Saw these today and thought you guys would appreciate them. I love me a lifted golf and even more so when they've got big knobby tires.
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Aug. 25, 2011 9:11 p.m. thatsnowinnebago Dork
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Aug. 25, 2011 9:13 p.m. Taiden Dork
what's the mini suv?
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Aug. 25, 2011 9:18 p.m. thatsnowinnebago Dork
Its a Laforza. The perspective makes it looks smaller than it really is. I'd say its real close to an exploder in size
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Aug. 25, 2011 9:23 p.m. DustoffDave Reader
I saw a Laforza on the freeway the other day and it looks like (and is about the size of) a widened, slightly lifted Isuzu Trooper from the rear. That Golf is awesome!
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Aug. 25, 2011 9:27 p.m. Taiden Dork
I have never even heard of them. What the heck? Are there other recent USA made vehicles that are low production numbers?
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Aug. 25, 2011 9:30 p.m. RexSeven SuperDork
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Aug. 25, 2011 9:45 p.m. irish44j Dork
There's a laforza that's been for sale around here forever. Every time I see it, I think (in order):
"that's wierd" "kind of cool" "actually not all that wierd or cool. just boring, ugly, and looks like it was made in China to resemble a land rover."
years ago I talked to a guy who owned one, who said the interior is great, the off-road ability is very good, and the exterior looks like someone made it in their garage (his words)
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Aug. 26, 2011 12:26 a.m. ScottRA21 Reader
vs
....When your "Luxo SUV" can be mistaken for a Caravan.....something ain't right.
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Aug. 26, 2011 6:34 a.m. tr8todd Reader
Italian made, Italian Reliability.
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Aug. 26, 2011 7:21 a.m. ZOO SuperDork
tr8todd wrote:
Italian made, Italian Reliability.
If I recall correctly, they used a 5.0 Ford, so engine parts aren't hard to source.
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Aug. 26, 2011 7:24 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork
I wish I had pictures of my find... a beautiful late 70s Beetle carbriolet. it was at least post 75 due to the fuel injected rear panel and single exhaust.
What got my attention was how quiet it was. I am so used to the "bug whistle" on the few I see, It's silence was almost deafening. You could just about make out the flat 4 throb and the cooling fan.. that was it.
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Aug. 26, 2011 9:02 a.m. pinchvalve SuperDork
AWD Golf. Why do not have these here?
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Aug. 26, 2011 9:15 a.m. jrw1621 SuperDork
I love the truck style fold out mirrors on the Golf. This begs for a run off between this awd Golf a the Wagon Attack II.
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Aug. 26, 2011 10:55 a.m. procainestart Dork
thatsnowinnebago wrote:
Saw these today and thought you guys would appreciate them. I love me a lifted golf and even more so when they've got big knobby tires.
So, is this a new trend in the world of VW?
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Aug. 26, 2011 10:57 a.m. jrw1621 SuperDork
The Baja Style Bug is popular but a Squareback; now that's cool. So I figure there had to be...and there is...
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Aug. 26, 2011 11:40 a.m. dculberson HalfDork
procainestart wrote:
So, is this a new trend in the world of VW?
I LOVE IT SO MUCH!
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Aug. 26, 2011 11:58 a.m. Taiden Dork
I so very badly want a squareback or a 411
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Aug. 26, 2011 2:42 p.m. CarKid1989 Dork
sweet. i love lifted/rally style cars for street
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Aug. 26, 2011 2:58 p.m. procainestart Dork
I snapped that at a junkyard parking lot. The owner clearly loves the car: very clean and well-done.
There was also an old early- to mid-80s Subaru hatchback there that had been painted with camo and lifted, literally, two feet, if not more, with a bunch of questionable-looking angle iron and what-not. Snohomish County, WA, loves them some mud. They also loves them some crystal meth: the Subie had dinky little tires on it cuz, apparently, some meth-heads had stolen the guy's huge tires...
What's next -- off-road Mini? [two-second search] Well, duh:
