I don;t have one - have driven the two-wheel (really one wheel) Vanagon
from Alaska in Winter to Florida i Winter and summer. And unless you get
off the pavement - a Syncro is just a status symbol and a whole bunch of
mechanical nightmare  you don't want. If however you do get off road -
they are a whole bunch  nice to have,

John

On 9/11/2013 12:46 AM, raceingcajun wrote:
>     Hello Vanities,
>
>     One of my Sons hit his head in the shower, and now has an
> un-controllable desire to buy a Passat W8. Keep in mind that we live on the
> Gulf Coast. No snow/ice, winter temps are in the high 30's low 40's and the
> last time we had a wisp of snow was in 1997. Also he lives in town, never
> get of the cement or goes off road mud riding. Worst driving conditions
> heavy rains, some fog.
>     Now with that back ground in mind. What I'm looking for is a general
> users critic of the Volkswagen Vanagon Syncro system, its mechanic's and
> driving idiosyncrasy's. General cost of maintenance, etc.
>     So wipe off those crystal balls and lets have your learned opinion good
> and bad!
>
> Thanks in Advance
>
> Howard
>