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What do Germans call Beetles, Type 3s and Bay Kombis ?

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shaginwagin Officially Full-On Dubber

281 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#367388
Can anyone tell me what the Germans call each of the following VW models - trying to create an ebay ad in German, but struggling a tad 😉

Type 3, Beetle, Bay Window Kombi


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shaginwagin Officially Full-On Dubber

281 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#367394
I suspect its

Beetle = Beetle

Type 3 = Typ 3

Bay Kombi = Bus T2

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ruckus Veteran Volks Folk

2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#367396
beetle = kafer

Stealth Ich Leibe mein Kastenwagen!

1,021 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#367406
They also call Kombi's as Bullies.

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vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#367573
don't call a typ 3 a T3.

jnr356 Wolfsburg Wizard

603 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#367615
beetle=kafer
type3=type3
bay kombi=bulli type2a

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#367624
beetle - kafer
type 3 - kombi
kombi - transporter
thats what they called them when i was there last july, staying with some frankfurt friends 😉
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shaginwagin Officially Full-On Dubber

281 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#367764
Now im confused, but thanks for the suggestions anyway

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vwombat Hey Ho - Lets GO!

1,218 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#367771
Beetle is a "VW Kaefer"

Type 3 is a "Typ 3"

Kombi is a "VW Bus"

The word "Combi" is used for station wagons in Germany.

zjm Officially Full-On Dubber

230 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#368359
no kombi doesnt mean wagon variant means wagen and that is not limited to vws
kombi refers to buses that could be converted from passenger to cargo by removing seats you can still by a t4 kombi today even in australia it is much more basic than a carravelle and better too plus cheaper (think KOMBInation!! eg combination vehicle:thumb)

mscabrio Cabriolet Queen

2,308 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#368403
I hear that the germans call them all heaps of junk ???????


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mscabrio Cabriolet Queen

2,308 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#368800
PMSL ..... I was wondering when someone was gunna pick up my comment !!!!


I think that a lot of people think that VW's are heaps of junk. I think that they are uneducated !
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macropod80 Learner Dubber

3 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#368934
If you want to really impress, try spelling Kaefer as Käfer. To get the ä you hold down the alt key with your left hand while typing 132 over on the right (using that funny block of number keys you never normally use for anything). Then let go of alt. You can get a ü with 129. Unfortunately on some sites, like Hotmail and this one, the numbers for other german characters also do wierd things to the screen. But usually 148 gets the umlauted o, or oe, and 225 gets the B-shaped double s. And for some reason 206 makes a little Balkenkreuz!:thumb Of course, computer-literate people can assign these things to the Function keys at the top of the keyboard to avoid all the digital gymnastics - apparently.