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Title: VW Transporter - not gti but vw :)
Post by: actionslax on 08 June 2005, 15:45
Looking to buy a transprter van to sit along side my mk3. anyone in here ever had any dealings with these? been checking ebay and autotrader and can get them reasonably cheap.. trying to find out what to look out for before buying etc and any mod sites (if any) out there as i'll be keeping this for a while...


(http://www.drinkyoo-hoo.com/hoonation/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=166&stc=1)

 this would be well nice...   :grin:

slax
Title: Re: VW Transporter - not gti but vw :)
Post by: Sugar79 on 08 June 2005, 15:56
ohhhhh my like that  :cool:
Title: Re: VW Transporter - not gti but vw :)
Post by: [han] on 08 June 2005, 16:35
my dad has a vw transporter 2.5 tdi which is his work van (own business) and i've been driving it - FANTASTIC!!!! i turned a few heads aswell!!!  :wink:

 :grin:
Title: Re: VW Transporter - not gti but vw :)
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 08 June 2005, 19:39
don't think it was the van that was attracting the attention tbh

 :tongue: :evil: :grin:
Title: Re: VW Transporter - not gti but vw :)
Post by: BobbyT on 09 June 2005, 19:06
Quote from: actionslax on 08 June 2005, 15:45
Looking to buy a transprter van to sit along side my mk3. anyone in here ever had any dealings with these? been checking ebay and autotrader and can get them reasonably cheap.. trying to find out what to look out for before buying etc and any mod sites (if any) out there as i'll be keeping this for a while...


(http://www.drinkyoo-hoo.com/hoonation/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=166&stc=1)

 this would be well nice...   :grin:

slax

am i missing something?? it looks wank! i have seen some cool ones around with the right wheels and a nice one colour paint job with no stupid yank fire decals!  :tongue:  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: VW Transporter - not gti but vw :)
Post by: [han] on 09 June 2005, 20:54
my dads in his work can - so it's plain red with his magentic panels on with his logo on - obv i don't drive it with them on, it's got tinted windows with seats fitted in back! cool!!!

pretty standard - but goes well!!!!    :rolleyes: not that i go above seventy dad..... :grin:
Title: Re: VW Transporter - not gti but vw :)
Post by: Mr Blue on 10 June 2005, 17:54
drop a gti lump in this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9889&item=4555744309&rd=1


 :grin:
Title: Re: VW Transporter - not gti but vw :)
Post by: DubFan on 11 June 2005, 12:45
Take a look in April 05 issue of Performance VW, there are a couple of nicely modded vans on page 78 which are from the guys who run www.vwt4.net (http://www.vwt4.net) including the nice mods, galleries of the vans and soon a club too.
Title: Re: VW Transporter - not gti but vw :)
Post by: tinman on 11 June 2005, 13:01
you people are weird. a van for crying out loud cause its got the right badge?

its a VAN ffs.
Title: Re: VW Transporter - not gti but vw :)
Post by: DubFan on 11 June 2005, 15:20
Well vans aren't to my taste (apart from maybe a classic camper), and I certainly wouldn't buy one out of choice.
But if you need one for work, then you might as well buy a decent one, although I would question whether it should be modded.

I'd much rather have a car than a van or people carrier/MPV. Two or three kids fit into a normal car, and that's plenty for me.  :grin:
Title: Re: VW Transporter - not gti but vw :)
Post by: actionslax on 13 June 2005, 13:28
cheers for the links....


after a mod site for wheels and lowering springs - there's height restriction barriers at some of the beaches i go to and i reckon one of these transporters would just fit with shorter springs and a bit of weight in the back  :laugh: i need the van to transport a couple of stand up jetskis, mountain bikes and snowboard gear in the winter. the inside of my mk3 is getting f00ked - my bike and board scraping the insides and constant sand and wax everywhere is doing my nut in.. got a roof rack but does my fuel consumption no good at all and i know towing all the time is doing my clutch no favours either..

thought of buying an estate but would still have to tow....

gettin a van seems like the only option...........  :wink:

that van ^^^ was in the gumball rally few years ago, some motorcross team running it.. 

cheers

Title: Re: VW Transporter - not gti but vw :)
Post by: mrwotto on 13 June 2005, 13:31
Get a splitty the ultimate surf dudes van :cool: