Please Tell Us WHY The VW Microbus Has Such An Allure/Following And Mystique When It's Probably The WORST Driver On Earth...

It seems like Volkswagen has been producing Microbus concepts for eons now. Just about every year, it's like VW produces another Microbus concept that features cutting-edge design and is an all-new approach to the bus that made waves in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

And it gets a lot of attention.

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Hell, here's the crazier thing: People still adore the VW Bus and they sell for good coin these days. Clearly, there's a market for these things and people are obsessed with them. It kind of reminds us of the Jeep Wagoneer, which has its own cult of adoring fans that shell out the dough when a good one comes along.

But here's where we get tripped up. The VW isn't particularly fun or exciting or even, really, interesting. Aside from getting stoned, erecting a tent and pretending its Woodstock 1969, to us it just doesn't blow our doors off.

So, we've got to ask: WHY does the VW Microbus have SUCH an allure, following and mystique that drives people crazy when it's such a nothing burger?

What say you, Spies?

jameswisrik - 7/3/2018 7:06:37 AM

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when your're stone ....everything feels smooth!

TomM - 7/3/2018 12:10:15 AM

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You have got to be Kidding me - Agent. The answer is so obvious that I wonder what people actually do when they "get there".

Let me just say that the "back" of the Microbus was far more hospitable than most other vehicle back seats for "doing it". I mean - you really didn't get your first car JUST to get your girlfriend to come for a ride - did you?

MDarringer - 7/3/2018 8:26:00 AM

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You never know. He may have taken her to church to hear the words of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Not everyone dreams of screwing in a car. You should be ashamed for assuming the immorality of others.

skytop - 7/3/2018 4:55:36 AM

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My next door neighbor has a late 1970's VW bus. As a passenger, I can state it rides uncomfortably, gets upset with all bumps and side winds, is slow and tedious to travel in.

Dexter1 - 7/3/2018 6:46:40 AM

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Weed.

MDarringer - 7/3/2018 8:23:41 AM

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For old people it reminds them of the drugs and sex that the cool kids of their time were doing and which they were too chicken to do, so having a Microbus will allow them to claim past glory.

Then you factor in the stoned surfers who are perceived as being cool and other people want to be able to pretend too.

As a vehicle the Microbus is a horrific piece of garbage.

MDarringer - 7/3/2018 7:53:00 PM

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The cab-over first gen Ford and Chevy vans have to be 10000% better than the swing-axle, darty, slow Microbuses.

CikanVuz - 7/3/2018 10:35:37 AM

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You people are all crazy. I own a 1970 T2 Bay Window Bus for many reasons. Mainly. it has personality and is not like just-about-every-other vehicle on the road. Plus, it is easy and affordable to maintain and repair. I cruise at 55mph, but it has a 1776cc engine with dual carbs and can 75mph+ if needed, but why would I ever need to do that? It is a symbol of a simpler, slower, carefree life. People like my bus, stop and ask questions, take pictures, have smile. These vehicles bring so happiness and joy to a world that needs it. And, no, I do not do drugs.