Hell Yeah!

Alrighty.
So, after meeting Bill and Ted, I really started contemplating getting a second syncro. I really like the vanagon, non-westy, no poptop having syncros. As we drove down the rough road to Sinkyone, George's questionable line picking, and my own rustiness at 4 wheeling, I decided it wouldn't be a bad thing to have a more beatable syncro.

So, for about two weeks now, I've been scouring craigslist. And TheSamba.com in hopes of finding one that was affordable, not too beat up, and not so rigged up that the owner wanted $54,000.

Admittedly, we really lucked out when we found our first syncro. It was listed as "other" VW and asking price was 24,000. We somehow managed to talk the owner down to 20, and George flew out to get it and drive it home over the next four days (It was in Georgia) it had an unheard of 20K original miles on it!

20,000!! and it had been garage kept! It was as new as the day if rolled off the assembly line!

So, after calling many owners selling their syncros, it became clear that the ones that were being honest, and had a nice enough syncro, at a fair price, were selling out before we could make the call. Often we'd hear "it's already sold" or the ad would be pulled down as we were contemplating calling back the next day to say we'd take it.

Today, I managed to find one listed in Spokane. The ad read "1987 VW Syncro Bus, recent new water pump, hoses, wires and plugs. Set up with a bed and curtains. CD player, heater works well, runs strong and uses no oil. The 4x4 was rebuilt about 70K miles ago. Daily driver. Email me if you're interested."



Which I did.
We decided this was the one, and made quick plans to go out there and pick it up.
So, G is in the air now, flying out to Spokane and tomorrow morning he'll meet the owner in Pullman and buy it, if all goes well.



Picture it with the South African Grill, 16" tires, a fresh paint job, Peter in Santa Cruz's bumpers...it could be love I tell ya!