VW pickup?

[milkman]

Never sell here to the truck buyers, not enough room in the bed for twin 8" stacks or two Ar15s to hang in the back window.

 

[fried1765]

How about putting a battery in it and driving it in local parades or car shows??? I'm sure many people would enjoy seeing it and talking to you about it!!!! Around here the vehicles that get the most attention are original, dents, rust and all.

Yup!
That would be fun, but I am 77, and only stay there, at my old family home, 3 months each year, so I have lots of other stuff to do/fix.
I prefer playing with my tractors, or digging clams.
I could drive my 8N Ford in a parade there though, and it would be a big hit.
8N's are very rare in the area.

I think the VW really needs to go on E-Bay, as well as my 1902 doctor buggy.
They will likely both bring good money, and right now they just sit, and take up space.
I could add a few bucks and buy two more tractors, to fill up their spaces (that ain't really gonna happen).

 

[ovrszd]

Yup!
That would be fun, but I am 77, and only stay there, at my old family home, 3 months each year, so I have lots of other stuff to do/fix.
I prefer playing with my tractors, or digging clams.
I could drive my 8N Ford in a parade there though, and it would be a big hit.
8N's are very rare in the area.

I think the VW really needs to go on E-Bay, as well as my 1902 doctor buggy.
They will likely both bring good money, and right now they just sit, and take up space.
I could add a few bucks and buy two more tractors, to fill up their spaces (that ain't really gonna happen).

With no obvious loyalty, you should sell.

 

[Paystar]

I've contacted VW trying to urge them to bring the Amarok pickup here, but there response was they had no interest because there is too much competition in north America in the pickup class. And they admitted the price would also be to high to be competitive.

I've had Superduty's but don't need one any more. I used to pull my travel trailer behind my dump truck when I worked out of town.

But i would have liked a fuel efficient little truck like the Amarok, because I like my Jetta and Tiguan very much and all I need is enough cargo box to put my 50 or 100 gallon fuel transfer tank in, for hauling fuel to my equipment.

 

[poncho62]

I remember these, was a crew cab too........

 

[Jstpssng]

I see a lot of the VW pickups when we go to England, along with the Toyota Hilux, etc.
Nice little mid-sized unit, especially with the diesel. In North America, it’s all about displacement, payload and towing. I’d be fine with a truck the size they “used to be”. I wish there was a domestic market for a compact truck with a small diesel. I don’t need to tow the Queen Mary or carry a ton of rock. I want to go to the dump and the lumberyard every once in a while...maybe tow my fishing boat. Most of the Big Three offerings are super-overkill for what I need. And frankly, I don’t need to compensate.. I’m OK with the size of my manhood.

Not saying anything other than Detroit and Madison Avenue have pretty much gone the Bigger is Better advertising route with trucks.

I remember these, was a crew cab too........

Best post in thread!! :thumbsup:

 

[4570Man]

I've contacted VW trying to urge them to bring the Amarok pickup here, but there response was they had no interest because there is too much competition in north America in the pickup class. And they admitted the price would also be to high to be competitive.

I've had Superduty's but don't need one any more. I used to pull my travel trailer behind my dump truck when I worked out of town.

But i would have liked a fuel efficient little truck like the Amarok, because I like my Jetta and Tiguan very much and all I need is enough cargo box to put my 50 or 100 gallon fuel transfer tank in, for hauling fuel to my equipment.

A compact truck would have been nice for that. If you had a a set of ramps you could have loaded it in the back of the dump truck.

 

[fried1765]

With no obvious loyalty, you should sell.

Agreed!
I last drove the VW in 1990.

 

[Paystar]

A compact truck would have been nice for that. If you had a a set of ramps you could have loaded it in the back of the dump truck.

Problem with all these compact trucks from Ford, GM, Toyota is they all are as pricey as full size and they get as bad or worse fuel mileage.

 

[aczlan]

Problem with all these compact trucks from Ford, GM, Toyota is they all are as pricey as full size and they get as bad or worse fuel mileage.

Yep, when you can get high teens and low 20s for gas mileage out of a 1/2 ton 4x4 pickup and these small trucks are only a couple of MPG better (if that) it will be a hard sell.

Aaron Z