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After a lot of soul-searching, thinking out loud and generally faffing around it looks like I'll have to let the syncro go.

It hasn't been all that I'd hoped if I'm completely honest, but with two other 2wd buses to finish - including a couple of saucy engine builds - something has got to go to free up the finances and my time. I've given the off-roading a bit of a go, learnt a lot and had some fun, the kids loved it too but they don't have to pay the bills!

I think that maybe Trials and RTV events might be the thing for me after Vanfest this year, but I'm not sure I can commit the time and the effort to building a specific vehicle for just that. If I could then I'd build a 2.1 engine for the syncro (in less of a panic than last time) swap the diff ratios for some 6.16's etc etc but it's all just a distraction that I can do without. Can't do everything but do need to get some things finished!

I'll get a classified up in a bit, photos to follow but you can always check out the "Our syncro Caravelle" thread for what's been done to the old thing if you're in the market for a reliable Caravelle that is happy to do 300 miles a week without complaint.

It's nothing personal to the syncronauts, you are a lovely bunch of nutters who all need your heads looking at quite frankly...I love you all

Awwww! As David Soul said "Dont Give up on us baby"

shame..... should sell the other two instead

Was getting pulled out by a Panda the last straw!?

No.... I was a twit for charging into a strangely unoccupied parking slot in a snowy car-park

The bottom line is that I'd rather have 2 buses in good paint than 3 all looking scruffy; so I'm keeping the 2 with PAS and a/c, it's a no-brainer for me.

We need vehicles that we can use all the time, not some of the time. I drove down to Hastings this avo on the ol' regular run in the SA, blue skies and winter sun on snow covered fields, cruising at 65 with the 2.6 barely breaking a sweat at 3300 rpm...

Happy days

A sad day for you, I've been toying with the same idea but can't quite bring myself to do it.



I can think of at least one potentially keen buyer though

You'll need to add a price Ian. Is it in Coopers price range?

It's all done now, the PC at home's a bit twitchy so I had to write it in stages in case it crashes wh

silverbullet wrote:It's all done now, the PC at home's a bit twitchy so I had to write it in stages in case it crashes wh

Give me a call Ian if you need a hand with it.

andisnewsyncro wrote:A sad day for you, I've been toying with the same idea but can't quite bring myself to do it.



I can think of at least one potentially keen buyer though

Rhd or lhd?

Petrol or diesel?

Price?

Have a look in the garage

Cheers. Does dj engine mean petrol?

In the garage how can i tell if they are for sale?

Yes petrol,you can,t tell if there for sale though.

Okie dokie.