TheSamba.com :: View topic - Do you think a syncro is the best van for snow?

Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:27 am

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think again...

Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:14 pm

I wish my Photoshop skills were that great. :
:D

Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:43 pm

Where does one get those wheels and tires?

Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:55 pm

Beetsport wrote: Where does one get those wheels and tires?

maybe Loogy can help?

Stacy- Not photoshopped.
http://www.voyageconcepts.co.uk/travel/icetruck.htm

the video:
http://www.voyageconcepts.co.uk/travel/ice_challenger2.wmv

frankly the video isn't very exciting. I would have more fun in that overpowered bouncing yellow T3 I've seen on youtube.

Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:58 pm

stacy schneider wrote: I wish my Photoshop skills were that great. :
:D

Not a photoshop though, they build those crazy vans in iceland and drive them on glaciers in the summer with 2-3 PSI in the tires so they can stay on top better.

Syncro shmincro, take the corners with speed and you're golden :P 8)

Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:42 am

A little more on this thing.. Pretty neat.

http://www.4x4offroads.com/south-pole-6x6-ice-challenger.html

I flew Icelandic Air several years ago, and they had commercials about the Artic Truck glacier adventures, and thought it looked like fun.....

Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:39 am

Is the Syncro the best van for snow?

I dunno, I haven't driven mine yet. But I plan on having a full report by next spring!

Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:15 pm

Yes. Syncro. Best.

Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:27 pm

Not quite a van but the British dudes over at Top Gear drove a Toyota Hilux (not available in the U.S. but available in Mexico WTF?) to the North Pole. It was modified by an Icelandic company including handmade tires. Now, I agree, it's harder to make a cup of tea with the Hilux but nevertheless.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gear:_Polar_Special

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Don't get me wrong.... syncro all the way.....

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