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Wonder who will buy this?
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A fool and his money are soon parted...
I know someone that paid almost $30k to get one of the first new Beetles back in '98.
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I don't understand at all. They raise the suspension for a car that is clearly not fit for off road driving?
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its called throw it at the wall and see if it sticks.
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Who's the market for this thing?
VW would have much more cred if they built and sold a true off roader. They know what their doing - they've got vehicles that have won the Dakar. 
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Wouldn't it be the same audience that these things are targeted at?
The new giant jacked up Mini. 
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Car & Driver did a test of it. They attempted to take it down a gravel road and almost tore off the front fascia when encountering a small ditch...had to turn back! It's a half inch higher than a standard Beetle.
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It's ugly as fuh
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I'm with masraum. Same market as the "countryman" crowd.
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Well, the Passat, Polo and Touran are available as "Cross".
Stupid looking wannabe offroader. Just as stupid as all SUVs and pickups in the city. |
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It doesn't even look raised. They should do a Baja.
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I've seen a few of those around here.
On dealer showroom floors. The latest ridiculosity from Mini is the Mini Cooper S Paceman. As far as I can tell it's a two-door chopped-top Countryman. So, a smaller version of the big Mini. WTF? Obviously we aren't the intended audience for this sort of crap. I'm not sure who is, though.
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Not I..we just bought Cindy a new appliance car. Boring as a loaf of white bread, a Camry. Hopefully years of no hassles transport. Model year closeout, less than $20K.
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