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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

In the Jeep world we refer to rigs like this as: shopping Mall Crawlers. Did they really need ladders on both sides of the safari rack? Not my cup of tea and hope for owners sake the Subie is EZ30 or a water boxer is going to blow his doors off! I wish I had his CV900 wheel centers he needs mine as they are later covers that stick out for maximum "bling" something this rig doesn't seem to have enough of already Shocked
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tobias Duncan wrote:
Wow tough crowd.
This rig is a daily driver for a very nice taos family.
It's pretty impressive in person. While it might not be for everyone, I think it will be perfect for knocking around the endless dirt roads around here.

Did he do all the exterior steel work himself? If so it's a pretty ingenious rolling billboard for his abilities.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:03 am    Post subject: nice van Reply with quote

Tobias Duncan wrote:
Wow tough crowd.
This rig is a daily driver for a very nice taos family.
It's pretty impressive in person. While it might not be for everyone, I think it will be perfect for knocking around the endless dirt roads around here.
Blue Bay Bus Looks great, dirt roads yes Moab no. All show no go! Bring it to Syncro Solstice, prove me wrong? And yes I would drive it around Taos. Looks like the engine was done 2 1/2 years ago 2.5 turbo should have all the power you need. But all the money put in it could of been spent better! Still nice van. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

everybody wants to build their rigs the way they see them.
all of you included.. quit pissing on the man's cheerios and judging the splash.

nice rig, not mine but I'd certainly wave at him if passing on the winds.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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everybody wants to build their rigs the way they see them.
all of you included.. .


Agreed. The ironic thing is that many MANY people who don't own Vanagons think that they are really ugly vehicles.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They are really ugly vehicles
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zeitgeist 13 wrote:
They are really ugly vehicles


And we love their ugly... Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've been told numerous times that I have terrible taste, so what do I know about such things
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

danfromsyr wrote:
everybody wants to build their rigs the way they see them


the same could be said about these vans...22 pages of comments

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=432802

When you modify your van to this extent you will hear some feedback, good and bad. One has to recognize the craftmanship that went into it. A different thing is whether you would do the same or any of the mods to your own van.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Freedom of Speech. It is our right, but c'mon he is a fellow Syncronaut. Shame on you

He has done stuff that is cool. It is his rig and if he enjoys all his additions more power to him. We should be nicer to everyone that enjoys these vehicles as we do. That is why we watch this forum.

I like it, and I too will wave at a fellow Syncro owner, regardless of what options they have done to their vehicle. Beauty is in the eye of the owner.

I spent quite a bit time looking at his rig at Volkswagens on the Green last year. And by the crowd around it so did a few thousand other people.

Right on! Applause
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wonder how it handles? It looks like a lot of weight on the front suspension. I like the pop-top shocks!
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am impressed by the Safari rack that tilts with the electric screw drives for old guys like me, maybe one century I'll think about copying that idea. Paint my CV 900 wheels anything other than silver....NFW!
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't mind admitting I like it. Embarassed But I wouldn't want it unless it was functional for my usage. Overkill for me, but since the owner hasn't chimed in, maybe its still underbuilt for their use. Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dang double posting Android!
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The interior and the quarter window got my vote. I think its bitchen!!
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Beautiful, if overdone. I like the 70's stripeys! That's so much rollcage, it looks like an airport truck. The biggest downside to me is obscuring the rear lights.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It is kind of busy shall we say. Obviously quality worksmanship and many hours and dollars went into it. Time to take it out and thrash it a little. Lets see some scrapes on the rollcage and some brush sticking out of that rack! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 6:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Since I was at the market, I popped down the 'zine aisle and bought the issue:

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The last sentence on page 2 is cut off... not my scanner's fault, Hot VWs' fault. Rolling Eyes

I think Oscar is pretty cool. Cool
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

kamzcab86 wrote:
I think Oscar is pretty cool. Cool

Glad to see a positive comment! So sad to see all the negative comments, someone built what they wanted, they designed, and hired great people and built what they wanted. Then someone posts this on the "Wall of Shame" thread Rolling Eyes

People just aren't going to share here anymore when if it is going to be throwing yourselves to the wolves. Exclamation
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 7:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The "tough crowd" comment expresses what I was thinking as I read the negative comments. I guess we can expect criticism, founded or unfounded, just because it is the internet. Most of the negative comments about this van seem to be mean spirited and it leaves me feeling sorry, but the sorry feeling is more for the commenter than the van owner.

Clearly stated in the article is that the owner uses the van to get to locations he rides his bike or snow board. How does it make sense for anyone to leave comments about how it should be scratched up or if it will be super capable off road? May it be that there is some envy at the keyboard?

I would suggest that for the owner of the van, it would be more to his liking for those who are critical of the prowess of his van to go for a mountain bike ride with him or maybe go on a snowboarding trip. After one of those adventures, type critically to your heart's content. Or, maybe it would show that the owner doesn't deserve the criticisms in the way they've been doled out here.

Or, to say it another way: Let him pick the location. Then, when his super bitchin' Syncro can't go any further up the trail and you keep going, it may be a short lived feeling of victory when you finally have to stop or get stuck, and he continues up the trail on his Mountain Bike. I hope he would wave as he rode past. Smile

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