what do you think? buy a VW - Thing

[TallBill]

found a 1974 vw thing for sale locally for 1200 bucks.. would be awefully fun to drive around.. and its a convertible.... i believe its a manual.. so it'd be good practice for when i buy a real car.. or i was lookin at buyin a 15 passanger bus.. or theres a local firetruck for sale.. or a few ambulances..

 

[Colt45]

i dont recall any "VW - thing".

weve got:
beetle
rabbit/golf
westfalia (bus/van/hippievan)
the truck thing.
karman ghia (sp)
fox
jetta
passat

prolly missed something.

 

[Jzero]

prolly missed something.

Defnitely missed something.
They are like butt-ugly jeepish looking things.
I love them.

If that was supposed to be an exhaustive list, you missed at the very least Scirocco and THING, Vanagon, the camper, and probably a couple others, too....

 

[aphex]

VW - Thing

I like it!

 

[TallBill]

actually.. lookin at those pics closer.. im seeing total car mod idea in my head.. take out the front two seats.. and sit in the back..

im 6'8"

wow.. would be real good practice for a manual... wouldnt worry bout ruining it..

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

those things are death traps.

 

[TallBill]

actualy.. looks like i could make a profit reselling the thing..

 

[yakko]

They can be fun but they can also be a pain in the ass. A lot of parts were specific to that car and it was only sold for a few years.

 

[d33pt]

i dunno if i wanna drive that thing daily.. but i've seen things in the desert (done up like baja bugs) and they were very cool..

 

[SHoddyCOmp]

VeDuB Things are pretty... odd. One used to live right down the street from me. Old dark orange. It was UUUUGLY lol