VW Routan

[SpecM]

routan supposedly does have vw electrical components

well that makes me want it even less :(

[Dave McLaren]

I half-assed tried to get my wife to buy into the idea of getting a Sprinter, the comfy consumer version, then buying the MB "conversion" (the badging and whatnot) on eBay and try to trick it out, vaguely AMG style. Maybe somebody in Deutschland sells springs, wheels and stuff.

That idea went nowhere fast. Just as well, but it was fun thinking about it.

Read: Dodge (rebadged Mercedes) Sprinter as the real german-made minivan. Sorry, no AMG variant available :-P

[tomek]

well the routan supposedly dose have vw electrical components. its not a a flat rebadged van.


anyways who wants a superbeetle? get a 67' rusty 13-window bus. mine should be running and slammed by christmas ;)

[SpecM]

Old VW Bettles are really good cars. Not fancy, but reliable.

And I'm really going to cry over that news that the Routan is a rebadged Dodge/Chys

[ejnight]

fuck that shit, i want this:

+1

[Jon325i]

what do you think of the new jetta wagon in diesel?

+1. I'd like to hear an insiders' perspective on the new clean diesel V-Dub. I personally like the Jetta Sportwagen.

[Eric]

The Routan is nothing but a rebadged Dodge/Chrysler. I'm a tech at a VW dealership. German engineered my ass.

what do you think of the new jetta wagon in diesel?

[TDE30]

The Beetle has proven to be a very influential vehicle, no doubt about it. I was merely pointing out your flawed reasoning that "because a car has been built for a while, it must be a great car."

[quikveedb2]

how can you compare a 27-28 year production run to a 65 year run, neither of those cars is even in the same league. did either of the above come into existence as a military vehicle or spawn an entire 6 decades of offspring? the aircooled motor that was desgned for the type 1 was altered slightly to be used in a grip of other VAG vehicles, and even the 914 and 911 boxer motors share mechanical fundamentals. why? all the cars were designed by ferdinand porsche. the 911 used an aircooled boxer motor until 1998 in the 993. so, what we have is a design that came into common use in th 1930s and is still a viable design today,

Does that mean it is a good car? You tell me.

ok, i will, yes it does.

[318isbmw]

I just want an air cooled VW.

I love those. Never can go wrong w/ one of those. Almost got one instead of the e30, couldn't find one in nice enough shape though.

[TDE30]

yeah, that would explain the vw bugs' huge popularity & production run from 1938-2003, clearly it was a crappy car if it was produced for so long, distributed througout the world, and is still a cult icon today. your name suits you, bmw elitist ass.

The Lada Riva has been manufactured since 1980 and still remains in production. Does that mean it is a good car? You tell me.



The Yugo 45 is the same story, albeit it has been produced under a variety of names. It's been in production since 1981. Is that a triumph of Yugoslavian design/technology?

[quikveedb2]

lol, touche, carry on.

[hugh jass]

yeah, that would explain the vw bugs' huge popularity & production run from 1938-2003, clearly it was a crappy car if it was produced for so long, distributed througout the world, and is still a cult icon today. your name suits you, bmw elitist ass.

i'm not elitist i just have a big ass

[quikveedb2]

the novelty will wear off in about 30 seconds when you realize what pieces of shit they are.

yeah, that would explain the vw bugs' huge popularity & production run from 1938-2003, clearly it was a crappy car if it was produced for so long, distributed througout the world, and is still a cult icon today. your name suits you, bmw elitist ass.

[Jon325i]

Read: Dodge (rebadged Mercedes) Sprinter as the real german-made minivan. Sorry, no AMG variant available :-P