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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
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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
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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I think you meant "16" diesel westy multivan syncro"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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33WGHwOVk6s" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Nah... I wouldn't buy a 16" personally 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 muchjed the spread wrote:Nah... I wouldn't buy a 16" personally 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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lloydy wrote:Thats basically what VW did...well apart from fitting a few 16" specific parts that cost twice as muchjed the spread wrote:Nah... I wouldn't buy a 16" personally If I wanted 16" wheels on I would pop them on a 14" van and stick some plastic arches over the cut out sections.
Jed
And there you go
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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.
did mark have any pics of my van there.
did mark have any pics of my van there.
it`s a big round cage and there`s too many animals in it for my liking. To help address this ring lee on 07977 765818.
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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.
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.
it`s a big round cage and there`s too many animals in it for my liking. To help address this ring lee on 07977 765818.
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Ace video!!
Notice at 2:58 your sat nav has obviously took you down a wrong turning. I think you should have turned back!!
Notice at 2:58 your sat nav has obviously took you down a wrong turning. I think you should have turned back!!
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Wouldn't worry about the height of a high top on most greenlanes they get down mostgerttone 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
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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
Well it would do if I didn't keep finding rotten bits...
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 £££?
Ignore all the derv fans, go Petrol/LPG and enjoy every leisurely half-price fillup - but get twin tanks for decent range
PS Ours had done nearly all its 100k mileage on tarmac (most of its years in/around Oxfordshire) and the winter road salt seems to have wreaked havoc, despite the factory undersealing...buy with caution.
Well it would do if I didn't keep finding rotten bits...
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 £££?
Ignore all the derv fans, go Petrol/LPG and enjoy every leisurely half-price fillup - but get twin tanks for decent range
PS Ours had done nearly all its 100k mileage on tarmac (most of its years in/around Oxfordshire) and the winter road salt seems to have wreaked havoc, despite the factory undersealing...buy with caution.
1985 Oettinger 3.2 Caravelle RHD syncro twin slider. SA Microbus bumpers, duplex winch system, ARC 7X15 period alloys