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Merian
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 Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 1:47 pm Post subject: Re: Did they make a Vanagon Sport? |
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PT Barnum would believe it
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insyncro
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 1:35 pm Post subject: Re: Did they make a Vanagon Sport? |
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I have seen a few of this sellers vans live.
I can not believe they get bid to what they do. |
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syncrodoka
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Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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dobryan 
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MarkWard
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Location: Retired South Florida
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 10:30 am Post subject: Re: Did they make a Vanagon Sport? |
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| Looks "Sporty" to me. Sorry, I could not resist. |
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termuehlen
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Location: Redwood City
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 10:26 am Post subject: Re: Did they make a Vanagon Sport? |
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This seller always seems to offer such shiny bright colors 
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syncrodoka
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 9:34 am Post subject: Re: Did they make a Vanagon Sport? |
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That seller was banned from this site a while back under a different name. The inventory then went to ebay.
Buyer beware |
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MayorMcCheese
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:14 am Post subject: Re: Did they make a Vanagon Sport? |
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"truenfairnhonest" is not his first eBay account. I'd look over anything he sells very carefully. This isn't the first van of his I've heard of that looked terrible upon inspection.
"Vehicle description represents our subjective and biased opinion" |
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MsTaboo
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Location: East Kootenay, British Columbia
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:01 am Post subject: Re: Did they make a Vanagon Sport? |
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| My buddy refused to buy it when he arrived. Said it would barely run has a bad respray and a few other suspect items not described in the auction. Said the seller was a Russian guy that was lying through his teeth. |
Yep, this guy regularly advertises low milage vans which have all had their speedo's messed with. Just because it says a certain amount on the New Jersey title doesn't mean it's true. Either New Jersey never checks, or he has a pet worker at the local DMV.
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casey79westfalia
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 4:52 am Post subject: Re: Did they make a Vanagon Sport? |
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My buddy refused to buy it when he arrived. Said it would barely run has a bad respray and a few other suspect items not described in the auction. Said the seller was a Russian guy that was lying through his teeth.
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ZsZ
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 3:05 am Post subject: Re: Did they make a Vanagon Sport? |
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That is a REIMO interior
https://www.reimo.com/de/G-campingbus_ausbau/GR-vw_t3_ausbau/
It looks like it was converted from a Multivan which is the euro model name of the Weekender
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OddN
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 2:26 am Post subject: Re: Did they make a Vanagon Sport? |
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Definitely nok original vans, neither this, nor the Syncro mentioned.
But the Reimo interior is actually quite nice, it has more cupbord space than a Westfalia, so for a camper enthusiast not too concerned with the originality of the van, this is not too bad.
Sunroof is not original either, and the wheels are probably Penta 8x16 et11. Quite popular in Europe, but can be a bit tough on the wheel bearings.
The syncro actually looks like it originally was a Multivan model, given the holes in the floor that shows mounting for the single B2B seat.
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unplannedbbq
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 1:52 am Post subject: Re: Did they make a Vanagon Sport? |
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Why is it still up on E-Bay? The seller's completed auctions shows it sold for $12,100.
Can't say that this is the same seller, but the towns used in both auctions are right next to each other and both seem to like flipping imported vans. Hummm...
The E-bay seller also has a no-reserve Syncro Westy for sale. Current bid is $16k. Lets see if it actually sells or gets reposted when he doesn't get the $50k he's probably looking for. |
Think he had both vans resprayed at the same time, or are were they both red to begin with? The reimo interior conversion on the sunroof looks snazzier than the (early 80s 120v US-spec?) interior on the '89 syncro.
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RainierSyncro
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 10:27 pm Post subject: Re: Did they make a Vanagon Sport? |
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Why is it still up on E-Bay? The seller's completed auctions shows it sold for $12,100. Last year, there was a no-reserve auction on the Bring a Trailer website for a custom Doka. The thing supposedly sold for around $7k. The van was advertised on other sites for over $20k. Needless to say the deal didn't go down and people were pissed. Scroll down near the end:
http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-vw-transporter-doka-1-9-tdi-5-speed/
Can't say that this is the same seller, but the towns used in both auctions are right next to each other and both seem to like flipping imported vans. Hummm...
The E-bay seller also has a no-reserve Syncro Westy for sale. Current bid is $16k. Lets see if it actually sells or gets reposted when he doesn't get the $50k he's probably looking for. |
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levi
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 10:08 pm Post subject: Re: Did they make a Vanagon Sport? |
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As long as we're talking about the b. s. Asspect of the ad, let's not overlook the likelihood of the odometer veracity.
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docj78
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 9:56 pm Post subject: Re: Did they make a Vanagon Sport? |
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"Engine: 2.1 liter GAS"
" ... made for the autobahn, it is a lot quicker than the dreadfully slow Vanagons that we got here in the States .. "
Absolute BS claim. |
Since it's coming from Europe, maybe it has a DJ in it? 112 horses.... haha
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gears
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 9:44 pm Post subject: Re: Did they make a Vanagon Sport? |
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"Engine: 2.1 liter GAS"
" ... made for the autobahn, it is a lot quicker than the dreadfully slow Vanagons that we got here in the States .. "
Absolute BS claim.
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benandmj
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 7:34 pm Post subject: Re: Did they make a vanagon sport? |
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So did your buddy buy it? Looks like it's still for sale...
I love it.
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Gruppe B
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 7:29 pm Post subject: Re: Did they make a vanagon sport? |
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It has non sliding middle glass and non-vented rear glass. Definitely a European base model that we never got over here.
Love the Reimo interior, if it stays under $10,000 it might be a good deal for an interesting van. |
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Yondermtn
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: Did they make a vanagon sport? |
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That guy imports and flips a lot of vans and the each seem to have their own quirks(to put it nicely). I'd stay far away from that particular seller(think he has more than one eBay account).
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