Tag: German
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Biggest Transporter?
As though this giant VW from Holland (?) isn’t strange enough, the owner put a Buick V6 in it. What more can we say? Click for Craigslist ad Irvine, CA $6995 Ad text: See at xxxx zzzz Ave, Irvine, CA 92606 near 5 Freeway, between Culver & Jamboree. Rare Oversized Van from Holland. It is…
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Oddimotive mobile HQ shines again
Mobile HQ got a wash, polish and wax, including a good top scrubbing. It had been too long…
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Quickie: Non-pickup Type 3 Squareback
The last Type 3 we featured was a pickup conversion. Frankly, this has real potential if the rust-free claims hold true (despite the gaping hole in the roof). Sitll, one must wonder how, exactly, it got to this state. The ad gives no indication as to whether any engine or transaxle is included…that’s always nice.…
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Homebrew pickup
Why does this exist? We don’t know, but we have a couple guesses. 1) The Rabbit-based “Caddy” either wasn’t out yet when this was done or simply wasn’t weird enough. 2) All pickups should have rear engines, so this is a mini SOKA or later interpretation of a Corvair Greenbriar truck Click for eBay ad…
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Nicest RS5 in Compton?
It would be interesting to know what happened… Click for eBay ad $40,900 Compton, CA 05/14/2013 update: Never has sold and seems to be in perpetual re-listing cycle around $39.950. Upside is it’s a cool view of an intercooler.
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Reader submission #1: The ultimate 190D
…but why? These came with a much more lame diesel, so someone swapped in the turbodiesel unit from the larger 300 (now known as E-Class). They also claim some good suspension upgrades, so this could be a great, torquey driver with excellent MPG. We find it particularly useful when sellers include two shots from exactly…