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Marc
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19th May 09 at 14:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just seen this at B&Q, had an 07 number plate.

Are these been made in kits or something?

Would have got a numberplate shot but couldn't tell if there was anyone in the back

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19th May 09 at 14:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Still being made in Mexico/Brazil.

[Edited on 19-05-2009 by BluKoo]
Marc
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19th May 09 at 14:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ah, knew the Beetles were still being made a few years back. Didn't know campers were too.
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Yeah still being made.. I saw one at Combe in 2007 on an 07 plate, I had to double take!
Liam B
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19th May 09 at 14:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The new ones cost about 20 grand, but its cost my mum less to fully restore an original with a brand new engine




[Edited on 19-05-2009 by flame-red]
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19th May 09 at 15:06   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the new ones rust really badly though, worked on an 05 one about two years ago and it was going rusty all over the place

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
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Phil W
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19th May 09 at 15:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
MK1 Golf's are still being produced too
Liam B
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19th May 09 at 15:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I dont like them to be fair, i can imagine that purist VW nuts hate them
Marc
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19th May 09 at 15:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Strangely enough, I saw an original one 1 minute before seeing this!
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19th May 09 at 17:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you can get new ones that are made in this country but as said there around £20k and there only a bay window.

Mk1 golfs are now mk1 city`s and can only get them in 5 doors now and there made in South Africa.

My dream is to one day own a 21 window splitty but looking at around £22k ish for a decent one.

[Edited on 19-05-2009 by Graeme]
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19th May 09 at 18:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Theres a old beetle near me on a 53 plate too.
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19th May 09 at 18:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Scooby engines go in them,

I've seen it happen, and Ive seen the results
Neil Dagens
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19th May 09 at 18:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
danbury is the company who make the new ones.

http://www.danburymotorcaravans.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7&Itemid=19
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19th May 09 at 20:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
30 grand!
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19th May 09 at 20:55   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wonder what engine they have in them?

1.6 FSI engine we know out of a Golf/
Colin
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19th May 09 at 20:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bit pricy like!!
Liam B
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19th May 09 at 21:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
To be fair i'd much rather a really smart and clean split screen for 20k, do they even modernise the suspension/brakes etc on the new ones?
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19th May 09 at 21:15   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
One day I want to restore one of these
Liam B
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
One day I want to restore one of these


There brilliant fun mate, people in all walks of life seem to come up and speak about it
pow
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19th May 09 at 21:21   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd want to deck it out with everything electronic, make it into a right comfy camper but with a nice economical TDi or 1.6ish petrol engine to go touring round the country.
Liam B
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I've seen a couple with Peugeot diesels, and Jamie Olivers got one with a Porsche engine. We've not long finished ours, they do take some time like
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19th May 09 at 21:29   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got any build threads/blogs links?
Liam B
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No mate but the VW camper scene's massive, im fairly sure if you could be arsed theres a show going on most weekends of the year somewhere in the country
Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
Scooby engines go in them,

I've seen it happen, and Ive seen the results

There was a guy on Scoobynet that was fitting an STi engine to one, don't know if he ever finished it though.

Porsche conversions are the most popular.

 
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