Kombis in the news

KOM123 Smiling Assassin

1,164 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Sep 2002, 1:23 am

#1206

Hot off the press from the SMH website today.....

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/09/01/1030508161921.html

Dammit can't stop the URL being mistakenly posted with exra coding on the end 🙁 just follow the link then remove everything after .html to get it to work

[Edited on 1-9-2002 by KOM123]

mattie182 Wolfsburg Wizard

466 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Sep 2002, 9:44 am

#1221

I knew they would be back!!!!!!1😀

Once you go flat, you never go back!!!!!!

baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Sep 2002, 4:49 pm

#1252

Anybody know who the girl in the artical is? (Beki Lee) i am 16 with a baywindow and would love to get in touch and have a chat.

Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool

KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Sep 2002, 5:02 pm

#1254

Try getting in touch with the author?

Kruizin Kol

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Sep 2002, 6:42 pm

#1275

Isn't it amazing how journalists, who don't know any better, always make puerile word associations with VW models.

Beetle = Hitler, Nazis, Third Reich
Kombi = Hippies, surfies, backpackers

I laughed when I read the journalist's take on Steve Muller's quote:

"People who were Beatles fans have gone out and bought them (Kombis)"

Hmmm, I think he meant BEETLES fans. There's no connection whatever between the Fab Four from Liverpool and the VW Type 2!

Jay_1965vw Chatting Babe

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Sep 2002, 7:08 pm

#1283

Except for they are both COOL, Phil!

Jay... who lerves Beetles AND Beatles 😉

Queen of Chat

Part of Melbourne's Unreal Aircooled VW Community

Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Sep 2002, 8:38 pm

#1299

$70K!!! I guess thats another one I won't be owning in the near future!

www.dasrestoparts.com.au

Bugged Again Wolfsburg Wizard

507 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 3 Sep 2002, 7:45 am

#1378

When they are as old as a splitty they should be pretty cheap, might find one parked in a barn somewhere.

Sounds like the kombi is going to go the way of the new beetle, overpriced for the target market. Suppose the mini & pt cruiser screwed things up the same way. At least the Citroen 2cv clone will be affordable -ce la vie

[Edited on 2-9-2002 by Bugged Again]

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Sep 2002, 12:40 am

#1712

The article said that Kombis were called Microbuses in the US.. which isn't true... Microbuses were in most parts of the world - in the USA they were called Station Wagens [with an o] - NOT Microbuses... as I believe Kombis are any version of the Vehicle... Panel Van etc.. whereas a Microbus has lots of seats and Windows, as We ALL know...😠

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