be on a ropey old Bay, Piled up with old suitcases and a Radio flyer?

O should it...

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Cool van Mike, I bet your really happy with it

Buy it from Brighton by any chance?

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O should it...

Having a re-think Jed?
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Lovely van. Was that on sale here a while back? Lived in Wales at the time I think. Nice to see a van, untouched!

Keep the roof rack and put a beer keg on it!
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Yes not to long ago, i was very tempted. But would have ruined it by putting a high top on it
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Nice to see a van, untouched!

You mean apart from everything that's been changed of course?
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v-lux wrote:
Nice to see a van, untouched!

You mean apart from everything that's been changed of course?


Well yeah .... but no windows!
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jed the spread wrote:Cool van Mike, I bet your really happy with it

Buy it from Brighton by any chance?

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Yep,

One 6am flight to Gatwick, a train to Brighton (to nip the bank) then a bus back to Hove to pick the Van up. Then a 250 mile-ish trip back to Chester, trouble free .

I'm driving it to Newcastle tomorrow. Found it to be really thirsty (18mpg) compared to my 1.9 2wd 27mpg. But I imagine the big wheels and tyres aren't helping much. Looking to swap the wheels for smaller ones.
Here are the current wheels....

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bikermike87 wrote: But I imagine the big wheels and tyres aren't helping much. Looking to swap the wheels for smaller ones.
Here are the current wheels....

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Thay arent big. Mercedes E Class 7Jx15H2 ET35 I'll wager
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