>I have been using the big air filter (part # 25129620B) which goes 
>for $136 CDN (just phoned for the latest price).  My dealer, who used 
>to stock these no longer do so.  They have to be ordered from 
>Toronto.

I bought a little pile of these expensive filters four years ago figuring
that they would get really expensive and not available any more.

>The kicker is this, after 5 years they told me that the regular 
>Vanagon air filter also fits.  Apparantly it is a round cylinder 
>versus the oval jobbie I have in there now.  The price is $20.38 CDN.  
>They said that the Syncro filter is used only for extremely dusty 
>conditions.  

There is no reason to use a syncro air filter except in the dusty regions of
southwest.

I live in the northeast

This means I am...

..uh...

..an idiot with a pile of needlessly expensive filters in the attick? Oh
well, I think I only paid about $50 each or them back when so at least it
seems I am beating inflation!

>I have only put in 2 filters in 5 years... 2 year service life.  Even 
>after 2 years the filter is very clean.... I don't do much dirt road, 
>and maybe because the air intake is so high in the rear it doesn't 
>get much dust (?).  

I believe than a Vanagon Syncro air filter is virtually a
life-of-the-vehicle kind of thing where you live. 

Derek Drew
90 syncro westy
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