I ran my syncro daily for several years and it was great till the gearbox went, but at the time this site didn’t exist and I had to drive to Chris’s in holland to get a replacement. Fortunately that’s not really a problem you’d have now.
Fuel-wise I found it no different than the mildly tuned mk2 gti I had previously. Tyres last *forever* on it and even with it lowered and the associated rear camber, I had none of the wear issues which are so often mentioned with syncros (15″x50x195s).
Country sounds nice but I don’t think I’d want one as a daily driver. Given all the hoo-har about “ground clearance”, most of it is taken up by the sub-frame anyway. I’d have thought a slightly-jacked up syncro would give you the same clearance with less faffing.
Alas as it turned out my syncro was full of holes and is still recovering from that one, but believe me the second it’s roadworthy again the 16v gti will be sitting there gathering dust.
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