In a message dated 5/25/99 3:42:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time, vw4x4@FYI.NET
writes:

>     Hey Zoe,
>      Just for the record, the exhaust on the Sycnro is not the same.
>  The from head pipe must snake over the skid plate. Kind of strainge
>  you should mention this.....
>
>              Eric                   86-VW4x4
>              vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
>              Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>
Hi, this is Roger, my oops (Zoe gets top billing for all the posts, but this
was my response).  I had a mechanic replace that pipe once, and he is the one
that told me about the exhaust system.  Oh well, perhaps my memory failed me
here.  And there is also the extra labor of removing the skid plate for that
job.  I mentioned it because the original poster said Syncro exhaust parts
were so expensive, but I don't remember the pieces being much pricier than
the non-Syncro's.  I do recall that replacing the whole exhaust system is
quite expensive, but I thought that was true for all the Wasserleakers.
Zoe Ann & Roger
Fallible but trying to be helpful Syncro Adventurewagen owners    :)