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    Posted: 23 Jan 11 at 03:16
I remember seeing it in Bath a few years ago.Always parked round the back of a small garage business,possibly well maintain by a mechanic for some of it's life in the UK then? I think many of the SA buses came into UK at the Avonmouth port in Bristol.Not sure why they stayed tho? Someone did say a company in or near Bristol was importing them a few years ago. I can't confirm this or never saw them advertised. I don't think it would have been Beetles UK who bring in the Brazilian T2s.
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I do worry about you lot from the west country as you seem to be in possesion of... I mean own about 90 percent of the country's SA buses. Is this a coincidence??????QuestionQuestion
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jan 11 at 08:09
Originally posted by SA Boy. SA Boy. wrote:

One owner from new,

Hmm, mustn't be the one I thought it was...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jan 11 at 07:38
Drove the 200 mile without a hint of any problems, lucky as it was after 3:00am when I arrived home. I've owned a microbus before and was quite surprised to find that this bus has power steering.Smile No aircon but the heater works, well sort of, needs a thermostat. One owner from new, only 140,000 kms, body very good except for the odd rust hole.Thumbs Down Not bad for a '91. Came from your way Bath.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jan 11 at 21:45
Originally posted by silverbullet silverbullet wrote:

Time to organize a Grossefenster gathering eh Charlie?


Yeah in my back yard !!  LOL  It would be good tho, I'm sure the others from down my way would be interested!! Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jan 11 at 21:43
Nice one Nev, I had a funny feeling it might be you after our conversation the other night. So how does it drive ???
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jan 11 at 21:08
Tried to put microbus to bed but you wont believe this, it didnt fit the garage, 6 inches taller than the caravelle! So now safely parked away off the road.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jan 11 at 20:56

Nice one. Now lock it up somewhere safe! Your red badboy might turn up as it's early days yet - they can't hide it forever, it's far too distinctive.

Time to organize a Grossefenster gathering eh Charlie?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jan 11 at 20:38
I'll put you guys out of your misery. Iam the culprit and proud owner of one 1991 blue microbus which was on ebay for a short time. Had to move quick as if it hung arround on ebay would of gone for a fortune, so made an offer he couldnt refuse. Absolutely nackered, caught train and drove bus back last night from Nottingham. Been given a second chance since TIW 3013 gone driveabout. Thanks TransPorscher for the info.Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jan 11 at 21:46
Wasn't aimed at u, mind !  I like the Xclusive idea !!!!  Would that put us above or below LLE owners ?!?!?!?LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jan 11 at 21:39
Originally posted by TransPorscher TransPorscher wrote:

Anything but Type 22S !!  & you know a certain magazine would still call one a type twenty five !!!!Wacko
I think you know me better than that! I meant for the SA forum... I can see a nice line of very "exclusiv" T-shirts (or is it "xclusive"?)
maybe "it's an Uitenhage thing" or "Fancy a bit of the old T3 plus?" Clockwerk Orange Free State etc. LOL
Happy to drive it every day Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jan 11 at 21:29
Wasn't me !  Two's enough !!! 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jan 11 at 21:10
Auction has been ended early, it will have sold outside of Ebay - who was it?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jan 11 at 20:42
It didn't sellShocked
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jan 11 at 20:40
gone....>>>end early
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jan 11 at 19:24
S'pose really it's down to metal body panel changes? not just bumper or grille mods etc.

Anything but Type 22S !!  & you know a certain magazine would still call one a type twenty five !!!!Wacko


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jan 11 at 16:08
Aw c'mon Charlie - even in ETKA it's listed seperately as T3ZA!
Under that banner you've got the early 2.5 k-jet and 2.0 carb(?), later on the 2.3i, 2.6i and 1.8 carb so now we've got T3ZA series 1 and 2 LOL
I think we should call it the 22S Uberclique and be done with it Wink


Edited by silverbullet - 19 Jan 11 at 16:09
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jan 11 at 15:07
Thanks for the correction! I forgot about the aircooled ones! Nice to see the use of T2Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jan 11 at 14:57
Originally posted by TransPorscher TransPorscher wrote:

We could even start calling them 'Facelift model T3s'  or considering how much they've been redesigned and not just facelifted they could be T3b model ?? Big smile

or T3c since we already have aircooled+round light, water cooled+square light models...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jan 11 at 12:43
Originally posted by Eta-Beta Eta-Beta wrote:

this is just up road from me,  going to look at it thursday. never seen it knocking around this end of the woods before.


If the engine & box are ok you'll love the drive, even without PAS. You'll see why this is the best petrol engine/power combination for the T3.They got it right,not really fast but an equivalent of what modern diesels feel like today.Wink


Edited by TransPorscher - 19 Jan 11 at 12:48
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