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Kombis in the news

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KOM123 路

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 馃檨 just follow the link then remove everything after .html to get it to work

[Edited on 1-9-2002 by KOM123]

mattie182 路

I knew they would be back!!!!!!1馃榾

baybuscamperkid 路

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.

KruizinKombi 路

Try getting in touch with the author?

Phil74Camper 路

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 路

Except for they are both COOL, Phil!


Jay... who lerves Beetles AND Beatles 馃槈


Queen of Chat

Dasdubber 路

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

Bugged Again 路

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 路

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...馃槧