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syncropaddy
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Well between you and me I got out of the river just in time! Another 20 yards and she would have drowned out. I was very very lucky as I misread the depth of the river and it got deeper before I was able to get out!
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syncropaddy
Academia is a poor substitute for natural talent
It is a wonder that the imagination survives the education system - Albert Einstein
1991 1.9 TD Syncro Multivan
1993 1.6 TD Syncro Van - is it the last one registered?
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whynotvw
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| Well between you and me I got out of the river just in time! Another 20 yards and she would have drowned out. I was very very lucky as I misread the depth of the river and it got deeper before I was able to get out! |
You got some big balls.  |
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syncropaddy
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Location: Republic of Ireland
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| syncropaddy wrote: |
| Well between you and me I got out of the river just in time! Another 20 yards and she would have drowned out. I was very very lucky as I misread the depth of the river and it got deeper before I was able to get out! |
You got some big balls. |
Haha thanks! The engine in that van was a 2.1DJ 112bhp unit. Dont think you guys get them in the states. Had it been a diesel I think the turbo would have blown.
Is there a place where I can post off road meeting pics?
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syncropaddy
Academia is a poor substitute for natural talent
It is a wonder that the imagination survives the education system - Albert Einstein
1991 1.9 TD Syncro Multivan
1993 1.6 TD Syncro Van - is it the last one registered?
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Volksaholic
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I think SyncroPaddy wins! 
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whynotvw
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| Well between you and me I got out of the river just in time! Another 20 yards and she would have drowned out. I was very very lucky as I misread the depth of the river and it got deeper before I was able to get out! |
You got some big balls. |
Haha thanks! The engine in that van was a 2.1DJ 112bhp unit. Dont think you guys get them in the states. Had it been a diesel I think the turbo would have blown.
Is there a place where I can post off road meeting pics? |
maybe you can start a thread for off road meetings. |
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Williamtaylor33
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I was thinking we should have a thread for general vanagon photos. Our everyday campsite travel photos get put in the wilderness thread. Cause there's no better place.
Btw. The picture of the vanagon in the river is an awesome shot. That's gonna be on my desktop.
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Jon_slider
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I like these new photo thread ideas. Go for it.
watch the Van swim
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ddonnell
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Myself, my sister, and her (now-ex) boyfriend:
Does it count if I am going to the beach and camping?
Here I'm at a small beach in Mendocino County:
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dcaver01
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I like these new photo thread ideas. Go for it.
watch the Van swim
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That's pretty bold/badass driving through all that water, I'd have a heart attack if my van was ever in that deep. btw what does that arrow point to at the 1:35 mark in the video? |
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syncropaddy
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| btw what does that arrow point to at the 1:35 mark in the video? |
That question has been asked many many times ......... never got an answer!
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Academia is a poor substitute for natural talent
It is a wonder that the imagination survives the education system - Albert Einstein
1991 1.9 TD Syncro Multivan
1993 1.6 TD Syncro Van - is it the last one registered?
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Jon_slider
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> what does that arrow point to at the 1:35 mark in the video
good question, not sure, might be to hilight how the guy shoved the side drifting van to make it turn toward shore?
I used to think it was to hilight Gordon Craig, but he was probably driving..
Gordon Craig was a South African Syncronaut
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Williamtaylor33
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The arrow is to highlight the guy that crapped his pants when he seen how awesome that syncro is.
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syncrodoka
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The guy that the arrow is pointing at is looking to tie on a rope and the locals are lined up to assist in pulling the syncro to safety but it drives on by. 
If you have ever driven in deep water you will notice that water comes in quite easily through the holes holding the step pads in. They must have had lots of water coming in while floating across. |
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dcaver01
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> what does that arrow point to at the 1:35 mark in the video
good question, not sure, might be to hilight how the guy shoved the side drifting van to make it turn toward shore?
I used to think it was to hilight Gordon Craig, but he was probably driving..
Gordon Craig was a South African Syncronaut
http://ovaloffice.be/pagina14.html |
That's a pretty sweet video too. Using the chili peppers song can't stop was a solid musical selection. The last part of the video with the van driving up the stairs is outrageous (not that any part of the video wasn't).
this thread is directly effecting my productivity at work today, lol  |
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whynotvw
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| The arrow is to highlight the guy that crapped his pants when he seen how awesome that syncro is. |
Ha Ha funny |
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Volksaholic
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That's a wild video... let's see how it's done it a Toyota: (I know... off topic, but we've got to size up the competition):
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Hmmm... makes me want to buy a Syncro!
So, I was curious... is the Syncro scooting along the bottom or is it floating? It looks like it's floating but I can't imagine it would track that well... but then I've never taken a VW van any deeper in the water than the floor level.
Paul
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whynotvw
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That's a wild video... let's see how it's done it a Toyota: (I know... off topic, but we've got to size up the competition):
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Hmmm... makes me want to buy a Syncro!
So, I was curious... is the Syncro scooting along the bottom or is it floating? It looks like it's floating but I can't imagine it would track that well... but then I've never taken a VW van any deeper in the water than the floor level.
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bjrogers86auto
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We have an Arisaig in Nova Scotia as well.
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bjrogers86auto
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Arisaig from the beach back....
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Bruce Wayne
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on the way home home from our last camping trip we took Smith River Road,the long way home.
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