59-Desoto Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Wow what a change from the one us old guys grew up with http://news.yahoo.co...7d80bbb1f7734ac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingiguana Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) If they were trying for a "retro" look, they failed ! Looks like almost any other mini-van,.....and I despise mini-vans. At least the old parrot nose bus had character, but this is UGLY ! with a capital "U" that rhymes with "poo" and that's what it looks like,...."Poo" It will probably cost a small fortune too !Justmy 2 cents !! Edited April 30, 2011 by kingiguana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 The angular headlights and round driving lights are fighting each other. What it needs is more curves (and more cowbell! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam deCoste Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 The angular headlights and round driving lights are fighting each other. What it needs is more curves (and more cowbell! ) with round head lights it dose not look half bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I like Harry's redesign better. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Definitely needs more cowbell! And a peace sign or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Definitely needs more cowbell! And a peace sign or two. Maybe they should make replacing the "VW" logo with a peace symbol an option! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moparfarmer Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Like it with the round lights better. Won't see it in the US or Canada though, probably wouldn't pass all the governments safety standard tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59-Desoto Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 with round head lights it dose not look half bad Think Harry should send them his idea with the round headlights , that s an amazing improvement Harry . Thing is so ugly I would want to hide it somewhere out of site and not show it to the would LOL Just my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Think Harry should send them his idea with the round headlights , that s an amazing improvement Harry . Thing is so ugly I would want to hide it somewhere out of site and not show it to the would LOL Just my opinion Thanks! I agree, it makes a huge difference. Those angular headlights make it look like a giant angry insect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 So then I guess that in todays way too P.C. world, "loved by hippies" really means "ya gotta be smokin' some O' that wacky-weed to dig this one" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingiguana Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Yes, the round headlights make a big difference,now add all those extra little windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I definitely like Harrys design better, but it still looks too much like a larger ELEMENT or one of those other BOXY cars . . . when in doubt go with the vintage design. I don't understand, what happened to putting curves and tail fins and fat fenders on cars? I miss those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Zoom Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 A Scion xB with a VW badge. Yawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spad007 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 A Scion xB with a VW badge. Yawn. I am with you ZZZZzzz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Mr. Downie is right, that's what it looks like. And to think they struck gold with the VW Beetle in fact because it had the round, smooth surfaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I've got nothing against it as a new vehicle. What bothers me is corporate exploitation of a wonderful sentimentality for the old microbus on a vehicle that is nothing like the old one beyond the nose emblem. A sentimentality, by the way, that was user generated at a grass roots level. I image a bunch of executive suits in a mahogany board room saying, "Come here homies. We call it the new Microbus because it's cool. Know-what-it-is-that-I-am-saying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 A Scion xB with a VW badge. Yawn. Right on the money there Maybe if they made it look like an actual VAN............................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Actually, that Microbus is a development of a concept van that VW showed back about 2002-2003 at all the big new car auto shows. I got the assignment to develop the Johnny Lightning 1/64 scale diecast of it, in early 2003--I wasn't terribly impressed with the looks of the thing, dunno if it sold all that well, even when marketed in our VW-series assortments. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 (edited) This is the early 2000's concept. I also like Harry's changes he did to the new concept. Lose their squinting eyes, the ridiculous waterfall nose, and you may have something. BTW, there was a plastic 1/25 promo done of the earlier concept shown above. I have it stashed away. Someday I should hunt it down and photograph it. Edited May 1, 2011 by Jon Cole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 At least the older concept looks like a van! I was wondering about the DejaVu thing here, thought the thing in the original post looked familiar yet totally wrong at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Considering the first gen VW Type 2 van's forward seating position, a retro design based on it just isn't possible these days. People expect to have a reasonable chance for survival in a frontal impact crash now, and with two layers of sheetmetal being the only cushion, that's just not going to cut it. VW has the New Beetle for retro appeal, and the re-design will ensure it's around for another decade plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Considering the first gen VW Type 2 van's forward seating position, a retro design based on it just isn't possible these days. People expect to have a reasonable chance for survival in a frontal impact crash now, and with two layers of sheetmetal being the only cushion, that's just not going to cut it. VW has the New Beetle for retro appeal, and the re-design will ensure it's around for another decade plus. Be a real man and crash a T2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Either the structure of those things sucked harder than an Oreck, or that thing somehow managed to be hauling hiney on impact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Dammn thing looks like a Scion reject !!!!!!!!!!! Ed Shaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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