Syncro Trakka $25K VIC Carsales

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Further to Ken's post, here is a $25K Syncro camper just popped up on Carsales

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/volkswagen-transporter-1990-11682798

On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Ken Garratt <unclekenz@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hello to intending syncro buyers, be advised ...

Forewarned is forearmed.

Doing your homework first may at first seem onerous, buying the wrong syncro variant in haste ... live to regret it.

Hindsight is a sobering thing. Except for some, it continues forever to remind many where they went wrong during the hot and sweaty lead up time and actual committal to buying THAT particular syncro they thought at the time was THE ALL and BE ALL for the price. Hindsight often says ... I wish I'd NOT rushed in to buy ... so badly informed I was at the time!

May I suggest first "taking a Bex and a good lie down"!

Then motivate and thoroughly research this topic YOURSELF using all sources you can find, decide what features including creature comforts/mechanical wizardry are available in the various syncro van and camper variants, then decide which of those features you need, don't need or can do without.

Understand the pleasures but also the potential pitfalls ever hovering with syncro ownership, understand you may need a gold mine to upgrade and maintain it, plus lots & lots of time to not only work on it but also to figure out how it ticks.

Then be willing to spend 12 months or more researching about and looking for THAT syncro of choice based on that knowledge. Be prepared to monitor all known selling sites/forums/newspapers throughout Australia on a daily basis. Luckily it took me a mere 3 months to find mine. Understand that prices reflect the condition/features of examples for sale, not so much their age. All OZ syncros are presently around say 19 to 22 years old anyway.

Based on your research and patience, when your ideal syncro finally pops up somewhere, be prepared to move very very fast to avoid disappointment. And I mean IMMEDIATELY!

Concerning purchasing interstate syncros, difficulties may arise with ADR requirements/structurally modified examples during the blue slip inspection/re-registration stage. Do your homework first on this issue.

Even with all that, you really don't know what you've bought until you've owned it for years, driven it, been a hundred times all around it, on top of it, underneath it, head in the engine bay, head in the spare wheel bay and fiddled about with most of it. The love grows over time, based on your own blood, sweat and tears.

Any potential buyer thinking, hoping or expecting syncro ownership is a walk in the park .... expect to become disillusioned/disenchanted.

Is there any other vehicle that comes close? No.

Will VW ever make a new equivalent? No.

Do I regret buying my chosen syncro TRAKKA? Yes. I should have done more research first and waited for something similar but even better. Except it may have been dearer.

Do I love it? Yes.

Will I ever bastardise it? No. Hope you don't either.

Good luck to intending syncro buyers. Enjoy! Don't destroy!

Cheers.

Ken







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Looks almost perfect except for the ding in the passenger door and has the rear lockker.

Skot

On 24/11/2011 8:04 AM, Mark Kofahl wrote:

Further to Ken's post, here is a $25K Syncro camper just popped up on Carsales


http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/volkswagen-transporter-1990-11682798

On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Ken Garratt <unclekenz@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hello to intending syncro buyers, be advised ...

Forewarned is forearmed.

Doing your homework first may at first seem onerous, buying the wrong syncro variant in haste ... live to regret it.

Hindsight is a sobering thing. Except for some, it continues forever to remind many where they went wrong during the hot and sweaty lead up time and actual committal to buying THAT particular syncro they thought at the time was THE ALL and BE ALL for the price. Hindsight often says ... I wish I'd NOT rushed in to buy ... so badly informed I was at the time!

May I suggest first "taking a Bex and a good lie down"!

Then motivate and thoroughly research this topic YOURSELF using all sources you can find, decide what features including creature comforts/mechanical wizardry are available in the various syncro van and camper variants, then decide which of those features you need, don't need or can do without.

Understand the pleasures but also the potential pitfalls ever hovering with syncro ownership, understand you may need a gold mine to upgrade and maintain it, plus lots & lots of time to not only work on it but also to figure out how it ticks.

Then be willing to spend 12 months or more researching about and looking for THAT syncro of choice based on that knowledge. Be prepared to monitor all known selling sites/forums/newspapers throughout Australia on a daily basis. Luckily it took me a mere 3 months to find mine. Understand that prices reflect the condition/features of examples for sale, not so much their age. All OZ syncros are presently around say 19 to 22 years old anyway.

Based on your research and patience, when your ideal syncro finally pops up somewhere, be prepared to move very very fast to avoid disappointment. And I mean IMMEDIATELY!

Concerning purchasing interstate syncros, difficulties may arise with ADR requirements/structurally modified examples during the blue slip inspection/re-registration stage. Do your homework first on this issue.

Even with all that, you really don't know what you've bought until you've owned it for years, driven it, been a hundred times all around it, on top of it, underneath it, head in the engine bay, head in the spare wheel bay and fiddled about with most of it. The love grows over time, based on your own blood, sweat and tears.

Any potential buyer thinking, hoping or expecting syncro ownership is a walk in the park .... expect to become disillusioned/disenchanted.

Is there any other vehicle that comes close? No.

Will VW ever make a new equivalent? No.

Do I regret buying my chosen syncro TRAKKA? Yes. I should have done more research first and waited for something similar but even better. Except it may have been dearer.

Do I love it? Yes.

Will I ever bastardise it? No. Hope you don't either.

Good luck to intending syncro buyers. Enjoy! Don't destroy!

Cheers.

Ken








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It looks like a Camperize conversion maybe.



> Mark Kofahl <markkofahl@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Further to Ken's post, here is a $25K Syncro camper just popped up on
> Carsales
>
> http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/volkswagen-transporter-1990-11
> 682798
>
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Ken Garratt <unclekenz@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Hello to intending syncro buyers, be advised ...
> >
> > Forewarned is forearmed.
> >
> > Doing your homework first may at first seem onerous, buying the wrong
> > syncro variant in haste ... live to regret it.
> >
> > Hindsight is a sobering thing. Except for some, it continues forever
> to
> > remind many where they went wrong during the hot and sweaty lead up
> time
> > and actual committal to buying THAT particular syncro they thought at
> the
> > time was THE ALL and BE ALL for the price. Hindsight often says ... I
> wish
> > I'd NOT rushed in to buy ... so badly informed I was at the time!
> >
> > May I suggest first "taking a Bex and a good lie down"!
> >
> > Then motivate and thoroughly research this topic YOURSELF using all
> > sources you can find, decide what features including creature
> > comforts/mechanical wizardry are available in the various syncro van
> and
> > camper variants, then decide which of those features you need, don't
> need
> > or can do without.
> >
> > Understand the pleasures but also the potential pitfalls ever hovering
> > with syncro ownership, understand you may need a gold mine to upgrade
> and
> > maintain it, plus lots & lots of time to not only work on it but also
> to
> > figure out how it ticks.
> >
> > Then be willing to spend 12 months or more researching about and
> looking
> > for THAT syncro of choice based on that knowledge. Be prepared to
> monitor
> > all known selling sites/forums/newspapers throughout Australia on a
> daily
> > basis. Luckily it took me a mere 3 months to find mine. Understand
> that
> > prices reflect the condition/features of examples for sale, not so
> much
> > their age. All OZ syncros are presently around say 19 to 22 years old
> > anyway.
> >
> > Based on your research and patience, when your ideal syncro finally
> pops
> > up somewhere, be prepared to move very very fast to avoid
> disappointment.
> > And I mean IMMEDIATELY!
> >
> > Concerning purchasing interstate syncros, difficulties may arise with
> ADR
> > requirements/structurally modified examples during the blue slip
> > inspection/re-registration stage. Do your homework first on this
> issue.
> >
> > Even with all that, you really don't know what you've bought until
> you've
> > owned it for years, driven it, been a hundred times all around it, on
> top
> > of it, underneath it, head in the engine bay, head in the spare wheel
> bay
> > and fiddled about with most of it. The love grows over time, based on
> your
> > own blood, sweat and tears.
> >
> > Any potential buyer thinking, hoping or expecting syncro ownership is
> a
> > walk in the park .... expect to become disillusioned/disenchanted.
> >
> > Is there any other vehicle that comes close? No.
> >
> > Will VW ever make a new equivalent? No.
> >
> > Do I regret buying my chosen syncro TRAKKA? Yes. I should have done
> more
> > research first and waited for something similar but even better.
> Except it
> > may have been dearer.
> >
> > Do I love it? Yes.
> >
> > Will I ever bastardise it? No. Hope you don't either.
> >
> > Good luck to intending syncro buyers. Enjoy! Don't destroy!
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Mark,
Case in point .... $25k tops typical. Has no a/c, 14" wheels. Remember I said sold for $25k ... not for sale for $25k.
Ken

To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
From: markkofahl@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:04:29 +1100
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Syncro Trakka $25K VIC Carsales

 
Further to Ken's post, here is a $25K Syncro camper just popped up on Carsales

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/volkswagen-transporter-1990-11682798

On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Ken Garratt <unclekenz@hotmail.com> wrote:
 

Hello to intending syncro buyers, be advised ...

Forewarned is forearmed.

Doing your homework first may at first seem onerous, buying the wrong syncro variant in haste ... live to regret it. 

Hindsight is a sobering thing. Except for some, it continues forever to remind many where they went wrong during the hot and sweaty lead up time and actual committal to buying THAT particular syncro they thought at the time was THE ALL and BE ALL for the price. Hindsight often says ... I wish I'd NOT rushed in to buy ... so badly informed I was at the time!

May I suggest first "taking a Bex and a good lie down"!

Then motivate and thoroughly research this topic YOURSELF using all sources you can find, decide what features including creature comforts/mechanical wizardry are available in the various syncro van and camper variants, then decide which of those features you need, don't need or can do without.

Understand the pleasures but also the potential pitfalls ever hovering with syncro ownership, understand you may need a gold mine to upgrade and maintain it, plus lots & lots of time to not only work on it but also to figure out how it ticks.

Then be willing to spend 12 months or more researching about and looking for THAT syncro of choice based on that knowledge. Be prepared to monitor all known selling sites/forums/newspapers throughout Australia on a daily basis. Luckily it took me a mere 3 months to find mine. Understand that prices reflect the condition/features of examples for sale, not so much their age. All OZ syncros are presently around say 19 to 22 years old anyway.

Based on your research and patience, when your ideal syncro finally pops up somewhere, be prepared to move very very fast to avoid disappointment. And I mean IMMEDIATELY!

Concerning purchasing interstate syncros, difficulties may arise with ADR requirements/structurally modified examples during the blue slip inspection/re-registration stage. Do your homework first on this issue.

Even with all that, you really don't know what you've bought until you've owned it for years, driven it, been a hundred times all around it, on top of it, underneath it, head in the engine bay, head in the spare wheel bay and fiddled about with most of it. The love grows over time, based on your own blood, sweat and tears.

Any potential buyer thinking, hoping or expecting syncro ownership is a walk in the park .... expect to become disillusioned/disenchanted.

Is there any other vehicle that comes close? No.

Will VW ever make a new equivalent? No.

Do I regret buying my chosen syncro TRAKKA? Yes. I should have done more research first and waited for something similar but even better. Except it may have been dearer.

Do I love it? Yes.

Will I ever bastardise it? No. Hope you don't either.

Good luck to intending syncro buyers. Enjoy! Don't destroy!

Cheers.

Ken 









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Seems to be a Camperize, make sure that you can register it in Nsw or elsewhere. It should have a plate or sticker of the company who has done the conversion. If in doubt , talk to Peter Coe, he has gone through all that rigmarole......  Hart

 

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Kofahl
Sent: Thursday, 24 November 2011 8:04 AM
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Syncro Trakka $25K VIC Carsales

 

 

Further to Ken's post, here is a $25K Syncro camper just popped up on Carsales

 

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/volkswagen-transporter-1990-11682798

On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Ken Garratt <unclekenz@hotmail.com> wrote:

 

Hello to intending syncro buyers, be advised ...

 

Forewarned is forearmed.

 

Doing your homework first may at first seem onerous, buying the wrong syncro variant in haste ... live to regret it. 

 

Hindsight is a sobering thing. Except for some, it continues forever to remind many where they went wrong during the hot and sweaty lead up time and actual committal to buying THAT particular syncro they thought at the time was THE ALL and BE ALL for the price. Hindsight often says ... I wish I'd NOT rushed in to buy ... so badly informed I was at the time!

 

May I suggest first "taking a Bex and a good lie down"!

 

Then motivate and thoroughly research this topic YOURSELF using all sources you can find, decide what features including creature comforts/mechanical wizardry are available in the various syncro van and camper variants, then decide which of those features you need, don't need or can do without.

 

Understand the pleasures but also the potential pitfalls ever hovering with syncro ownership, understand you may need a gold mine to upgrade and maintain it, plus lots & lots of time to not only work on it but also to figure out how it ticks.

 

Then be willing to spend 12 months or more researching about and looking for THAT syncro of choice based on that knowledge. Be prepared to monitor all known selling sites/forums/newspapers throughout Australia on a daily basis. Luckily it took me a mere 3 months to find mine. Understand that prices reflect the condition/features of examples for sale, not so much their age. All OZ syncros are presently around say 19 to 22 years old anyway.

 

Based on your research and patience, when your ideal syncro finally pops up somewhere, be prepared to move very very fast to avoid disappointment. And I mean IMMEDIATELY!

 

Concerning purchasing interstate syncros, difficulties may arise with ADR requirements/structurally modified examples during the blue slip inspection/re-registration stage. Do your homework first on this issue.

 

Even with all that, you really don't know what you've bought until you've owned it for years, driven it, been a hundred times all around it, on top of it, underneath it, head in the engine bay, head in the spare wheel bay and fiddled about with most of it. The love grows over time, based on your own blood, sweat and tears.

 

Any potential buyer thinking, hoping or expecting syncro ownership is a walk in the park .... expect to become disillusioned/disenchanted.

 

Is there any other vehicle that comes close? No.

 

Will VW ever make a new equivalent? No.

 

Do I regret buying my chosen syncro TRAKKA? Yes. I should have done more research first and waited for something similar but even better. Except it may have been dearer.

 

Do I love it? Yes.

 

Will I ever bastardise it? No. Hope you don't either.

 

Good luck to intending syncro buyers. Enjoy! Don't destroy!

 

Cheers.

 

Ken