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otiswesty
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Anyone know if VW is going to be producing this van for the US Market?
I found the pic online, supposedly a prototype.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/442990.jpg
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kayakwesty
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they canceled it two years ago...was suppose to even have a TDI...VW vans are now going to be made by Chrysler
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PDXWesty
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I saw this Mitsubishi Delica 4x4 van on the Oregon Coast this weekend. It would be nice for Westfalia to convert a few of these. They're common in Canada. The guy also made a very cool custom roof rack from PVC pipe using gutter mounts. It looked awesome!
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mmorrissey
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That Van is made for foreign markets. Look it up. It's called the VW Crafter.
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suebicum
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Well the Crafter is identical with the MB Sprinter II  (besides the engines)
But as far as I know Mercedes also scraped the 4X4 Version.
There are several companies that do 4x4 conversions if you got 20.000EUR + (for the conversion of course  )
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otiswesty
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Nice, I didn't know Seikel had a nice T5 conversion like that. Portal axles too! You could add a CTIS system with that. 
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hiram6
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Okay, these are just cruel (cause we can't get them)!!!
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Crughy
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There are some camper versions of the mitsu/toy vans. But it's extremely cramped inside: "a la nippon". Very efficiently done to save space, miniaturize. But not a realistic camper. There were just not meant to be this way.
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Van-go108
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This isnt the new 4x4 westy 
Man am I confused.
PDXWesty, You tease.
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Steelhead
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:26 am Post subject: Re: New 4x4 VW Van |
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Low profile off road tires LOL. |
those are funny.... but sort of interesting too. Look sort of cool actually, and not a bad way to go for the weekend warrior. I wonder what size they are.
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otiswesty
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Okay, these are just cruel (cause we can't get them)!!!
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I am filled with envy!
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| PDXWesty wrote: |
I saw this Mitsubishi Delica 4x4 van on the Oregon Coast this weekend. It would be nice for Westfalia to convert a few of these. They're common in Canada. The guy also made a very cool custom roof rack from PVC pipe using gutter mounts. It looked awesome!
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I have seen one or more of these, in my local area of Canvey Island, Essex, England.
As far as I am aware, they were made solely for the Japanese market, in right-hand drive versions, but some second-hand examples are exported to Great Britain, after they are about three years old, owing to the ultra-stringent roadworthiness inspections in Japan, unlike those in North America. 
I think I recall reading of an horrendous accident, involving one of these vehicles on a British motorway. The vehicle type was criticised at the coroner's inquest, as being inherently unstable and hence not suitable for general use on British roads!
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NASkeet
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| That Van is made for foreign markets. Look it up. It's called the VW Crafter. |
I saw one locally on Canvey Island recently.
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goffoz
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Thats what I drove for 5yrs. When we lived in Australia I had a 7 pass. version w/sunroofs.."L300 Starwagon"4x4...absolutely amazing.
Really torquey 2.4L gas engine...4G6 series
Great offroad vehicle...with a little tweaking
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allsierra123
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I seen a few when I had lived in California. and also one in seattle. They must not be that rare or they were visiting from another country. I could not get a look at the plates to tell where the vehicle was from.
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