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it's ok i wasn't fishing it just shows how nice you can make these hightops, it's gotta be worth that money. I ended up putting mine on pistonheads, got a phonecall 1 hour later and he bought it for what i thought it was worth. Maybe try pistonheads yourself

lloydy wrote: Another question i have thought of, Importing from belgium, can you just drive it home? or do you need to get export plates ect. Could ask the busman, but don't want to bother him to much until i have the money in my hands

I used to live in Belgium and brought a couple of cars back to the UK. You can buy trade plates (from memory about £30) which gives you 3rd party insurance and then register in UK. Some UK companies will give you full insurance against the chassis number if you want extra cover. Pretty sure Mike would be able to help get the trade plates - he must do it quite often.

Literally just got off the phone with him. Its still german registered, so legally it's gonna be a car trailer or uk export plates, which you need to be a trader to get. So i guess it'll be a trailer and car hire, unless you can tow a syncro with a scenic, will have to check towing weights, saying that my dads got a ford galaxy, that might be a better tower

syncropaddy wrote:

joolsvw wrote: I rather like them too from a brawn and noise perspective ....

There is nothing quite like the sound of a nice DJ on song ...


..... couldnt say that about a diesel

Your listening to the wrong Diesels...

Anyone can get export plates, you don't need to be a trader.
You do however need to be a legitimate business to get Trade plates" for UK use.
have a word with McGill, he loves driving around towing trailers he does, weirdo.

Simon Baxter wrote:

syncropaddy wrote:

joolsvw wrote: I rather like them too from a brawn and noise perspective ....

There is nothing quite like the sound of a nice DJ on song ...


..... couldnt say that about a diesel

Your listening to the wrong Diesels...

With the exception of the Mercedes 3.0l 24v n/a OM606 inline 6 ........ mmmmmmmm

Spitfire merlin engine does it for me, if you ever been at an air show when one does a full throttle low pass youl know what I mean, makes my hair stand on end. Dont know if the gearbox in a syncro could cope with a merlin engine though

Spitfire merlin engine does it for me, if you ever been at an air show when one does a full throttle low pass youl know what I mean, makes my hair stand on end.

I couldn't agree more, i reckon they are one of the most beautiful sounding aero engines ever made. However, i do like the sound of a diesel in a van myself...

sweeeeet sound of german v6.......................dontlook at the body


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za35eoFe ... re=related

lee.

sorry no I don't think stronger gears and oiling plates would be enough to cope with a merlin engine and your departure angle might be a bit compromised too, but given that the syncro would be airborn most of the time that probably wouldn't matter, but as with all flying the landing is the really dangerous bit, you'd need a suspension upgrade and some good brakes too

Aidan do you think a syncros aerodynamic enough to fly? I see what you mean about upgrading the suspension, do you thick some bigger bump stops would do it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3LjPZrO5Ho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2nlGN6aS8g&NR=1

Mount this out the back of a van with a pusher prop...job done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yprfH5Zs ... ature=fvwp

And you're driving a Rolls

Would be a great way to clear scratchy lanes for everyone else

Right, due to some good news my search is now narrowing to a caravelle/van. Pref diesel. Would prefer van to be in England, so if you see any thing let me know

lloydy wrote:Right, due to some good news my search is now narrowing to a caravelle/van. Pref diesel. Would prefer van to be in England, so if you see any thing let me know

Am I detecting someone has bought a scrap westfalia van to swap onto somthing?

Jed