Not G Related But Still Steyr Daimler-Puch
Did the green one survive I wonder?! :shock: :shock:
Makes Piggy look tame, and all with maybe 70bhp :D :D
http://www.club80-90syncro.co.uk/pics/Slideshows/Peaks/Peaks2007.html
Landrover being pulled uphill by one :lol:
Russ,
tempted to swap yours for a syncro version???
We got a 1996 RHD diesel syncro crew cab here at work, I recall it was an import.
I was always of a notion of buying it,
only 60 odd thousand on her,
taken a bit of abuse though, from useless fuckers who cannot drive.
how about attempting to reverse a 14" I W trailer half full of conc flags stacked on their edge, oh say about 6 or 7 tonne all up, uphill round a corner against the overrun brakes.
then blaming the vehicle when he cooked the clutch.
Doh
It makes me laugh we all seem to look at the same motors :lol:
Twodogs
Those photos look like they were taken in Northumberland.
I saw a few of these crossing the A1 towards the Beef Jerky Farm :-) a few months ago.
Wonder if it was these.
It makes me laugh we all seem to look at the same motors :lol:
Twodogs
Yep.
I want one. But then there's lots of things I want and have no hope of getting :D :D
Umm I think I'm getting a little fixated on things involving sand and wheels :? :?
Cliff, you've already been down the syncro route. :wink: :lol:
But when i look at those pics again, i think they deserve another look. They just look so right.
Trouble is, the LEZ makes a diesel one out of the question in London, or will do in 2010.
I still think a Delica may be a goer ....... :D
same theory but with a low box ??
any views ?
Twodogs
I like these things but you have to check them carefully for rust, my choice a Caravelle with the 2.1 injection engine, not many around though and those that are are pricey or have had dodgy camper conversions which spoil them. If you do want a camper the Westfalia conversions are hard to beat. Great footage on the link well done!
deli with a diff lock, comfy, power, auto etc etc, but do have a soft spot for the synchro if only for the puch connection.
I still think a Delica may be a goer ....... :D
same theory but with a low box ??
any views ?
Twodogs
Don't do it Cliff. You know you want one :lol: Proper Austrian engineering :)
http://www.syncro.org/sitephotos/seikeldune.jpg
http://www.whereisthebus.nl/en/
Just had this link from Riako in Bavaria thanks mate .
look at that picture at the top of the screen ............wow
http://www.syncro-bernd-jaeger.de/ENGLISH/index.html
Twodogs
You guys know that I dribble over anything Puch related. :lol:
Nice links! :wink:
You guys know that I dribble over anything Puch related. lol
Nice links! winkEven a Puch Maxi??????
mortinson wrote:You guys know that I dribble over anything Puch related. lol
Nice links! winkEven a Puch Maxi??????
Even a Puch Meteor....
You should of seen him at the Puch museum, he was frothing at the mouth.
I am glad that you clarified which end he was dribbling at there Max,
I had been wondering? , but was far too polite to ask :lol:
she looks like a nice Puch
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ozebook.com/cpotw/puch...
And there I thought it was an "Itchyfanny"
very old joke that
Maxwell's just directed me here, ex G owner, now considering a Syncro. If I ever make the jump I'll tell you all about it, bu a 2.1 caravelle with 9 seats sounds just about unbeatable to me.
Maxwell's just directed me here, ex G owner, now considering a Syncro. If I ever make the jump I'll tell you all about it, bu a 2.1 caravelle with 9 seats sounds just about unbeatable to me.
Drooling, dribbling, drooling :lol: :lol: :lol:
Well I'm sorted for the Tunisia trip. :D :D
He only wanted the 463 and £5K to change for the red one.......bargain.
That was after the green one made my G look very silly (and no it wasn't down to the driver. Had more to do with aggressive tyres on the syncro, light weight and close to perfect weight distribution 48:52 apparently. 10 minutes after the picture he had blown the engine though. I didn't think it was possible to do dough nuts in a constant 4wd vehicle :shock: :shock:
Seriously these things are just amazing :D :D
Weight distribution is virtually 50/50% in a G-Wagen so it must have obviously been down to the chunky mud tyres I can see in the picture...
Ahem!
Driver skills? :lol:
just a thought
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Weight distribution is virtually 50/50% in a G-Wagen so it must have obviously been down to the chunky mud tyres I can see in the picture...
Quite right :D :D
Seriously the bit that defeated the G was wet grass, steep hill, AT's no chance of getting it to dig in and get some traction. If I had been brutal it may have made it but in reality this is one situation, in my experience, that heavy 4x4's will always be at a disadvantage.
Driver skill's?......................never it's always the equipment :D :D
Couple of utube clips, these guys are nuts!
This was the site I met up with them last weekend.
Sorry if this is becoming a bore and way off topic but I just find it hilarious the way campers, vans, pickups etc do these things. Apart from the huge front overhang they are amazing.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aurzF4mzchc
A mechanic mate swears the Scncro an swine to work on?
Why so surprised? Just another superb product of Steyr Puch off-road engineering expertise....... :D
Why so surprised? Just another superb product of Steyr Puch off-road engineering expertise....... :D
Not surprised, more amused :D :D
Difficult to work on? Loads of "experts" who work on LR's etc wouldn't go near a G and do their best to spread the myth that they too complex.
IMHO these vehicles are now a min. of 17 years old so yes there will be challenges to keep them on the road but in reality they are pretty basic and apart from the front diff. and gearbox they share the 2wd bits.
Umm I think I'm getting a little fixated on things involving sand and wheels :? :?
Sounds perfectly normal and healthy to me :lol: :lol: :lol:
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tempted to swap yours for a syncro version???
Not the T4. Maybe the G for a T3 though :D :shock: Just the job for Tunisia
Nice double bed, built in cooker, fridge etc, and stick a Subaru engine in the back :D (woundn't want to trust one with a Porche engine to go all that way)