Actually Eric,
if you read the quote below, clipped directly from the e-bay page, you will
see that they want to sell their manual syncro because they upgraded to an
automatic 1990 vanagon. nowhere on the site does it say anything about the
syncro having an auto. the only real sin I could find was the misspelling of
syncro(synchro-their spelling)
cheers,
Don
" Here we have a rare 1989 Vanagon Synchro 4 wheel drive 7-passenger Van. We
believe we are the second owners, we bought it approximately 6 years ago and
it has spent the entire time in our posession transporting children to and
from school. Now, with the tremendous changes in the traffic density and the
arrival of an additional child we simply had to graduate to a 1990 Vanagon
with AUTOMATIC transmission. The car is in good shape, no rust at all
(Colorado car), all original, extremely reliable, the only thing we replaced
over the years was a clutch and an ignition coil.  It is fantastic in the
snow. Everything works except the air conditioner, we never attempted to get
it going, may just need a charge. It shows the usual wear for a car of that
age, but a little TLC will correct that. No significant mechanical or body
damage except a cracked rear bumper and a small dent in the right front
door. The windshield also has a crack. Overall it is a great car."

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Zeno" <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 9:29 AM
Subject: Syncro automatic for sale

> This just goes to show you what you find on E-bait.
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> Keep your distance...
>                           Eric
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=15291
&item=4564673489
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