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Greetings all (Happy New Year). I’m the New Years’ baby on this site, I guess.
I live in Western Canada (SK) and have, amongst many other VWAG stuff, a 1991 Country 4dr. These were never sold here, but since we can bring in anything over 15 years of age, we have a few that have been imported. I have wanted a Syncro for a while, but exactly one year ago, there were three for sale: a really nice TDI powered country with G60 or VR6 drivetrain (I think Haldex as well) up North, a Rallye on the East Coast and this Country on the West Coast. Since I have too many things that get me into trouble on the street now, I decided to go with the gasser Country as it was the slowest of the lot. This one came directly from Deutschland, and has a tiny bit of rust, but mostly very good and unmolested original (even most of the paint).
Of course, being a diesel nut, this thing will go 1.6 TD – partly to slow it down some more, partly because I just like diesels (and a TDI will tear the 020 to shreds). I am also building a T25 Westfalia Syncro for my best bud with a 2.5 TDI going in.
The Country is so far dead stock – and as of last month, dead too. Something packed up in one of the diffs, I think, no time to look at it for a few months. I run studded snow tires on the original Speedlines (195-65-15) and 195-75-14 Baja something-or-another (no longer made) on forged Castelets for summer. I will become a right PITA when I dig into the Country, if I don’t wear everyone else out with questions for the T15 (yes, I am also on club 80-90).
