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    Since when

    is the VW thing an SUV?
    "Take it up with my butt, cuz he's the only one that gives a crap"

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    Quote Originally Posted by circmand View Post
    is the VW thing an SUV?
    Back when they were made 4wd was a luxury. I don't think it was a 4wd? but I think the Suzuki Samarai should have been in this rather than some others. The Samarai was very small and able.

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    Let me put it all int perspective for you....

    The writer of the article drives a Mercedes CLS550 AMG. Which also must mean, he has never popped his own hood, put air in his own tires, or washed/vacuumed it himself. Do not take offense to THIS GUY, spilling nonsense about YOUR vehicle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WormGod View Post
    Let me put it all int perspective for you....

    The writer of the article drives a Mercedes CLS550 AMG. Which also must mean, he has never popped his own hood, put air in his own tires, or washed/vacuumed it himself. Do not take offense to THIS GUY, spilling nonsense about YOUR vehicle.
    X2 well said

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ebenezr View Post
    Back when they were made 4wd was a luxury. I don't think it was a 4wd? but I think the Suzuki Samarai should have been in this rather than some others. The Samarai was very small and able.
    It was a VW Beetle chasis with a different body. I always liked them but performance they did not have and were never a utility anything. More of a cheap surfer vehicle

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ebenezr View Post
    Back when they were made 4wd was a luxury. I don't think it was a 4wd?
    Quote Originally Posted by circmand View Post
    It was a VW Beetle chasis with a different body. I always liked them but performance they did not have and were never a utility anything. More of a cheap surfer vehicle
    The VW thing WAS SO a SUV...

    It was a great Surf Utility Vehicle...

    I had one back in the 80's...punched out to 1800+cc, dual Webbers, etc, etc...

    It was a fun car to drive with the extra HP, but suffered from IDB syndrome... (insufficient drum brake)
    Also fun to take to the beach. No creature comforts, rigid framed side windows that slid into channels & were stored up front in the trunk.
    NOT a fun vehicle to drive during torrential rains.

    And yes, 2WD.

    Saw a really cool tube buggy in Moab a few years ago, wearing VW Thing sheet metal, & wearin' it WELL...
    Last edited by Ldub : 09/27/2011 at 08:55 PM

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