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dobryan
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campism
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| RainierSyncro wrote: |
Yet another long term Syncro owner spelling it Synchro. I don't want to be the spelling police, but how would you pronounce the "h" in Synchro?
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Silently. When speaking of transmissions "synchro" is short for "synchronizer" and the VW name minus the H presumably came from that.
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jimf909 
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:22 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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| 16CVs wrote: |
The funny thing about people that mis spell the name of their car is that it is on a Plague at the rear of the car/van.
It also will not show up in a search if someone was looking for a SYNCRO. It’s too bad really as the ad is well written and it seems like a nice van.
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Apple loves correcting syncro to synchro as in synchronize, synchronicity, etc.
There are wiki pages for these real-life words:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronicity
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronization
On the other hand, a Wikipedia search for “syncro” leads to three different obscure brand names: one for VW’s abandoned brand for 4WD (wisely replaced with 4Motion) and two for crazy human flying contraptions, i.e. “syncro” is meaningless to 99% of the people on the planet and will most likely be assumed to be a spelling error.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncro
Much like Dometic is often replaced with Domestic.
In the motorcycle world I’ve scored great deals on sought after and poorly branded “Aerostich” gear by searching for “Aerostitch”. The people who misspell this brand name must wonder why only three people bid on their gear and it goes for 60% of the typical selling price.
The moral of the story: if you’re hoping to reach folks who are looking for a silly brand name not used in real-world language (a coined name) make sure you spell it correctly.
Edit: regardless, the owner of the van in the ad doesn’t appear to know how to spell the model name.
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 7:18 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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It can be yours for the low, low price of $52,500. 
https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/1987-vw-vanagon-westfalia/6652425998.html
Just because you’re stupid enough to dump untold amounts of money into a vehicle doesn’t mean you’ll get it back.
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elizer
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 7:36 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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Not saying I would pay that much but the mods and being vetted and maintained by transporter werks has value in itself I guess.
When I am all said and done (which will probably be never) I will be there or more. |
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levi
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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Looks like a nice van.
I would have chosen this over half the vans that gowesty sold at double the price.
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Jake de Villiers
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:17 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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They've got time to paint the shift rod orange but can't do a decent job installing the Wheelskin on the steering wheel...
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shagginwagon83
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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Oh man I'm so frustrated right now. I guy had a 10ft F45 TI awning for sale for $100 on CL. He said it all worked and that he pulled it from a house that had it on it. He didn't know much about it but it looked in decent shape.
I messaged him at 12 asking to hold it. I get off at work at 5 and would be down to meet at 7pm. He just texted me at 4 saying he just sold it.
I should have left work early.
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Yondermtn
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| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 11:44 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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A jump seat with starting bid of $499 and buy it now of $649.
Also thought that kids in a carseat are a no-go in the rear facing seats.(not positive on this)
"This is a Must Have if you have a child and you want it safe, riding Backwards in a car seat"
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vanagon-Folding-Passenger...&rt=nc
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elizer
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| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 12:55 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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| Thats dumb. There are a few priced WAY less on the samba. |
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RainierSyncro
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| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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| Yondermtn wrote: |
A jump seat with starting bid of $499 and buy it now of $649.
Also thought that kids in a carseat are a no-go in the rear facing seats.(not positive on this)
"This is a Must Have if you have a child and you want it safe, riding Backwards in a car seat"
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vanagon-Folding-Passenger...&rt=nc |
This is a re-listing. He was asking $550 for starters and a $715 BIN |
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Zeitgeist 13
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| Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 12:09 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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This seems like a pretty good deal:
https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/d/1987-vw-vanagon-westfalia/6661683469.html
[pet peeve #678] Please include a pic of the engine bay in every ad. Always.
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MsTaboo
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| Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:35 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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Hmmm...some worrying signs with that one. Seam rust for starters. Why is there a block under the front wheels? What happen to all the curtains? Front carpet? No pics of the underside, or engine (as noted above) Seems to have had a respray, what's lurking under that paint?
Appears to have been a Canadian van and seen hard use. Wonder if it was from back east in the rust belt?
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Zeitgeist 13
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| Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 6:29 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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Painting the door handles is a serious no-no
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jimf909
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:57 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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I pinged the seller alerting him to the gaff and he fixed the title but left it as synchro in the text. c'est la vie...
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EverettB
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raoul mitgong
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:11 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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Has anyone ever seen an ad where any body damage was NOT done by the previous owner?
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https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/1985-volkswagen-vanagon/6656876051.html
There is still a used tent for sale in Boulder with holes in it. He wouldn't even take the time to respond to a $40 offer. It is from a Syncro so be sure to add that to your offering price.
https://denver.craigslist.org/pts/d/original-grey-vw-vanagon/6659209499.html
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dabaron
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:20 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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- Van - camper - vanlife
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elizer
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 2:38 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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I thought you offered him 20 bucks? |
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raoul mitgong
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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I did. No reply. Doubled it. No reply.
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