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syncronauts? having owned several landrovers when my family started to grow around 3 years ago i bought my first t25 camper and sold my defender 90 but i still would love to go off roading but still need a camper, in steps a syncro then but what was the best syncro camper made / or just the best syncro im a novice to syncros but one day would love one ,

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Come along to the next syncro event and have a look see, plenty of choice and opinions, see the syncro forum for details

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gerttone wrote:syncronauts? having owned several landrovers when my family started to grow around 3 years ago i bought my first t25 camper and sold my defender 90 but i still would love to go off roading but still need a camper, in steps a syncro then but what was the best syncro camper made / or just the best syncro im a novice to syncros but one day would love one ,

Its godda be a Diesel Westy Syncro for me, I could be seen as blast though.

Here is mine :mrgreen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33WGHwOVk6s" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Westy Syncro
yes i like your westy , that would do me just fine ,but not sure about lhd but i supose you have to make sacrafices, also would like hi top but that limits green lanes i suppose its a tuff choice

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jed the spread wrote:
gerttone wrote:syncronauts? having owned several landrovers when my family started to grow around 3 years ago i bought my first t25 camper and sold my defender 90 but i still would love to go off roading but still need a camper, in steps a syncro then but what was the best syncro camper made / or just the best syncro im a novice to syncros but one day would love one ,

Its godda be a Diesel Westy Syncro for me, I could be seen as blast though.

Here is mine :mrgreen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33WGHwOVk6s" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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I think you meant "16" diesel westy multivan syncro" :lol:
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Nah... I wouldn't buy a 16" personally :wink: If I wanted 16" wheels on I would pop them on a 14" van and stick some plastic arches over the cut out sections.

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jed the spread wrote:Nah... I wouldn't buy a 16" personally :wink: If I wanted 16" wheels on I would pop them on a 14" van and stick some plastic arches over the cut out sections.

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Thats basically what VW did...well apart from fitting a few 16" specific parts that cost twice as much :lol:
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lloydy wrote:
jed the spread wrote:Nah... I wouldn't buy a 16" personally :wink: If I wanted 16" wheels on I would pop them on a 14" van and stick some plastic arches over the cut out sections.

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Thats basically what VW did...well apart from fitting a few 16" specific parts that cost twice as much :lol:

And there you go :rofl

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still looks good though!
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love that bit @ 2.17 jed. almost knocked myself cold out when everything that was on my dash ended up in my face. :rofl

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..lee.. wrote:love that bit @ 2.17 jed. almost knocked myself cold out when everything that was on my dash ended up in my face. :rofl

did mark have any pics of my van there.

Godda admit my a*** twitched abit there too.

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thats good to know. :lol:
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Ace video!! :D :D

Notice at 2:58 your sat nav has obviously took you down a wrong turning. I think you should have turned back!! :rofl :rofl
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gerttone wrote:Westy Syncro
yes i like your westy , that would do me just fine ,but not sure about lhd but i supose you have to make sacrafices, also would like hi top but that limits green lanes i suppose its a tuff choice
Wouldn't worry about the height of a high top on most greenlanes they get down most
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bar one or two really low ones my factory hightop is probably about the same height as Jed's westy when you factor in his lights and roofrack.
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1.9 DG tintop caravelle, it works for us :rofl
Well it would do if I didn't keep finding rotten bits... :evil:
I would add don't go 16" based on my recent swingarm experiences with a 14". In 5 years time the youngest of the 16's will be as rusty as our '86 and where will you find parts like that without spending £££?
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