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07-23-2002, 10:59 PM | #1 | |
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VW Things!! Yeah!!
VW things are the best, very rarely i see them up here in oregon, but when im in mexico, they are everywhere!!! I plan to get a big truck and take it into mexico and buy a lot of things for dirt cheap(ive seen them for $300USD in running condition) and take them back up here! That would be sweet! Anybody in here actually own one???
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04-17-2003, 09:30 AM | #2 | |
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where's cousin it?
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05-04-2003, 04:49 PM | #3 | |
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11-05-2003, 02:28 PM | #4 | |
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What I'm interested in is the Thing's Uncle, the Kubelwagen. Anyone know where to get one of those, or maybe where to get a kit to turn a Thing into one?
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11-05-2003, 05:32 PM | #5 | ||
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There are a few manufacturers or Kubel kit cars. Check out kitcar.com for one. I can't remember others off the top of my head. Also, search for Kubel Ken. He sells many Kubel parts, and probably enough to turn a Thing into a close replica. Check the kit car out first, not enough Thing's left around to sacrifice
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01-04-2004, 11:38 PM | #6 | |
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i really want to know where to go in mexico to get a thing at
please if anyone knows where in mexico to get a $300 thing please let me know.
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05-09-2004, 05:00 PM | #7 | ||
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**Volkswagens have been made in Mexico since the 1950's, however the Mexican Volkswagens won't pass the US fuel emission control standards. That may be a problem if you brought one back into this country. |
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05-21-2004, 01:54 PM | #8 | |
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My dad has a thing that he has won alot of awards for. If I get time to take a picture of it, ill post it.
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07-17-2004, 02:35 AM | #9 | |
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"The Thing", its a off road class 5 open in Baja, México, for sale... i will post some Pics soon!
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07-25-2004, 08:41 AM | #10 | |
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Is the Kubel the same thing as a Thing, but with 3 rows of seats? I know I have seen a couple of those around South Carolina.
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09-23-2004, 10:44 AM | #11 | |
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Well, I´m from Mexico city and yes, those things are still around, in here they are called volkswagen safari and there are some on the streets, All the parts are easy to find and yes, very cheap, I´ve even know one in acapulco that has a vr6 swap on the back. pretty cool, anyways, I don´t think they would pass emission tests up north, they barely pass here!
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12-02-2004, 09:36 AM | #12 | |
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Never heard of a VW Thing before ....Sounds scary
here in Greece the Navy still has some Kubelwagens (leftovers from WW2? no idea) going about but Things?? I 've no idea what you're all talking about |
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01-16-2006, 07:53 AM | #13 | |
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VW thing!!! its like a hippie car that everyone respects. LOL
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Re: VW Things!! Yeah!!
Its not a state requirement that is the problem. If you try to bring a VW Thing made for Mexican use into the U.S. - you will have a difficult time to say the least. At the border it will have to be inspected by federal authorities to see if it met all of the D.O.T. requirement for automobiles as of the year it was built. As far as I know a Mexican 'Thing' wont. My experience is that they refuse to let you take it any further into the U.S. than the customs shed. You would have to learn what is needed to modify it, and have evidence of all the changes having been made; or to convince the authorities (feds, not just the state) that you would never use it on American roads.
In Mexico there were sporty looking little air cooled VWs called Brazilias, that looked somewhat like a type 4 VW, but nicer and smaller overall. Here is the URL for a picture: http://shop1.bravehost.com/galleria.html I am still hoping to bring one of these Brazilias into Texas someday, but so far I havent been able to establish that ANY amount of reworking would let it meet the DOT requirements for highway use. I would be glad to hear from anyone who has done so. |
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