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opinions?

Posted: 22 Jan 2006, 00:46
by ol bluey
what do you reckon to these few i found whilst browsing?

http://www.mobile.de/SIDIIoCxYK19bqfnCj ... 1193584856&

http://www.mobile.de/SIDIIoCxYK19bqfnCj ... 1193877785&

http://www.mobile.de/SIDIIoCxYK19bqfnCj ... 1194765706&

i particularly like the silver velle, even tho the engine might be a bit tired by now

Posted: 22 Jan 2006, 09:43
by syncro4wd
Hi,

The silver one has a exchange engine with 40.000km.
ATM stands for AusTauchsMotor which means exchange engine which has now 40.000km on the clock.
Has some nice options including the big sliding roof!

erwin

Posted: 22 Jan 2006, 10:25
by Diamond Hell
Silver one looks nice and has a good interior.

First blue one looks OK and very straight

Second blue one is a 14" with 16" tyres, which I wouldn't see as justifying the increased price over the first blue one.

Judging by how they look (and this probably sounds a little odd) the first and last ones are likely to have working diff-locks but the middle one won't, unless it specifically says so in the text.

Posted: 22 Jan 2006, 11:54
by syncroand101
I'd be going for the silver one... Mainly because the large sliding sunroofs are just absolutely lovely.

Posted: 22 Jan 2006, 22:45
by Mr Big
[Edited by Harrymann)

Btw im quite interested in those vans, could you have another look at the pics and tell me if any of them have dead VC's?? :roll:

Posted: 23 Jan 2006, 08:35
by Diamond Hell
Well now Mr Big, that's interesting you should ask whether it's possible to tell whether a VC is running open or closed from a picture. Sadly you can't but it is actually possible to tell whether a VC is good or bad from the smell of a van and sometimes the owner, actually.

For anyone who's seen more than a couple of Syncros, those which have been used off road are the ones that have working diff-locks, as they have been used. Those that have just been running around on the roads where the difflocks aren't needed have likely fallen to bi-metallic corrosion (steel pin/alloy sleeve) and the lockers won't work.

So, nice straight van on road tyres = likely to need more work than a slightly battered one on off road tyres.

Isn't inference a great thing.

Posted: 24 Jan 2006, 23:12
by ol bluey
thats a good tip to remember ta :D

Posted: 25 Jan 2006, 19:37
by Diamond Hell
No it's not.