Newest Member?

1
I was beginning to think OZ had gone the way of Atlantis until Les yanked on my chain. It took me another six weeks after for me to realise that Yahoo had unceremoniously evicted me from the group. I've rejoined and proudly proclaim myself to be the newest member of the group.;-)

Thanks for the 'heads-up', Les.


BenT
but still str8
2
Welcome newbie!

I think you will find this an excellent group to join.

Ha!

Hi again Ben T.

I was wondering where all your BenT humour had gone.

Cheers,

Skot


On 7/11/2011 11:49 AM, BenT Syncro wrote:
 

I was beginning to think OZ had gone the way of Atlantis until Les yanked on my chain. It took me another six weeks after for me to realise that Yahoo had unceremoniously evicted me from the group. I've rejoined and proudly proclaim myself to be the newest member of the group.;-)

Thanks for the 'heads-up', Les.

BenT
but still str8


3

And, paradoxically, Ben was also one of the original members of the group!   It was a bit unfortunate that it was Ben who fell victim to ‘friendly fire’ – shot down by Yahoo itself!

Les

 

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of BenT Syncro
Sent: 07 November 2011 11:49
To: Syncro T3 Australia Group
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Newest Member?

 

I was beginning to think OZ had gone the way of Atlantis until Les yanked on my chain. It took me another six weeks after for me to realise that Yahoo had unceremoniously evicted me from the group. I've rejoined and proudly proclaim myself to be the newest member of the group.;-)

Thanks for the 'heads-up', Les.

BenT
but still str8

4
Skot,

The past few months have been fraught with near misses and non-Syncro related adventure.

Besides 6 people I knew personally passing, I was missed by a P-51 Mustang which decided to park where I was supposed to be seated. Had a rough night of celebrations and decided against going to the recent Reno Air Races. Our seats remained empty as I overslept. Hours later, our host reported that he had to jump out of the way as someone's liver went flying his way. Two weeks later in the same vicinity, I found ourselves caught between the infamous Hells Angels and their rival Vagos motorcycle gang. Our host for the event called Street Vibrations, thought it would be clever to relocate out booth to block the HA 'pledges' (HA membership candidates) from looking over the rail. On the other side of the booth was the hotel security detail, Reno PD, and the Nevada State Troopers. We had Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh and their assorted friends on our side to block any stray shots. Thankfully, the gangs did their shooting outside.;-) One former client tells me not to worry because he's 'got my back'. I was bewilderedly asked what the 'F---' he could do against 400+ HA guys and another 400+ affiliates.he turned his back and showed off his 'colors'. 

Besides that, I've been working hard at getting my Syncro ready for winter. There's snow 3 hours drive from San Francisco. I will be there in a few days.


BenT

sent from my electronic leash

On Nov 6, 2011, at 4:52 PM, Scott Pitcher <spbconsulting@bigpond.com> wrote:

Welcome newbie!

I think you will find this an excellent group to join.

Ha!

Hi again Ben T.

I was wondering where all your BenT humour had gone.

Cheers,

Skot


On 7/11/2011 11:49 AM, BenT Syncro wrote:
 

I was beginning to think OZ had gone the way of Atlantis until Les yanked on my chain. It took me another six weeks after for me to realise that Yahoo had unceremoniously evicted me from the group. I've rejoined and proudly proclaim myself to be the newest member of the group.;-)

Thanks for the 'heads-up', Les.

BenT
but still str8


5
Les,

You do a fantastic job. I will not hold it against you that you share your first name not just with my ex-wife's but my brother's ex as well. And no we were not married to the same woman (& neither of us were married to men).


;-)


BenT

On Nov 6, 2011, at 4:56 PM, "Les Harris" <leslieharris@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

And, paradoxically, Ben was also one of the original members of the group!   It was a bit unfortunate that it was Ben who fell victim to ‘friendly fire’ – shot down by Yahoo itself!

Les

 

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of BenT Syncro
Sent: 07 November 2011 11:49
To: Syncro T3 Australia Group
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Newest Member?

 

I was beginning to think OZ had gone the way of Atlantis until Les yanked on my chain. It took me another six weeks after for me to realise that Yahoo had unceremoniously evicted me from the group. I've rejoined and proudly proclaim myself to be the newest member of the group.;-)

Thanks for the 'heads-up', Les.

BenT
but still str8

6

Unfortunately, the septics (and not a few other supposedly English-speaking nationalities, do have a problem with the few gender discriminated first names, Leslie and Lesley being a common mistake.   Some years ago, I was in communication with a GM woman engineer whose first name was ‘Leslie”; it transpired that she was totally unaware of the existence gender discriminated first name spellings.  Initially, she told me that I was wrong and there was no such spelling as Lesley – the she did some fact-checking!)I therefore dissociate myself from the wrongly named exes.

I knew a lady who had named a daughter ‘Seleste’; she was unaware of the correct spelling and was a bit disgruntled to find that she had been wrong for the last eighteen years!   The daughter had worked it out a long time ago but never told her mother.

Les

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of BenT Syncro
Sent: 07 November 2011 12:32
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Newest Member?

 

Les,

You do a fantastic job. I will not hold it against you that you share your first name not just with my ex-wife's but my brother's ex as well. And no we were not married to the same woman (& neither of us were married to men).

_,_._,___

7
Ben T,

Speaking of air disasters, we were narrowly missed (well by about 300m) by a 2 seater light plane that decided to park in the Ferris Wheel at the Old Bar Kombi Festival in early October.

The two idiots in the plane survived fine - 1 had a broken collar bone and the other no issue.

Two poor kids were stuck up the top in the Ferris wheel and had to be rescued.

Other than that my life is a lot quieter than yours although a Rebels Biker gang drove through my local beach during my daughter nippers carnival last Sunday. Nippers is the young surf-life-saver stuff we crazy Aussies do here.

Great to hear you're back.

Cheers,

Skot

On 7/11/2011 12:21 PM, BenT Syncro wrote:
Skot,

The past few months have been fraught with near misses and non-Syncro related adventure.

Besides 6 people I knew personally passing, I was missed by a P-51 Mustang which decided to park where I was supposed to be seated. Had a rough night of celebrations and decided against going to the recent Reno Air Races. Our seats remained empty as I overslept. Hours later, our host reported that he had to jump out of the way as someone's liver went flying his way. Two weeks later in the same vicinity, I found ourselves caught between the infamous Hells Angels and their rival Vagos motorcycle gang. Our host for the event called Street Vibrations, thought it would be clever to relocate out booth to block the HA 'pledges' (HA membership candidates) from looking over the rail. On the other side of the booth was the hotel security detail, Reno PD, and the Nevada State Troopers. We had Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh and their assorted friends on our side to block any stray shots. Thankfully, the gangs did their shooting outside.;-) One former client tells me not to worry because he's 'got my back'. I was bewilderedly asked what the 'F---' he could do against 400+ HA guys and another 400+ affiliates.he turned his back and showed off his 'colors'.

Besides that, I've been working hard at getting my Syncro ready for winter. There's snow 3 hours drive from San Francisco. I will be there in a few days.


BenT

sent from my electronic leash

On Nov 6, 2011, at 4:52 PM, Scott Pitcher <spbconsulting@bigpond.com> wrote:

Welcome newbie!

I think you will find this an excellent group to join.

Ha!

Hi again Ben T.

I was wondering where all your BenT humour had gone.

Cheers,

Skot


On 7/11/2011 11:49 AM, BenT Syncro wrote:

I was beginning to think OZ had gone the way of Atlantis until Les yanked on my chain. It took me another six weeks after for me to realise that Yahoo had unceremoniously evicted me from the group. I've rejoined and proudly proclaim myself to be the newest member of the group.;-)

Thanks for the 'heads-up', Les.

BenT
but still str8



8
Les,

I'm sure our Leslie's couldn't possibly be mistaken for you. They both pronounce their R's when they say "car" and spell 'Syncro' with an 'H'.


BenT

On Nov 6, 2011, at 5:47 PM, "Les Harris" <leslieharris@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

Unfortunately, the septics (and not a few other supposedly English-speaking nationalities, do have a problem with the few gender discriminated first names, Leslie and Lesley being a common mistake.   Some years ago, I was in communication with a GM woman engineer whose first name was ‘Leslie”; it transpired that she was totally unaware of the existence gender discriminated first name spellings.  Initially, she told me that I was wrong and there was no such spelling as Lesley – the she did some fact-checking!)I therefore dissociate myself from the wrongly named exes.

I knew a lady who had named a daughter ‘Seleste’; she was unaware of the correct spelling and was a bit disgruntled to find that she had been wrong for the last eighteen years!   The daughter had worked it out a long time ago but never told her mother.

Les

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of BenT Syncro
Sent: 07 November 2011 12:32
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Newest Member?

 

Les,

You do a fantastic job. I will not hold it against you that you share your first name not just with my ex-wife's but my brother's ex as well. And no we were not married to the same woman (& neither of us were married to men).

9
Skot,

When it's your time, it's your time. It wasn't mine yet. I was in a Cathay Pacific flight from HKG to SFO some years back when one engine decided to leave the flight prematurely. We made if back 6.5 hours sans the 4th engine. We had a friend some 10 years back who decided to take someone else's flight duties. An hour later, she was on the phone asking for advice on how to handle hijackers. 23 minutes later, they slammed the plane on the WTC in New York.;-( 


BenT
sent from my electronic leash

On Nov 6, 2011, at 5:49 PM, Scott Pitcher <spbconsulting@bigpond.com> wrote:

Ben T,

Speaking of air disasters, we were narrowly missed (well by about 300m) by a 2 seater light plane that decided to park in the Ferris Wheel at the Old Bar Kombi Festival in early October.

The two idiots in the plane survived fine - 1 had a broken collar bone and the other no issue.

Two poor kids were stuck up the top in the Ferris wheel and had to be rescued.

Other than that my life is a lot quieter than yours although a Rebels Biker gang drove through my local beach during my daughter nippers carnival last Sunday. Nippers is the young surf-life-saver stuff we crazy Aussies do here.

Great to hear you're back.

Cheers,

Skot

On 7/11/2011 12:21 PM, BenT Syncro wrote:
 
Skot,

The past few months have been fraught with near misses and non-Syncro related adventure.

Besides 6 people I knew personally passing, I was missed by a P-51 Mustang which decided to park where I was supposed to be seated. Had a rough night of celebrations and decided against going to the recent Reno Air Races. Our seats remained empty as I overslept. Hours later, our host reported that he had to jump out of the way as someone's liver went flying his way. Two weeks later in the same vicinity, I found ourselves caught between the infamous Hells Angels and their rival Vagos motorcycle gang. Our host for the event called Street Vibrations, thought it would be clever to relocate out booth to block the HA 'pledges' (HA membership candidates) from looking over the rail. On the other side of the booth was the hotel security detail, Reno PD, and the Nevada State Troopers. We had Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh and their assorted friends on our side to block any stray shots. Thankfully, the gangs did their shooting outside.;-) One former client tells me not to worry because he's 'got my back'. I was bewilderedly asked what the 'F---' he could do against 400+ HA guys and another 400+ affiliates.he turned his back and showed off his 'colors'. 

Besides that, I've been working hard at getting my Syncro ready for winter. There's snow 3 hours drive from San Francisco. I will be there in a few days.


BenT

sent from my electronic leash

On Nov 6, 2011, at 4:52 PM, Scott Pitcher <spbconsulting@bigpond.com> wrote:

Welcome newbie!

I think you will find this an excellent group to join.

Ha!

Hi again Ben T.

I was wondering where all your BenT humour had gone.

Cheers,

Skot


On 7/11/2011 11:49 AM, BenT Syncro wrote:
 

I was beginning to think OZ had gone the way of Atlantis until Les yanked on my chain. It took me another six weeks after for me to realise that Yahoo had unceremoniously evicted me from the group. I've rejoined and proudly proclaim myself to be the newest member of the group.;-)

Thanks for the 'heads-up', Les.

BenT
but still str8



10

Ben,

Sadly, the ‘synchro’ problem is not confined to the US .  

It has taken a number of years to re-educate the Volkswagen Club of Victoria.   For many years, we were described as the Synchro group in club communications and publications.  

We have finally got that point through to them but still lack even grudging recognition in some quarters.   The annual Day of the Volkswagen in Victoria was held yesterday and the grudging aspect was again apparent.

Les

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of BenT Syncro
Sent: 07 November 2011 13:01
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Newest Member?

Les,

I'm sure our Leslie's couldn't possibly be mistaken for you. They both pronounce their R's when they say "car" and spell 'Syncro' with an 'H'.

BenT



11
Don't feel too bad, Les. Here in San Francisco, California where you cannot go through a single day with seen a T3 Syncro (or at least a 2WD T3), there is always someone saying, "What kind of a car is that?". First of all, the word "car" means the same thing here as I'm sure it does in OZ. Secondly, my Syncro is has badges proclaiming it is a  Volkswagen in front and at the rear. Besides that, the wheels all have VW logos. Worse than that, when I drive the Doublecab. I often get the "Did you make that yourself?" questions before the declaration that it "... almost looks like factory made.!"



BenT

sent from my electronic leash

On Nov 6, 2011, at 6:17 PM, "Les Harris" <leslieharris@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

Ben,

Sadly, the ‘synchro’ problem is not confined to the US .  

It has taken a number of years to re-educate the Volkswagen Club of Victoria.   For many years, we were described as the Synchro group in club communications and publications.  

We have finally got that point through to them but still lack even grudging recognition in some quarters.   The annual Day of the Volkswagen in Victoria was held yesterday and the grudging aspect was again apparent.

Les

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of BenT Syncro
Sent: 07 November 2011 13:01
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Newest Member?

Les,

I'm sure our Leslie's couldn't possibly be mistaken for you. They both pronounce their R's when they say "car" and spell 'Syncro' with an 'H'.

BenT



12
I almost forgot. My California personalised license plates read:

S-Y-N-C-R-O


BenT

sent from my electronic leash

On Nov 6, 2011, at 6:17 PM, "Les Harris" <leslieharris@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

Ben,

Sadly, the ‘synchro’ problem is not confined to the US .  

It has taken a number of years to re-educate the Volkswagen Club of Victoria.   For many years, we were described as the Synchro group in club communications and publications.  

We have finally got that point through to them but still lack even grudging recognition in some quarters.   The annual Day of the Volkswagen in Victoria was held yesterday and the grudging aspect was again apparent.

Les

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of BenT Syncro
Sent: 07 November 2011 13:01
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Newest Member?

Les,

I'm sure our Leslie's couldn't possibly be mistaken for you. They both pronounce their R's when they say "car" and spell 'Syncro' with an 'H'.

BenT



13

Ben,

A good stroke of one-ups-manship!  

Here in Victoria , the SYNCRO plate has been taken for a long time and the current plate owner came to us yesterday at the Day of the Volkswagen and made himself known.

My plate is SYNCR0, with the last character being the number zero, not the letter ‘O’.   That’s as close as I could get.

Les

 

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of BenT Syncro
Sent: 07 November 2011 13:43
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Newest Member? 

I almost forgot. My California personalised license plates read:

S-Y-N-C-R-O

BenT

._,___

14
Les,

Someone owned this plate for some 15+ years. One year they slipped up when I happen to be trying to get 'SYNCRO16' or  '4X4 IS 16'. California only allows 7 characters and my second choice was issued to some Ford truck. Just for the heck of it, I tried SYNCRO. Lo and behold, the system accepted my request. Apparently, the owner had not paid his fees perhaps because he sold his Syncro or simply no longer wanted to pay the extra $54 per year for the "vanity plates" as they called here. After a few months of waiting, the plates were surrendered to the Department of Motor Vehicles and subsequently re-issued a newer version to yours truly.

If only I didn't have to explain to people that I can't swim. Some people think the plate is for 'Syncronized swimming'.



BenT

sent from my electronic leash

On Nov 6, 2011, at 6:48 PM, "Les Harris" <leslieharris@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

Ben,

A good stroke of one-ups-manship!  

Here in Victoria , the SYNCRO plate has been taken for a long time and the current plate owner came to us yesterday at the Day of the Volkswagen and made himself known.

My plate is SYNCR0, with the last character being the number zero, not the letter ‘O’.   That’s as close as I could get.

Les

 

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of BenT Syncro
Sent: 07 November 2011 13:43
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Newest Member? 

I almost forgot. My California personalised license plates read:

S-Y-N-C-R-O

BenT

._,___

15
and syncro should have a lower case "s".

syncro (like quattro)



> Les Harris <leslieharris@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> Ben,
>
> Sadly, the 'synchro' problem is not confined to the US.
>
> It has taken a number of years to re-educate the Volkswagen Club of
> Victoria. For many years, we were described as the Synchro group in
> club
> communications and publications.
>
> We have finally got that point through to them but still lack even
> grudging
> recognition in some quarters. The annual Day of the Volkswagen in
> Victoria
> was held yesterday and the grudging aspect was again apparent.
>
> Les
>
> _____
>
> From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of BenT Syncro
> Sent: 07 November 2011 13:01
> To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Newest Member?
>
> Les,
>
> I'm sure our Leslie's couldn't possibly be mistaken for you. They both
> pronounce their R's when they say "car" and spell 'Syncro' with an 'H'.
>
> BenT
16
I met a guy in CA with SYNCRO (Washington) plates on his Westy. That was in '93.



> BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Les,
>
> Someone owned this plate for some 15+ years. One year they slipped up
> when I happen to be trying to get 'SYNCRO16' or '4X4 IS 16'. California
> only allows 7 characters and my second choice was issued to some Ford
> truck. Just for the heck of it, I tried SYNCRO. Lo and behold, the
> system accepted my request. Apparently, the owner had not paid his fees
> perhaps because he sold his Syncro or simply no longer wanted to pay the
> extra $54 per year for the "vanity plates" as they called here. After a
> few months of waiting, the plates were surrendered to the Department of
> Motor Vehicles and subsequently re-issued a newer version to yours
> truly.
>
> If only I didn't have to explain to people that I can't swim. Some
> people think the plate is for 'Syncronized swimming'.
>
>
>
> BenT
>
> sent from my electronic leash
>
> On Nov 6, 2011, at 6:48 PM, "Les Harris" <leslieharris@optusnet.com.au>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Ben,
> > A good stroke of one-ups-manship!
> > Here in Victoria, the SYNCRO plate has been taken for a long time and
> the current plate owner came to us yesterday at the Day of the
> Volkswagen and made himself known.
> > My plate is SYNCR0, with the last character being the number zero, not
> the letter �������O��������. That��������s as close as I could get.
> > Les
> >
> > From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of BenT Syncro
> > Sent: 07 November 2011 13:43
> > To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Newest Member?
> > I almost forgot. My California personalised license plates read:
> > S-Y-N-C-R-O
> > BenT
> > ._,___
> >
> >
> >
17
I met a guy in CA with SYNCRO (Washington) plates on his Westy. That was in '93.



> BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Les,
>
> Someone owned this plate for some 15+ years. One year they slipped up
> when I happen to be trying to get 'SYNCRO16' or '4X4 IS 16'. California
> only allows 7 characters and my second choice was issued to some Ford
> truck. Just for the heck of it, I tried SYNCRO. Lo and behold, the
> system accepted my request. Apparently, the owner had not paid his fees
> perhaps because he sold his Syncro or simply no longer wanted to pay the
> extra $54 per year for the "vanity plates" as they called here. After a
> few months of waiting, the plates were surrendered to the Department of
> Motor Vehicles and subsequently re-issued a newer version to yours
> truly.
>
> If only I didn't have to explain to people that I can't swim. Some
> people think the plate is for 'Syncronized swimming'.
>
>
>
> BenT
>
> sent from my electronic leash
>
> On Nov 6, 2011, at 6:48 PM, "Les Harris" <leslieharris@optusnet.com.au>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Ben,
> > A good stroke of one-ups-manship!
> > Here in Victoria, the SYNCRO plate has been taken for a long time and
> the current plate owner came to us yesterday at the Day of the
> Volkswagen and made himself known.
> > My plate is SYNCR0, with the last character being the number zero, not
> the letter �������O��������. That��������s as close as I could get.
> > Les
> >
> > From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of BenT Syncro
> > Sent: 07 November 2011 13:43
> > To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Newest Member?
> > I almost forgot. My California personalised license plates read:
> > S-Y-N-C-R-O
> > BenT
> > ._,___
> >
> >
> >
18

Phill,

That’s most interesting.   Wherever I have seen lower case in official VAG publications, I have assumed it to be a minor translation problem.  

Given that we now have looney model names like “Up!”, I don’t think that it matters a lot which spelling we adopt!!!

Les

 

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of plander@optusnet.com.au
Sent: 07 November 2011 18:27
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: RE: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Newest Member?

 

and syncro should have a lower case "s".
syncro (like quattro)

,___

19
I think that it's a German thing. Nouns are upper case. syncro and quattro are adjectives(?). Maybe some of the German sprechers can help me here.

I saw a press release in the '80s that mentioned that quattro should always be lower case. I assume that syncro is the same.

Phill



>
> Given that we now have looney model names like "Up!", I don't think that
> it matters a lot which spelling we adopt!!!
>

Maybe they "Buggied" it Up!
20

Phill,

In fact, we have a German certified technical translator amongst our members – Joachim Dietlicher .   Joachim is away on holidays at the moment but will probably pick up on this when he gets back.

Les

 

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of plander@optusnet.com.au
Sent: 07 November 2011 19:08
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: RE: RE: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Newest Member?

I think that it's a German thing. Nouns are upper case. syncro and quattro are adjectives(?). Maybe some of the German sprechers can help me here.
I saw a press release in the '80s that mentioned that quattro should always be lower case. I assume that syncro is the same.

Phill