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General => Random Chat => Topic started by: daboy3000 on April 26, 2012, 11:16:42 am

Title: New old VW camper van, whats that about?
Post by: daboy3000 on April 26, 2012, 11:16:42 am: I was behind a very good condition VW camper van this morning, looked like on from the 70's. I happened to glance the number plate and it was on a 60 reg, I double checked and checked again and it was 100% the new style reg, something like LX60 FOP. if it was a kit car it would have been a Q plate so is a company making these new and putting VW badges on them or are they still being made in Mexico like the old beetle or the mk1 golf in South Africa?
Title: Re: New old VW camper van, whats that about?
Post by: parks on April 26, 2012, 11:22:50 am: Possibly only recently registered? Could have been kept somewhere till now?
Title: Re: New old VW camper van, whats that about?
Post by: sub39h on April 26, 2012, 11:30:10 am: does happen every now and again - there was a DB5 in Top Gear mag a few years ago on a 57 reg. the owner was so rich he bought it and forgot about it. was having a look in his garage for what car he wanted to take to lunch and decided on that one. registered it and voila!
Title: Re: New old VW camper van, whats that about?
Post by: MAT ED30 on April 26, 2012, 11:30:34 am: They still make them you can buy them brand new still
Title: Re: New old VW camper van, whats that about?
Post by: daboy3000 on April 26, 2012, 11:45:36 am: Quote from: MAT ED30 on April 26, 2012, 11:30:34 am
They still make them you can buy them brand new still

Where?
Title: Re: New old VW camper van, whats that about?
Post by: daboy3000 on April 26, 2012, 11:46:38 am: They obviously don't use a modern engine as I had to over take him up a steep hill
Title: Re: New old VW camper van, whats that about?
Post by: MAT ED30 on April 26, 2012, 12:03:14 pm: http://www.danburymotorcaravans.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=16
:happy2:
Title: Re: New old VW camper van, whats that about?
Post by: daboy3000 on April 26, 2012, 12:39:16 pm: cool, they must have bought the licence or something. £40,000 though!!
Title: Re: New old VW camper van, whats that about?
Post by: garrardrj on April 26, 2012, 01:31:25 pm: My mates website www.campaccino.co.uk

Nice van cost 20k to get to what it is now .

Others around the country restored can be upto to £40k aswell for a split screen
Title: Re: New old VW camper van, whats that about?
Post by: Deako on April 26, 2012, 01:39:46 pm: Quote from: daboy3000 on April 26, 2012, 12:39:16 pm
cool, they must have bought the licence or something. £40,000 though!!

No. They are made in Mexico.
Title: Re: New old VW camper van, whats that about?
Post by: RENNTAG on April 26, 2012, 02:50:02 pm: yes can still buy them new. They are watercooled now though. Have got horrible plastic radiator grills on the front :sick:
Title: Re: New old VW camper van, whats that about?
Post by: Nodz on April 26, 2012, 02:54:49 pm: The other option is to have the fake spare wheel holder instead of the plastic grill
Title: Re: New old VW camper van, whats that about?
Post by: RENNTAG on April 26, 2012, 03:08:55 pm: ^^^ that does look alot better :happy2:
Title: Re: New old VW camper van, whats that about?
Post by: Oli on April 26, 2012, 07:09:16 pm: Why buy a modern-old style one, when you can rent a VW California :happy2:

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