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Is VW Readying a New Microbus?
Now, some at the German manufacturer are saying the Microbus could be resurrected yet again. Rumors are circulating that the VW classic could be built right here in America in the company's Chattanooga, Tennessee facility. The plant is equipped to assemble an as yet unnamed mid-sized sedan that, according to an unnamed "senior official" at VW, could form the basis of the updated Microbus.
Of course, the company is publicly playing coy, saying only that the Chattanooga plant could potentially manufacture a second vehicle line. [From: Autoblog]
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsDavid BergmanSep 9th 2008 3:06PM
I am so in on this. Should Volkswagen see it fit to donate one to me and let me drive it around I would be the Microbus spokesman of this generation. I really hope that this becomes reality. Peace, David.
Stefanie MackenzieSep 10th 2008 6:38AM
I hope they make these again. My daughter just got her first car...a restored 1970 VW camper. I'm not sure who is having more fun with it..me or her. If VW does make these again, I'll surely buy one.
BubbaSep 9th 2008 3:39PM
Hay Dennis do you ever say any thing worth while cause you shore say alot you don't know a thing about from were I stand.
maybe you should get a job and get off you A$$ and step out the door and see what going on in life instead of bitching on every comment .
MarkSep 13th 2008 7:03PM
Hey Bubba, Go take some spelling and grammar classes and then come back and post some comments. You sound like you are in 2nd grade and you obviously come from the "other side of the fence."
Sorry David B., Those last comments were not directed toward you. Wrong reply.
Chester BorlandSep 13th 2008 11:25AM
Bubba: You need to use S-P-E-L-L-C-H-E-C-K!!!
CherylSep 9th 2008 3:50PM
Stop knocking Berkeley, CA... I grew up there during the 50's (the beat group) and during the 60's... and I must say it was a very interesting place and time. Oh and how I do remember so many folks had those VW buses... then I moved back to the mid-west, and yes they had/have them, too. I can remember walking through UC Berkeley's campus and arguring with the likes of Jerry Rubin and the sit in at Sproul Hall and the fountain that was later called Ludwuz's after a dog who used to play in it. I also remember Larry Blake's joint where you could get the best salad I have ever eaten and Sid's for burgers, too... not to mention all of the coffee houses and book stores. I am so glad I was able to experince that time and place. After high school I even audited some classes at UC Berkeley before leaving for Mizzou.
Joel LafargueSep 9th 2008 4:20PM
Are you sure the dog only PLAYED in that fountain, and did not PISS in it? If he did, maybe they should re-name it LudWHIZ!
karenSep 9th 2008 7:02PM
Oh Dennis, you are an angry person, you need some hugs. So wrong what you said, dear brother. Santa Cruz is so much cooler than that. But stereotyping is as stereotyping does. This a trip, VW!!!
I want this bus! It is a great idea and used refurbed ones are hard to find. In spite of the Dennis's, mine will come with my ready and waiting beads, tie dyed curtains and pillows, incense holders, and stereo to play my music. This 60 yer old hippie fart chick has and always be as I was in 1967...just been retreaded a fiew times. VW, Thank You!
peace...
rickSep 9th 2008 4:10PM
I love the one in the pic above.
It's cool-ugly in the same way that the Element is.
KateSep 9th 2008 4:29PM
I'm purchasing a new car next year and I would most definitely consider the VW van. I love the older cars with personality. I hope VW manufactures the VW van (at a reasonable price of course). Sign me up!
MrData98Sep 9th 2008 4:42PM
Methinks Dennis would benefit from a little more fiber in his diet. Perhaps that would help to loosen him up.
A.J.DSep 9th 2008 4:37PM
VW has been making vans in Europe and the rest of the world long after Americans quit buying them. This is just a pandering to Boomer nostalgia...VW makes very attractive and efficient vans overseas that aren't flashy enough for the American market. Anyone remember the Vanagon and Eurovan? Those were people-carriers in every sense, but didn't come with leather seats and sofa-soft suspensions like American vans and SUVs.
laurieSep 9th 2008 9:53PM
awesome...yeah!!!
can't wait!
gotta love the microbus....
jhbSep 9th 2008 5:00PM
oh, how sad. old hippy baby boomers coming out of the woodwork...doing lame name and place drops from the 60's. unlike you baby boomers i've had vw's my whole life and because they offered german handling and performance and technology like the tdi, while giving good mileage at a low cost. these are the only reasons to own a vw. if you buy a vehicle to remind you of your youth or to feel good about yourself....you got some real issues to deal with. sorry to be so blunt.
BaileySep 13th 2008 10:51AM
Hey jhb,
Not all people who were young in the 60's are reliving the good old days in the present tense absentmindedly. Those were some of the best times of my life and if you are not old enough to remember, then you aren't old enough to remember. Okay, okay just let us pucker our lips for a few moments and pull some air in to reminisce. In 1969 we drove a red VW bus from Dallas, Texas to Los Angeles and back again. It was a great time and the bus didn't let us down. Hmmmm...but of course, since there were at least 12 of us in the bus (I lost count along the way) we were all so friendly back then and like helping fellow hippie travelers hitchhiking, that we didn't move very fast down the highway. Since there was so much smoke in the bus it was hard to do a Head count of just how many of us arrived in LA. Oh, where is my old Cheech and Chong VHS movie... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
DJ2ALLSep 9th 2008 5:07PM
VW made great cars back then. I used to own a hatchback, the 412, the mini-station wagon, a karmaguia, which looked similar to my Volvo P1800S, and sometime drove my friend's beetle. I got and shared lots of fun out of each and every one of these vehicles. I hope they do bring back the microbus. One of my friends, back then, installed a Porche engine in his VW; now, that was fun to drive...
GaySep 9th 2008 8:20PM
Pardon me? a Porche engine in his VW?
Shows how much you fools know about the autos you drive...... The creator of the engine and chassis platform that eventually became Volkswagon was Dr Ferdinand Porche...... the damned bettle ALWAYS had a Porche engine in it! The air cooled flat 4 cyl used in the Beetle, Bus (Transporter), 412, and Karmon Ghia were all the original design done in the 30's by Dr Porche.
Point is, ALL V-Dubs of the 60-70's used Porche engines.
cheriSep 9th 2008 5:15PM
I have fond memories of going to Canada and all the western states in my family's VW bus. We'd stay mostly at KOA's. I wish I could give my kids the same adventure.
Blue DogSep 9th 2008 5:53PM
It's spelled Karmann Ghia, you hop head!
padreSep 9th 2008 5:58PM
I hope they will offer an official "flower power" paint job.