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svenakela
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I think it's one of the coolest adventure wagens ever.
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mb
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70coupyel
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From Face Book page:
"Full expedition weight with spare parts, sand boards, two full spare wheels and donations for Pakistan, A LOT of bus parts for Malaysia, 65l diesel, 40l water AND sarah: 3000kg. Holy cow."
3 000 kilogram = 6 613.867 865 5 lb 
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insyncro 
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| what is tbe facebook page please |
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gl98115
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:52 am Post subject: Re: 300 days and 60000km all over asia in a syncro |
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| insyncro wrote: | | what is tbe facebook page please |
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mb
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andy syncro-nutz
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Lots of room to sleep in the best poptop roof in the world from Wiensberg  |
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JED THE SPREAD
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I asked a little while ago where the Tigerbus was going on its shake down trip before setting of on the big one. A newly built bus setting off on a major overland trip is asking for trouble without being driven for a minimum of a year before hand is crazy. Gutted it went wrong though, Aiden Talbot in the UK is spot on if the Tiger bus can stay held up for a couple of weeks?
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svenakela
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| JED THE SPREAD wrote: | I asked a little while ago where the Tigerbus was going on its shake down trip before setting of on the big one. A newly built bus setting off on a major overland trip is asking for trouble without being driven for a minimum of a year before hand is crazy. Gutted it went wrong though, Aiden Talbot in the UK is spot on if the Tiger bus can stay held up for a couple of weeks?
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Tourqey TDI, bigger wheels and heavy loaded. Tranny trouble, unfortunately...
Hopefully it's easy repairable, their trip is way cool.
+1 on Aidan, master champ in transmission fixin'! |
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IdahoDoug
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Ooh, love that yellow!! It's catching on as the coolest Syncro color ever, according to right handed, N. Idaho Syncro owners who also like to snowshoe and mountain bike...
Wow - 6600lbs? That would be a challenge on improved roads, but on primitive or backcountry roads - wow. It would take some conservative driving styles to avoid shock loading drivetrain and suspension parts. But it says a lot about the Vanagon's basic foundation that they researched and built this on one.
Looking forward to reading the blog later tonight.
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IdahoDoug
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bummer. its in german and the english button no workey...
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Farfrumwork
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There are a couple english posts, starting with Dec 3, 2011 (lightbars, tire chains, fuel cells)
I'd like to know more about the fuel cells.
very cool van.
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photogdave
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...and I get grief for my paint job!
Anyway, really cool van. Hopefully they get back on the road without too much drama.
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Jedi
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I think Burly should make some of those fuel cell's here for us in the USA. Those things are top notch 
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+1 on the fuel cell...
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JED THE SPREAD
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I have a mate who built this van a few years ago,
The picture was taken while in Morocco, and all though it stands out as a flashy van here in the UK with our green environment it blends in a treat in the terrain it was built to drive in. He sprayed his VW LT 40 the same because he reckoned he had some paint left over 
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