Thanks Mike, my reading comprehension skills, like my Vanagon recognition
skills, are very well developed!  ;)

I said "like a factory SVX".

The Oettinger has rubber bands to keep the water in, unlike the SVX
engine...

On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:

> This ones a WBX-6 by Oettinger, not a suby.
>
> Mike B.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 10:00 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: very cool van
>
> but how can one have a 'factory SVX Synco' ?
>
> VW is not going to put in any japanese engine .
>
> Closest I've ever heard of is Porsche putting a 911 engine into a Vanagon
> ..syncro one I believe, .
> for a  Paris-Dakar type support vehicle.
>
> does seem slightly fishy that the price on this SA red syncro is low,
> and year is not mentioned..
> and you would expect an engine picture .
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 6:22 PM
> Subject: Re: very cool van
>
>
>  I agree Scott - that's like a factory SVX Syncro, with only 50,000 miles
>> on
>> it!  ;)
>>
>> And its a red one...
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
>> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>
>>  that price sounds too low.
>>> worth double that easily.
>>> yep ..you're right ..currency converter says 22,766.47 USD
>>>
>>> that is strangely low.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Michael Rasmussen" <michael@JAMHOME.US>
>>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 4:28 PM
>>> Subject: Re: very cool van
>>>
>>>
>>>  On Wed, Dec 01, 2010 at 06:57:38PM -0500, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>  http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=893943
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> About $23,000 (USD)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>    Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon
>>>>  Trading kilograms for kilometers since 2003
>>>>  Be appropriate && Follow your curiosity
>>>>        http://www.jamhome.us/
>>>> The Fortune Cookie Fortune today is:
>>>> Find something you love, dream it and do it.
>>>>  ~ Kent, Mountain Turtle, Peterson
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>>
>> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
>> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'
>>
>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>
>> www.thebassspa.com
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27