Syncros are like dogs. You can own one, and it's a fair bit of work but great reward. However if you get two, they can play with eachother and its really not a whole lot more work to keep the pair. 
But if you get to many, you have a problem. 

Why own just one?

-craig
'87 syncro
'87 syncro
'87 2wd

On Sep 27, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Dake Collins <wuwe423@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Thanks for posting this article, now my 96 year old father understands why I want to upgrade from my standard Westy to a Syncro.
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> Dake
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> From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 9:40 AM
> Subject: Re: Cur side classics article about syncro
> 
> 
> "Cur side" referring, of course, to the side of the car where the dog sits.
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> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
> 
> On 09/26/2013 10:49 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>> Nice piece on the syncro at curbside classics
>> 
>> http://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-european/curbside-classic-vw-vanagon-syncro-t3-so-misunderstood/
>> 
>> Even nicer for me as my van is in a couple of the pics.
>> 
>> Alistair
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