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Bajamatic
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baja rig
I've been passing by an awesome baja truck every morning on my ride to work and parked next to it is a 4x4 Westy. Every moring I spend a little more
time looking over the Westy and have become very interested in its offroad abilities. Is this a viable baja adventure vehicle? Anyone have one of
these? I'm interested in the pros/cons of this little machine.....
yuletide
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Bajamatic
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here's the truck that lured me in...
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willardguy
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I remember a few years ago there was a caravan of em at the rancho grande store, I seem to think maybe there are only 1500 of em ever made?? anyway a
cool piece of history, how much are they asking for the syncro?
oops sorry I just noticed you never said it was for sale.
[Edited on 8-29-2012 by willardguy]
[Edited on 8-29-2012 by willardguy]
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Bajamatic
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It's not for sale and they seem to be using it a lot on the weekends. I think my two biggest questions are can it handle the sand and silt and does
it hold much stuff? It doesn't seem to have a lot of storage versus an alaskan or other camper set up. And it also kinda looks unsafe. I dunno.
I'm just mind surfing the roads in Baja I guess..... Time to get back.
yuletide
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Skipjack Joe
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The best thing about a westphalia is how space is organized and utilized within. However, you will be more restricted in your offroad adventures than
say a tacoma. I got my 2-wheel drive westy stuck all over baja (calamajue, abreojos salt flats, etc.).
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Ken Cooke
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If your vehicle has the capability to reach Mision Santa Maria, and you can stay there comfortably, you have (in my opinion), a capable Baja 4x4.
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woody with a view
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i prefer to go more than 60 mph downhill sometimes. i had a 68 bus that got into san carlos back in 89 no problem, but i'm glad to have a real truck
now (think TUNDRA).....
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Ken Cooke
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But, will a Tundra make the trip into Mision Santa Maria? I know that a stock Tacoma TRD can make it...
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willardguy
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how much are vw syncros going for?
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Udo
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Between $30K & 70K depending on shape.
Look at the website: http:gowesty.com
You WILL be shocked.
I had one that burned up in a house fire in 2010 and every year I owned it, the value grew by $3000.00.
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willardguy
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well bajamatic, now you know the cons!
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajamatic
I've been passing by an awesome baja truck every morning on my ride to work and parked next to it is a 4x4 Westy. Every moring I spend a little more
time looking over the Westy and have become very interested in its offroad abilities. Is this a viable baja adventure vehicle? Anyone have one of
these? I'm interested in the pros/cons of this little machine.....
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nice rigs, great for light duty traveling offroad but not meant for rock crawling. they have not been produced for a while, and are sort of cult car,
so used sale cost is high, and age means they are a bit long in tooth (read: need periodic maintenance). buying a westy is to join a superior
culture. go for it, it's all fun.
if you want reliable, buy a mass-produced soulless toyota. if you want to add some class and funk to your toyota (and stand out from the teaming
masses), then tow a tear drop trailer behind your toyota
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monoloco
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There's a reason they called them "West Fail Ya's"
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Curt63
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@Ken I love that first pic in the post!
No worries
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Ken Cooke
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Drive Nacho Drive in Colombia
| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
if you want reliable, buy a mass-produced soulless toyota. if you want to add some class and funk to your toyota (and stand out from the teaming
masses), then tow a tear drop trailer behind your toyota
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Drive Nacho Drive getting pulled by our Baja Nomad friend Defrag4 through the Andes mountains of Northern Colombia.
That isn't very deep mud that the VW Syncro is stuck in. Its always better to travel in twos.
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Ken Cooke
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From Drive Nacho Drive
For the record, a Volkswagen Vanagon transmission fits inside an Osprey Ceres 60 backpack.
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David K
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One word: TOYOTA 
Last Month, 2,600 miles in Baja California and Baja California Sur, 0 mechanical problems, 0 stucks... 'Oh, what a feeling!'
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Russ
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Toyota
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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wessongroup
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Thanks to all .. great pic's ... 
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Ken Cooke
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Now, that's funny!!
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