Syncro sold

1
Hi Folks,

My Syncro has been sold to Steve in WA. Went off on a truck today.
Thanks to the list members, and particularly Les, for your help with
the sale.

Steve is a VW enthusiast and surfer, who wants to get closer to his
favourite isolated beaches, so it should suit him well. His friend Kevin
was familiar with my van through the list, which helped with the sale.
Hopefully he will add to the growing contingent of WA list members.

Sorry to see it go in some ways, as it is probably a better off-road
performer than the new T5 will be, but for the few opportunities I get
to use it off-road, I couldn't justify keeping it. And the T5 is just
so relaxed on a long trip.

Brian Reed
2
Is the new owner a member of the list?  If not, can someone please get him on it.
 
We have Stuart the Diver in Melbourne, Andy the Surfer in - oops, can't tell anyone where he is because he has a private surf beach - and now Steve the Surfer in WA.  Good stuff!
 
Les
 
----- Original Message -----
From: bdrinoz
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 3:43 PM
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Syncro sold

Hi Folks,

My Syncro has been sold to Steve in WA. Went off on a truck today.
Thanks to the list members, and particularly Les, for your help with
the sale.

Steve is a VW enthusiast and surfer, who wants to get closer to his
favourite isolated beaches, so it should suit him well. His friend Kevin
was familiar with my van through the list, which helped with the sale.
Hopefully he will add to the growing contingent of WA list members.

Sorry to see it go in some ways, as it is probably a better off-road
performer than the new T5 will be, but for the few opportunities I get
to use it off-road, I couldn't justify keeping it. And the T5 is just
so relaxed on a long trip.

Brian Reed

3
--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "bdrinoz" <breed@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> My Syncro has been sold to Steve in WA. Went off on a truck today.
> Thanks to the list members, and particularly Les, for your help with
> the sale.
>
> Steve is a VW enthusiast and surfer, who wants to get closer to his
> favourite isolated beaches, so it should suit him well. His friend Kevin
> was familiar with my van through the list, which helped with the sale.
> Hopefully he will add to the growing contingent of WA list members.
>
> Sorry to see it go in some ways, as it is probably a better off-road
> performer than the new T5 will be, but for the few opportunities I get
> to use it off-road, I couldn't justify keeping it. And the T5 is just
> so relaxed on a long trip.
>
> Brian Reed
>
Hello Brian
Congratulations on selling your 'old girl'. A new life and new
adventures for her. I sold my 'old girl' Miss Evie,an ex-Telstra win
dow van, but have unfortunately never quite got over selling her. I
now own a Kombi Beach which is very nice and also smooth and easy on
those long country miles that I tend to do. I certainly don't have
panic attacks like I had with the 'old girl' watching the fuel guage
dropping dramatically as she screamed along the Hume (100kph). But
there's something about that dak dak dak sound that's so
satisfying,unique and complete.I miss it.I have the Kombi Beach up for
sale on Car Sales and keeping my eye open at the same time for a T3,
nor necessarily a syncro,in no great hurry but watchful. The lads at
Volks Affair tell me that Miss Evie's new young owner brings her in
for her regular check up and that she's made regular appearances in
the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne as well as travelling up the
east coast of NSW looking for the right surf spots and the right gigs
to play at. (He's a muso). So she certainly is having a glorious
affair with her new partner, just the right life for a grand dame.
Brian , with regard to your T5 what kind of tyres are fitted. Mine are
some kind of Michelin commercial tyre that take a whopping 55 lbsi.
The ride seems hard and it transfers all of the road surface through
the vehicle. I have lowered the pressure by 8lbs which seems to make a
marginal difference. I believe the tyres are rated for a full
commercial load. I'm also thinking of fitting 'softer' shocks to allow
for more flex in cornering. Whats your thouights on all this.
Michael Rayner.
St Kilda
4

Hi Micheal,

 

We might have to start a sub-list for T5’s. (By the way, is yours a 4 Motion?)

 

I have the Michelin’s as well (AGILIS 51), and had similar issues. They were very drummy at about 55psi that they came with, and I’ve dropped it substantially (to about 44 if I remember) with good effect. I did that after reading similar comments on the English site ‘the Brickyard’. (http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=15 ). That’s worth a look if you haven’t seen it already. There at least 10 Australian members on the T5 list there.

 

I don’t know that I’d go for softer shocks though, although being a camper, and LWB mine is heavier, and also probably more top-heavy with the pop-top.  I test drove Trakka’s ‘off-road pack’ camper, and was put off by the even choppier ride that had with its uprated shocks. I think the standard set-up is a good compromise, at least on my van.

 

I’ve just got the standard steel wheels (16”) with mine, as I wasn’t much impressed with the optional factory mags, but I’d like to up-grade at some point.  On my T3 I had Audi A4 wheels, which were ‘take-offs’ (when people upgraded to flasher mags). These were quite common and cheap in the early 90’s.  I’d like to find something similar for the T5.  Do you have any idea of what wheels might fit?

 

I some-times go to Kombi-Club events. They have a breakfast get-together on the first Sunday of the month, and the August one (5th) is at Rickett’s Point. See http://forums.kombiclub.com/showthread.php?t=7692 for details. Maybe I’ll see you there.

 

BRIAN REED

FAIRFIELD NATURAL THERAPIES

185 Wingrove St

Fairfield, Vic. 3078

03 9481 5673   0407 319 521

5
Ouch!
:-)
6
--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Reed" <breed@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Micheal,
>
>
>
> We might have to start a sub-list for T5's. (By the way, is yours a 4
> Motion?)
>
>
>
> I have the Michelin's as well (AGILIS 51), and had similar issues.
They were
> very drummy at about 55psi that they came with, and I've dropped it
> substantially (to about 44 if I remember) with good effect. I did
that after
> reading similar comments on the English site 'the Brickyard'.
> (http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=15 ). That's
worth a
> look if you haven't seen it already. There at least 10 Australian
members on
> the T5 list there.
>
>
>
> I don't know that I'd go for softer shocks though, although being a
camper,
> and LWB mine is heavier, and also probably more top-heavy with the
pop-top.
> I test drove Trakka's 'off-road pack' camper, and was put off by the
even
> choppier ride that had with its uprated shocks. I think the standard
set-up
> is a good compromise, at least on my van.
>
>
>
> I've just got the standard steel wheels (16") with mine, as I wasn't
much
> impressed with the optional factory mags, but I'd like to up-grade
at some
> point. On my T3 I had Audi A4 wheels, which were 'take-offs' (when
people
> upgraded to flasher mags). These were quite common and cheap in the
early
> 90's. I'd like to find something similar for the T5. Do you have
any idea
> of what wheels might fit?
>
>
>
> I some-times go to Kombi-Club events. They have a breakfast
get-together on
> the first Sunday of the month, and the August one (5th) is at Rickett's
> Point. See http://forums.kombiclub.com/showthread.php?t=7692 for
details.
> Maybe I'll see you there.
>
>
>
> BRIAN REED
>
> FAIRFIELD NATURAL THERAPIES
>
> 185 Wingrove St
>
> Fairfield, Vic. 3078
>
> 03 9481 5673 0407 319 521
>
> _____
>
G'Day Brian.
I don't know about the sub list for T5's in the syncro group. Might
meet with a little bit of resistance going by Andy & Ruth's "ouch"
comment.But I know that we both have an absolute admiration and
interest at heart when it comes to T3 syncro's. Seems 44lbs is about
the compromise tyre pressure from other T5 owners. No my Kombi Beach
is not a 4Motion although it does have electronic diff lock. Will
definitely try to get to Ricketts Point on August 5th. Are T5's
welcome or is it all T1,T2 and T3's????