my latest madcap idea ...

peasant

I'm currently thinking about importing this fine vehicle:



1.6 TD syncro

crosstownk

Peasant - I always knew you were a crazy fool

But I'm a fan of the T2s - especially the old RWDs. Is that yoke ex military - those green hub caps tell all sorts of stories.

Go for it - but what about getting one with the 'extendable' roof?

peasant

Naaahh ...done the camper bit (see sig) for 15 years.

This would be the daily runaround.
And yes, it's ex German army, well conserved, low mileage and it's 4WD.

It ain't cheap, though

crosstownk

I drove the Synchro a while back - one of the last T2s. I have to say, I love those vans - great yokes. Whats the asking price..............?

peasant

Those ex army thingies go for ~6k ...about 3.5k for the non 4WD

and prices are climbing fast

crosstownk

At least you can probably rest assured that an ex army Type 2 would be well serviced and looked after throughout it's life. So you're probably going to get a minter.

peasant

"probably" being the operative word there

unkel

P!ss or get off the pot, peasant. You know you want a Geländewagen

You'll probably pick the 72BHP 4-pot diesel. I'd fancy the 476BHP, 700NM G55 AMG meself

crosstownk

unkel wrote:

P!ss or get off the pot, peasant. You know you want a Geländewagen

You'll probably pick the 72BHP 4-pot diesel. I'd fancy the 476BHP, 700NM G55 AMG meself

*Shudders as I'm reminded of the Nissan Cube*

unkel

Which OP likes

peasant

Yeah ...but you see ...there is realism in my madness

The 69 (sic!) hp four pot diesel, being under 1600 cc is
a) insurable
b) taxable
c) fillable

for realistic money ...the G-Wagon is just pure starkers

unkel

Keep the Jimmy for the mo, wait 2 years and import a VRT free, 30-year old G-class? Pay nearly no tax and insure it as a classic

peasant

Have you any idea how deep a money pit a 30 yo G is?

Abyss ...I tells ya

unkel

No idea at all. Back in the day when I was driven around in them, there was (nearly) free slave labour in my organisation. The maintenance seemed to be nothing compared to the G's predecessor in my organisation, the LandRover. Now that yoke needed about 10 hours of maintenance for every hour it was driven :eek:

peasant

They're nowhere near as durable as we are led to belive. Early examples have suffered pretty badly.
Corrosion is rampant and body parts are expensive, so are the drive bits.
Most older examples by now have seen some pretty hardcore offroad action by their n-th owner ..usually on a low maintenance budget.

And those early engines really were puney and slow (and that's coming from a slow-coach like me ) and had their nuts well revved off by now.

Pristine examples on the other hand fetch totally off the wall prices.


not for me ....

unkel

peasant wrote:

not for me ....

Fair enough. But even for a hard core masochist like yourself, surely you can't live with a T2 1.6 Diesel as a daily driver? It's nearly as bad as that Jimmy yoke you drive atm

peasant

It's worse actually

The thing is ...I do 98% of my driving on small country lanes, another 50% of which are restricted to 60 km/h.

I don't do motorways but once a year ...same goes for long distances.

Been looking at a nice Saab recently and dicided that it would be a waste of money (and a massive threat to my licence ) ...where I'm driving I have no use for power and speed.

unkel

You're doing just fine. Stay your prudent and modest self. You don't seem to have much to gain by "upgrading" to any of the cars mentioned in this thread. Might be best to forget about the Saab

bazz26

Maybe something like this as an alternative

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=Car&carID=595950&message=You%20searched%20for%3A%20Morris%20Traveler%2E%20Your%20search%20returned%20one%20vehicle%2C%20which%20is%20shown%20below%2E&CFID=21810403&CFTOKEN=93413993

peasant

bazz26 wrote:

Maybe something like this as an alternative

That's way too nice as a daily vehicle

fits

Someone in my locality owns a syncro just like that, also a daily driver. The track to his house is quite rough as well.
www.club80-90.co.uk (I think) has a syncro board if you're interested.

They're nice enough alright and like you said.... appreciating in value like mad over the last couple of years, just like the campers...

peasant

righty - whoo ...

I've gone and done it.
Arrived back last night with this:

http://img524.imageshack.us/slideshow/player.php?id=img524/4894/1179862052bej.smil

mike65

Someone get a restraining order on peasant!

Mike.

unkel

Is that the one from your OP after all?

dubtom

unkel wrote:

Keep the Jimmy for the mo, wait 2 years and import a VRT free, 30-year old G-class? Pay nearly no tax and insure it as a classic

Or bring it in as a commercial, pay €50 vrt and 250 tax, not so bad.

Cosmo K

Congrats!;) Nice motor, could do with a bit more...er....power...


http://www.t3-umbau.de/

peasant

unkel wrote:

Is that the one from your OP after all?

no, unkel ...they just all look the same

Terrontress

It looks like a great motor.

I'd say the German roads have been kind to it and with all those windows, the visibility would be great. The high driving position should also take away any disadvantages of being LHD.

Well done!

scaldybelt

peasant.....

Wise not to go for the Saab, I bought a 9-5 2.0turbo auto estate recently in the UK for small money. Fantastic car, but that 'S' button (sport mode) is too tempting to hit when you want to get round the car in front at Mach2!

I fear for the points that may get awarded to me one day.

My only saving grace is that it's the missus' car, and I stick to my TDI.
That old VW van looks sweet - I say go for it!