The new (old) VW Microbus

The Love Bus is still alive. VW Brasil is shipping its ‘new’ Type 2 Kombis to Britain, where they’re lovingly turned into campervans and sent off to ramble around The Shires.

A strange regulatory quirk means the ancient Type 2 Kombi can still be imported into the UK as a new vehicle. These fresh-out-of-the-box campervans look like the originals from the 70s, but there’s a big difference at the back—VW has swapped the air-cooled motor for its new water-cooled 1.4 liter ‘Total Flex’ fuel-injected engine.
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Bored - 11/3/2008 4:27:34 AM

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"Stay away from the brown acid"

truckman - 11/3/2008 5:52:17 AM

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I love the concept! Have you all seen the crash test standards on you tube? You would be so dead in the old vans! I hope that this has improved. A little too expensive for dated teck.

woood - 11/3/2008 9:31:01 AM

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Hey maaaaaaannnnnnn, this is awsooooooome.

S30GTR - 11/3/2008 10:11:34 AM

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4:20

Sarcastic1 - 11/3/2008 12:09:41 PM

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It's a great throw back, but stoners know the concept of opportunity cost better than anyone. Spend 30 grand on a car or spend 30 grand on the alternative....

t_bone - 11/3/2008 5:03:22 PM

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I need one of these. But please, no airbags. I don't want to wake up in the hospital without my legs.

Still waiting on that 2001 concept...

tecnopolis - 11/3/2008 6:31:32 PM

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Sweet!