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Cute ute? VW Beetle pickup kit is a sell out
FoxNews.com/auto ^
| June 13, 2019
| Gary Gastelu | Fox News
Posted on 06/13/2019 7:17:15 AM PDT by ETL
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posted on
06/13/2019 7:17:15 AM PDT
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ETL
As much as I dislike post-70s automobile styling, I instantly loved the retro VW Beetles, at least the first generation models (1997–2011) anyway, as they had the classic high VW Bug 'bubble top', as opposed to the subsequent models which had a noticeably flatter top (2011-present). They brought to mind a 'bug' that had been part-way stepped on.
Examples...
VW Beetle (1997–2011)
VW Beetle (2011-2019)
(2019 will be the final year)
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posted on
06/13/2019 7:17:29 AM PDT
by
ETL
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posted on
06/13/2019 7:17:48 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
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posted on
06/13/2019 7:19:29 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: ETL
They are resurrecting the VW Micro-bus................
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posted on
06/13/2019 7:19:36 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: ETL
Too bad it is based on the on one of the least reliable cars on the planet.
The transmissions were crap, VW quit making them.
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posted on
06/13/2019 7:21:00 AM PDT
by
ImJustAnotherOkie
(All I know is The I read in the papers.)
To: ETL
They should have made it rear engine like the original so it would have been different. It would have once again been the poor man’s Porche. Instead it’s just another “Chick car”.
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posted on
06/13/2019 7:22:40 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: ImJustAnotherOkie
Isn’t the whole thing just a VW Fox chassis with the bug body on it?
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posted on
06/13/2019 7:23:58 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
To: V_TWIN
I don’t know, I owned a 91 Fox GL... it was a great little car....
To: ETL
Too bad the new Jeep Wrangler Gladiator is bigger than a Tacoma. There’s room for a smaller pickup, especially off-road.
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posted on
06/13/2019 7:26:51 AM PDT
by
jjotto
(Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
To: ETL; Daffynition
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posted on
06/13/2019 7:28:11 AM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(The pun is mightier than the s-word.)
To: ETL
In a regular bug, the engine is not in the front. In the bug pick-up, the engine is not in the rear. Where the heck is it?
Please don’t tell me it is behind the radiator...
To: ArtDodger
New Beetle. Front engine since around 1997.
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posted on
06/13/2019 7:37:05 AM PDT
by
jjotto
(Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
To: V_TWIN
Is it?
Since you mentioned "thing", the VW Thing used a combination of existing VW designs, including the Karman Ghia.
Not that you'd notice...without being a real car aficionado...
To: jjotto
Wow! I had no idea! Thanks for the update!
To: jjotto
Too bad the new Jeep Wrangler Gladiator is bigger than a Tacoma. There’s room for a smaller pickup, especially off-road.Isn't the rumor that Ford is coming out with a newly-designed Courier, similar to the old Subaru Baja, in response to Volkswagen's new release? For me that would be a nice daily commuter. I'll keep my old F150 for more serious truck work.
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posted on
06/13/2019 7:42:16 AM PDT
by
CommerceComet
(Hillary: A unique blend of arrogance, incompetence, and corruption.)
To: V_TWIN
That would be my guess, but they are pretty bad cars, especially the automatic.
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posted on
06/13/2019 7:43:37 AM PDT
by
ImJustAnotherOkie
(All I know is The I read in the papers.)
To: Red Badger
Only available on the other side of the pond. Sorry.
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posted on
06/13/2019 7:44:36 AM PDT
by
gathersnomoss
(Welcome to North Mexico, Gringo's it...)
To: gathersnomoss
They are advertising it here..................
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posted on
06/13/2019 7:46:40 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: CommerceComet
Yep, new Courier to compete with Hyundai Santa Cruz.
Problem is 25% import pickup tariff. Building them in US apparently makes them costly enough to erase price difference between these and larger existing pickups.
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posted on
06/13/2019 7:49:17 AM PDT
by
jjotto
(Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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