Help me out please.
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Help me out please.
I've been looking at syncros for ages and I can't find what I'm after. Am I looking in the wrong place?
I looked at one off eBay last night and even that wasn't what I'm after cheers Aidan, lloyd and Elvis for the advice by the way. Way to many things wrong with it for the price.
What I'm after along with everyone else is either a multivan so I can swop my westy interior over or a westy to start with high top or pop top.
Must have a rear diff lock both are preferable.
Is that to high a spec to want? Cash is burning a hole so come on people help me out a little please.
I've not got a massive budget but I think it's reasonable to find a half decent van.
Cheers all
I looked at one off eBay last night and even that wasn't what I'm after cheers Aidan, lloyd and Elvis for the advice by the way. Way to many things wrong with it for the price.
What I'm after along with everyone else is either a multivan so I can swop my westy interior over or a westy to start with high top or pop top.
Must have a rear diff lock both are preferable.
Is that to high a spec to want? Cash is burning a hole so come on people help me out a little please.
I've not got a massive budget but I think it's reasonable to find a half decent van.
Cheers all
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hi phil quite a few here http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/searc ... ion=SYNCRO" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; if you're willing to travel. i'm looking my self at the moment, but for a panel van. good luck with your search. baldy 

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what does it cost to put locks into a non lock model???
in too deep to quit now....
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Speaking to Aidan in the region of £1500
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BALDY3260 wrote:hi phil quite a few here http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/searc ... ion=SYNCRO" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; if you're willing to travel. i'm looking my self at the moment, but for a panel van. good luck with your search. baldy
That's a good site cheers
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OUCH!...guess that rules out converting one unless its a gift!!armyphil wrote:Speaking to Aidan in the region of £1500
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Good luck phil, plenty of vans out there, just have to look further afield. Finland still seem to be quite cheap, a few around the 1500-2000 mark.
Your main problem will be finding a multivan with a factory pop top, to fit your interior into. Limits your field quite a lot.
You can also look on IG16 and http://www.autoscout24.de/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Your main problem will be finding a multivan with a factory pop top, to fit your interior into. Limits your field quite a lot.
You can also look on IG16 and http://www.autoscout24.de/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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KINGPRAWN wrote:OUCH!...guess that rules out converting one unless its a gift!!armyphil wrote:Speaking to Aidan in the region of £1500
Are you looking at the caravelle on eBay at the monent
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Where abouts are you looking in Finland Lloyd?
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armyphil wrote:
Are you looking at the caravelle on eBay at the monent
Wow, that must be right on your door step.
It's true that Syncro's are cheap in Finland. It's because it is so far away. Imagine going all the way for it to be a heap. Or driving 1600 miles with a van you have never driven before through countries where you can't speak the language.
What's wrong with the ones on busman.be?
My caravelle may be up for sale in the next few months. But don't hold your breath.

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herearmyphil wrote:Where abouts are you looking in Finland Lloyd?

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ninja.turtle007 wrote:armyphil wrote:
Are you looking at the caravelle on eBay at the monent
Wow, that must be right on your door step.
It's true that Syncro's are cheap in Finland. It's because it is so far away. Imagine going all the way for it to be a heap. Or driving 1600 miles with a van you have never driven before through countries where you can't speak the language.
What's wrong with the ones on busman.be?
My caravelle may be up for sale in the next few months. But don't hold your breath.
The one on eBay I looked at it last night nowhere near worth the cash IMO.
Last month two syncro westys on eBay.de and I got outbid at the last minute both times. They both went cheap maybe for a good reason but for a good van I don't mind spending out
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ninja.turtle007 wrote:armyphil wrote:
Are you looking at the caravelle on eBay at the monent
Imagine going all the way for it to be a heap. Or driving 1600 miles with a van you have never driven before through countries where you can't speak the language.
Thats exactly how I got both of mine ....... adds to the fun
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armyphil wrote:
Last month two syncro westys on eBay.de and I got outbid at the last minute both times.
That means you didnt bid enough to be really comitted ....... if you really want something then you have to bid strongly and bite the bullet. Hit it with your best shot and use Auction Sniper. Dont bid to what you think it might go for but bid to win with your max bid very near the end.
I put a bid on my first Syncro of €5000 using auction sniper and got it for €4200 and on my current Syncro I thought it would be worth at least €7k so thats what I put on it. I got it for €5500. Both bought unseen!
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syncropaddy wrote:armyphil wrote:
Last month two syncro westys on eBay.de and I got outbid at the last minute both times.
That means you didnt bid enough to be really comitted ....... if you really want something then you have to bid strongly and bite the bullet. Hit it with your best shot and use Auction Sniper. Dont bid to what you think it might go for but bid to win with your max bid very near the end.
I put a bid on my first Syncro of €5000 using auction sniper and got it for €4200 and on my current Syncro I thought it would be worth at least €7k so thats what I put on it. I got it for €5500. Both bought unseen!
I always get into the cost of bringing it back, MOT, etc and back off there's got to be one in the uk good to go lol although they are few and far between
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