Wait a minute... I have a Syncro too! Ok, so its the Golf version of the syncro, but its still pretty cool. I picked it up as a beater car so I wouldnt have to daily drive my Jeep. I got it at the local junk yard for $400 dollars. Put a new muffler on it, passed inspection, and have been driving the crap out of it for 10 months. Its got a whopping 340,000 kilometers on it, and runs like a champ. 35 miles per gallon, over 750 km on one tank.
I thought I was buy a regular VW Golf, I had no idea what the 'syncro' designation meant until I put it on the lift to install the muffler.
"hey... I thought this thing was front wheel drive, whats it doing with a drive shaft and rear axles?" After a brief internet search, I realized I had a pretty special golf.
It has been a life saver in the snow over here, I have motored through 8 inches of the white stuff with no problems, other than it coming over the hood!
I am giving it to the brother of a friend here when we go back to the US in a month. He lives in the US and is a VW technician who has already imported the 'rally' version into the US. He is excited to get it to say the least. He is gladly paying the 1500 bucks to ship it over. Apparently they are pretty rare here in Europe, and basically non existent in the US.
