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Posted: 2/7/2014 6:01:44 PM EDT
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Rabbit diesel pickup is best VW
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Posted: 2/7/2014 6:02:32 PM EDT
[#2]
I'd drive a dual cab.
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Posted: 2/7/2014 6:04:08 PM EDT
[#3]
Been done twice at least , They made an older van based version and a 80's vintage fwd version .
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Posted: 2/7/2014 6:04:35 PM EDT
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Made them in the late 70s too.. They were a front wheel drive pickup..
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Posted: 2/7/2014 6:06:58 PM EDT
[#5]
That is a sharp looking truck. Better than the F-150 styling.
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Posted: 2/7/2014 6:10:05 PM EDT
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They have been sold in Mexico for a couple of years. About the size of a Taco.
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Posted: 2/7/2014 6:10:14 PM EDT
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Rabbit diesel pickup is best VW If you don't ever have to ascend a hill. 
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Posted: 2/7/2014 6:10:14 PM EDT
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I'd drive a dual cab. Even without the Olympic modifications. All they have to do is drop off 4motion diesel dualcab at the dealership and I will sign whatever they ask me to |
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Posted: 2/7/2014 6:12:37 PM EDT
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Why do I imagine it having tons of electrical problems?
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Posted: 2/7/2014 7:55:11 PM EDT
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Been done twice at least , They made an older van based version and a 80's vintage fwd version . They also currently make a version based on the VW Gol. 
It's called the "Saveiro" in some parts of the world, and the "Pointer Pickup" in Mexico. |
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Posted: 2/7/2014 8:09:48 PM EDT
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They have been sold in Mexico for a couple of years. About the size of a Taco. http://image.eurotuner.com/f/editorials/2010-vw-amarok-pickup/26129054/2010-vw-amarok-pickup.jpg IIRC, it is a Taco for the most part. The predecessor was the VW Taro and was a toyota pickup with a WV badge. I see the current fwd VW pickup on the roads here on occasion. All have Mexican plates on them. Little FWD trucklets are apparently popular in MX. Chevy, Nissan and a couple of other manufacturers offer them. |
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Posted: 2/7/2014 8:18:37 PM EDT
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As a Jetta TDI owner since 2006, the lack of a small diesel pickup in this country rustles my jimmies. Hilux for the win.
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Posted: 2/7/2014 8:46:32 PM EDT
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I see the current fwd VW pickup on the roads here on occasion. All have Mexican plates on them. Little FWD trucklets are apparently popular in MX. Chevy, Nissan and a couple of other manufacturers offer them. If they introduced it here - and offered a diesel engine option - they would sell plenty of 'em. 
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Posted: 2/8/2014 4:38:34 AM EDT
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Amarok is pretty nice. If I was in the market for a pickup, I'd either buy that one or the Hilux.
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Posted: 2/8/2014 4:47:30 AM EDT
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Chicken tax is the reason we'll never see one.
Its a kick ass truck, if they showed up here I would take my touareg and a3 in on trade, that day, first deliverd v6 tdi with 4motionx (locking differentials) and air suspension. |
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Posted: 2/8/2014 4:51:22 AM EDT
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IIRC, it is a Taco for the most part. The predecessor was the VW Taro and was a toyota pickup with a WV badge. I see the current fwd VW pickup on the roads here on occasion. All have Mexican plates on them. Little FWD trucklets are apparently popular in MX. Chevy, Nissan and a couple of other manufacturers offer them. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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They have been sold in Mexico for a couple of years. About the size of a Taco. http://image.eurotuner.com/f/editorials/2010-vw-amarok-pickup/26129054/2010-vw-amarok-pickup.jpg IIRC, it is a Taco for the most part. The predecessor was the VW Taro and was a toyota pickup with a WV badge. I see the current fwd VW pickup on the roads here on occasion. All have Mexican plates on them. Little FWD trucklets are apparently popular in MX. Chevy, Nissan and a couple of other manufacturers offer them. its not a Taco, or anything else rebadged like the old pickups its VW own brain child. currently manufactured in Argentina, and in Hanover - Germany at the moment VW has no plans of importing them, but I can imagine seeing them in the long run being build in mexico or USA and hitting the market here... |
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Posted: 2/8/2014 4:51:48 AM EDT
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They have been sold in Mexico for a couple of years. About the size of a Taco. http://image.eurotuner.com/f/editorials/2010-vw-amarok-pickup/26129054/2010-vw-amarok-pickup.jpg Looks surprisingly like the despised Honda Ridgeline. |
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Posted: 2/8/2014 4:58:32 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/8/2014 5:02:38 AM EDT
[#19]
way back in the day, I had one just like this:
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Posted: 2/8/2014 5:03:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
IIRC, it is a Taco for the most part. The predecessor was the VW Taro and was a toyota pickup with a WV badge. I see the current fwd VW pickup on the roads here on occasion. All have Mexican plates on them. Little FWD trucklets are apparently popular in MX. Chevy, Nissan and a couple of other manufacturers offer them. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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They have been sold in Mexico for a couple of years. About the size of a Taco. http://image.eurotuner.com/f/editorials/2010-vw-amarok-pickup/26129054/2010-vw-amarok-pickup.jpg IIRC, it is a Taco for the most part. The predecessor was the VW Taro and was a toyota pickup with a WV badge. I see the current fwd VW pickup on the roads here on occasion. All have Mexican plates on them. Little FWD trucklets are apparently popular in MX. Chevy, Nissan and a couple of other manufacturers offer them. How did I miss this. It aint no damn taco. Hahahah. That truck is about 20 years behind. Not saying its a bad truck, there fine for what they are. But it aint exactly upto the germans standards. Its based on the touareg. The tdi in it has more engineering time then all of yotas fleet of trucks, inckuding the helux, which uses a injection pump, like the tdi from 20 years ago. Yota, like nissan will just buy the updated tech from bosch if they ever wanna sell diesels in the us. The new common rail tdi is amazing. They keep making more power, running cleaner and using less fuel. The new v6 is getting close to rivslimg the old v10. |
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Posted: 2/8/2014 5:04:01 AM EDT
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From the Australia VW site (engrish!)
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Posted: 2/8/2014 5:05:36 AM EDT
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Friends of mine in the land down under have one.
She uses it to pull her horse trailer. Pretty stout little thing. |
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Posted: 2/8/2014 5:07:11 AM EDT
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Weird. Never heard of it except as a concept. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/02/06/volkswagens-beastly-pickup-breaks-off-roading-record-on-the-way-to-the-olympics/ Video at bottom of page. . do they come with the lift and tires std? if so, awsome! 
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Posted: 2/8/2014 5:08:57 AM EDT
[#24]
Meh, the beds too small to make a proper "technical".
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Posted: 2/8/2014 5:14:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat's uglier than a Pontiac Aztek I WANT ONE!!!!!!! |
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Posted: 2/8/2014 5:17:13 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/8/2014 5:17:48 AM EDT
[#27]
A buddy owns the National Geographic's old Synco van
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Posted: 2/8/2014 5:21:09 AM EDT
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My step dad had one of these and just as clean!
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Posted: 2/8/2014 5:25:44 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/8/2014 6:29:55 AM EDT
[#30]
They've been selling those for 2-3 years now. I'd definitely take a look at that and the Ford T6 if they were available here with a diesel. The rumored Frontier diesel is worth a look, but I'm not a big fan of Nissan.
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Posted: 2/8/2014 6:31:16 AM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: How did I miss this. It aint no damn taco. Hahahah. That truck is about 20 years behind. Not saying its a bad truck, there fine for what they are. But it aint exactly upto the germans standards. Its based on the touareg. The tdi in it has more engineering time then all of yotas fleet of trucks, inckuding the helux, which uses a injection pump, like the tdi from 20 years ago. Yota, like nissan will just buy the updated tech from bosch if they ever wanna sell diesels in the us. The new common rail tdi is amazing. They keep making more power, running cleaner and using less fuel. The new v6 is getting close to rivslimg the old v10. Quote HistoryQuoted: Its based on the touareg. The tdi in it has more engineering time then all of yotas fleet of trucks, inckuding the helux, which uses a injection pump, like the tdi from 20 years ago. Yota, like nissan will just buy the updated tech from bosch if they ever wanna sell diesels in the us. The new common rail tdi is amazing. They keep making more power, running cleaner and using less fuel. The new v6 is getting close to rivslimg the old v10. |
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Posted: 2/8/2014 6:31:30 AM EDT
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They've been selling those for 2-3 years now. I'd definitely take a look at that and the Ford T6 if they were available here with a diesel. The rumored Frontier diesel is worth a look, but I'm not a big fan of Nissan. The old Patrol Turbo Diesel was a beast. They really softened it up, unfortunately. |
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Posted: 2/8/2014 6:34:08 AM EDT
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now this I like Quote HistoryAnother hobby of mine. I don't have a double cab anymore but I do have this.  [/URL]
Google Syncro DOKA, synco joker, syncro doublecab, syncro westfallia. Enjoy |
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Posted: 2/8/2014 6:44:55 AM EDT
[#34]
I want this in a quad cab
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/jeep-mighty-fc-concept-first-drive-review |
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Posted: 2/8/2014 6:59:52 AM EDT
[#35]
I want it in Fall Guy livery.
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Posted: 2/8/2014 7:10:20 AM EDT
[#36]
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I want this in a quad cab http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/jeep-mighty-fc-concept-first-drive-review Will it pass US crash tests? Flat nose vehicle have problems with modern US crash tests. |
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Posted: 2/8/2014 7:33:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Rabbit diesel pickup is best VW  Buddies rabbit. Runs the 1/8 around 6.3 |
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Posted: 2/8/2014 7:45:18 AM EDT
[#38]
Very nice. I believe "vaporware" is the term for it though.
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Posted: 2/8/2014 7:47:38 AM EDT
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I owned an 82 rabbit truck. the worked gas 1.8l got over 40 mpg.
it got totalled when I was side swiped by a jeep. me and 2 other guys picked it up and dragged off the road. I traded the totalled shell for 2 shocks. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 2/8/2014 9:13:57 AM EDT
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These guys make a Jetta truck kit-car, as well as a mid-engine rwd sportscar based on the Jetta:
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Posted: 2/9/2014 9:10:08 AM EDT
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Very nice. I believe "vaporware" is the term for it though. How so? They're all over the place outside of the US. |
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Posted: 2/9/2014 9:15:26 AM EDT
[#42]
Because chicken tax
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Posted: 2/9/2014 9:22:05 AM EDT
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Quote Historyvery much want. |
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Posted: 2/9/2014 9:25:49 AM EDT
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If you don't ever have to ascend a hill. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Rabbit diesel pickup is best VW If you don't ever have to ascend a hill. Or you can afford new cylinders yearly. |
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Posted: 2/9/2014 9:36:13 AM EDT
[#45]
Damn good looking truck
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Posted: 2/9/2014 9:39:23 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/9/2014 10:44:07 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/9/2014 10:46:21 AM EDT
[#48]
dem tires
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Posted: 2/9/2014 10:48:49 AM EDT
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Why do I imagine it having tons of electrical problems? Because you are an old fuck, like me... or an ass that keeps bringing up 1990's Dodge transmission crap as if they are still having problems today? 
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Posted: 2/9/2014 10:51:11 AM EDT
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dem tires 
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