On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 7:24 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>wrote:

> The trusty Mopar minivan (the dog van, the river van, the daily driver) is
> exhibiting no-start problems along with other ailments and may be on its
> last legs.  Consequently, the '87 Westy has been drafted into daily driver
> and runabout service.  The minivan can likely be fixed without tremendous
> expense or difficulty (probably fuel pump or relay for this particular
> problem) but my ruthlessly practical bride might decide to sentence it to
> exile as she did the last one.  She sees this as a chance to rid us of one
> vehicle, while I view it as the perfect opportunity to find a Syncro.  Can
> this marriage be saved?
>
> Stephen
>

   Yes, but only if you replace the Mopar with a Toyota Previa
supercharged 5sp AWD for around $1000, rather than trying to configure and
$upport a Syncro as your daily driver......

 I see these Toyotas with low miles (for a Toyota) listed  often at very
reasonable prices.   They look like little footballs but are supposed to
handle extremely well with their mid engine RWD configuration...and
supposed to be quite dependable....  Kinda Cult-like, too...though not as
widely subscribed as the Syncro VW Cult....

   I think you might have more harmony going that direction, but then....it
wouldn't be a Syncro....