Cabin : Flight 001 Location : Brighton, East Sussex U.K. Posts : 14337 Join date : 2009-09-27
Subject: New Microbus looking more likely in 2014 Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:34 pm
Speculation and gossip abound - this story was in last week's Autoexpress and is now spilling around the web. Looks like the new Microbus will be built in the US as previously planned and platform share with a couple of other VW models built there.
Click here to read the story.
If it turns out like the pic below .... I'll have one of those please to accompany Max.
Photo courtesy of volksfan.com
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dizzylizard
Cabin : Exec 018 Location : Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts and Bristol Posts : 2241 Join date : 2011-09-20
Subject: Re: New Microbus looking more likely in 2014 Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:14 pm
Very nice, but don't know whether I'd get rid of Dizzy just to get one, I'll just have to keep doing the Lottery and hope! Whilst you were on the link did you look at the Summer v Winter tyres video? Very interesting.
TimV Admin
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Subject: Re: New Microbus looking more likely in 2014 Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:34 pm
Yes dizzy - watched the vid. I'd ask the question - is there any value to having summer tyres on our vehicles at all? Why not just drive on winter tyres all year round?
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Subject: Re: New Microbus looking more likely in 2014 Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:17 pm
The blus bus in the article doesn't look anywhere near big enough to be converted into a camper. No much bigger than a family estate car by the looks of it. Just has a higher roof.
Cabin : Exec 003 Location : Hove, East Sussex Posts : 1089 Join date : 2010-04-11
Subject: Re: New Microbus looking more likely in 2014 Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:38 am
The article mentions it being based on the passat, so guessing it wouldn't be big enough for a camper conversion. Don't like it anyway I'm afraid, just another people carrier...................
TimV Admin
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Subject: Re: New Microbus looking more likely in 2014 Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:42 am
The Passat in the US is longer than it is in Europe - the chassis is stretched. So a new Microbus would be about the same length as our T2s.
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irishman
Cabin : Exec 003 Location : Hove, East Sussex Posts : 1089 Join date : 2010-04-11
Subject: Re: New Microbus looking more likely in 2014 Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:30 pm
Mmmmmm Tim your not convincing me, be a bit like a T5, boringly reliable with no soul!!!!
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