Actually, I'm hoping to retire soon, and I doubt my skill set would interest the dealership anyway.� Also, I'd like to have a Syncro so I'd then have the time to work on one but not necessarily the means to keep one going.� Life seems to consist mainly of the constantly evolving dilemma.� I think the smart move would be to rid myself of all thing motorized and just ride my bicycle.

Stephen

--- On Sun, 12/16/12, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: More Friday Stuff You Think You Are Driving An Old Vehicle? semi-old
To: "Stephen Grisanti" <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Date: Sunday, December 16, 2012, 12:38 PM

On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 8:40 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote:

Keeping the NVC fluff to a minimum after Friday but not so old, I have my eye on a Syncro hardtop here in town that is owned by the scion of the family that owned the VW dealership here, a business now sold and moved under some massive corporate dealership umbrella.� He grew up working in that shop and bought the van new, but mostly drives a Chevy pickup now for his photography biz.� I learned those details from another former employee of the same dealership who remembers him as a kid in the shop, and that guy also owns a Syncro he'll probably never part with.� And there's a third guy still at that corporate dealership with yet a third Syncro that will probably need to be pried from his cold, dead hands.� If I can outlive any one of those three I'll be golden.

More older, non-VW stories for Friday next.

Stephen

�� So, are you going to work at the VW dealership before or after you get hold of your Syncro?�� Seems like everyone you mention is a VW-related worker.��� Is that a requirement to own a Syncro? 

�I have heard they are expensive to maintain...unless perhaps one works at a VW place...Hee hee.