| How do you use your off road VW? |
| Street Baja - Looks cool but rarely sees dirt. |
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11% |
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| 1/2 & 1/2 - Frequent street use and play in the dirt. |
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38% |
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| Mosty dirt - Street legal if needed. |
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21% |
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| Play Only - Trailered, not registered for street. |
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7% |
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| Racer - You don't play, you race. |
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6% |
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| Never Ending Project - Haven't driven the car yet. |
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15% |
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Chad1376
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Joined: January 29, 2005
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Location: Henderson, Nevada
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chubby53
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Joined: February 17, 2005
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Location: Eugene, Oregon
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I've been using it as a yard decoration for a few years, now it's a space feeler upper in my garage. When i get it done though i'm a weekend warrior, mud and sand.
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shmoe2k
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Joined: August 09, 2009
Posts: 160
Location: Camarillo, CA
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Mine leaks all over the street. its a great collector of spider webs. i've had it for about 8 months and have yet to drive it far. I have alot of parts to go in it sitting in my garage... anyone want to come over and put them in?
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jon6.0
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Joined: October 23, 2007
Posts: 118
Location: Tonopah, AZ
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| Still building mine. It will be mild street use since I live 11 miles from work in the middle of the Arizona desert. I am also getting it ready for the Whiplash Series next year to race it. Then occasional trips to the dunes and Ocotillo. |
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ridge racer
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Joined: March 22, 2008
Posts: 107
Location: s.f. bay area
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600 miles a time!
4-5 times a year.
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57baja
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Joined: April 15, 2008
Posts: 1166
Location: Kaddie Shack Temple City
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ZARJDR
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Joined: October 27, 2008
Posts: 1039
Location: Eureka, Ca
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Purely off-road sandrail, once a month or more to my local dunes, every trip I can muster to the Oregon Dunes usually 3-5 times a year, and 3-5 days at a time.
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Mr. Unpopular
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Joined: September 20, 2005
Posts: 3715
Location: Tampa Florida
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I voted mostly dirt. Our rail doesn't have a windshield, runs 3 rib tractor tires on the front, and recapped 31's on the rear. Its no pleasure on the highway 
If we take it on the street, its usually 10 miles or so to a cruise in or to get a burger. Its mostly trailered to the woods and driven hard there.
Its worth noting that the riding areas we have in Florida, we HAVE to have a tag and insurance to play.
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sr20detbaja
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Joined: October 12, 2009
Posts: 9
Location: Springfield, MO
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| Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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I'll use mine to eat any car on the road. lol I Hope.
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Lotrat
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Joined: December 08, 2007
Posts: 2528
Location: Vista, CA
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| Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Mines a desert toy, but I drive it all the time. 7 desert trips and 10,000 miles last year. |
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olmer2
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Joined: June 28, 2009
Posts: 781
Location: chattanooga TN
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| Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Mine's a fair weather daily driver. Most of the trails are too much for my paint. I'll have to build a beater soon. |
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tripicana
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Joined: February 13, 2003
Posts: 1164
Location: colorado springs
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| Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:22 am Post subject: |
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i've only raced mine once since i got it driveable.
eventualy i'd like to get it tagged for the street, or atleast get offroad stickers for the mountains.
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KrAzY-BaJa
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Joined: May 22, 2008
Posts: 1409
Location: Sacramento CA.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 1:39 am Post subject: |
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well I have drove mine stock, then with a baja kit on it, now its just my neverending project im still trying to finish again
date on pics off by a few years lol
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pafree
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Joined: August 16, 2005
Posts: 2298
Location: dayton, the one in texas
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| Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 4:29 am Post subject: |
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one is for playing in the yard and woods around the house and it is taken to the offroad parks. mud and trails. not street legal.
the other will be used for trails and hunting. plans are to make it street legal.
both are used when my wife gets stuck in the driveway. |
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rjonas
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Joined: July 24, 2004
Posts: 644
Location: Chandler, AZ
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| Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:40 am Post subject: |
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75%----25%
Mostly street use but some offroad. On the road since 9/07 and I've put ~ 2200 miles on it but add about 15% to that because the large front tires have the speedo off quite a bit.
Runs to the local hardware store
Offroading
Yep...it gets muddy
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4play
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Joined: March 31, 2006
Posts: 178
Location: IDAHO
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| Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:51 am Post subject: |
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I drive mine to work every day, and in the dirt as mutch as posable!
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GhiaBateman
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Joined: August 11, 2007
Posts: 702
Location: Epsom, NH
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| Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 7:04 am Post subject: |
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i just put in a 1/2 and 1/2 vote, but it decorates my father-in-laws yard right now and for a couple more years yet, school first then the job to pay for the build after that. (lifted "Class 11" style Ghia)
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twomonkeysayoyo
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Joined: November 17, 2009
Posts: 651
Location: Carrollton, GA
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is street baby right now... but should be our all around get us in and out of the woods vehicle by spring. Gonna put a back seat and a top rack on it and take the kids back-packing. We like to drive as far as possible in, then hike as far as we can go and spend the night.
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motorbreath53
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Joined: September 08, 2005
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Location: POWAY
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Once every never I take it to get burritos or somthing... its registered, but no fenders, no blinkers, wipers or horn... yet anyway.
Its happier in the dirt anyway.
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baja72
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Joined: January 17, 2008
Posts: 456
Location: Bremen , Ga.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:37 am Post subject: |
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Mine is a 50/50 driver. We have alot of dirt roads where I live. Plus I use it on the farm chasing cows and getting back in the woods to fix fences.
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