Obscure or forgotten versions

[unpc]

Saw this in my local supermarket car park last night. Not seen one before but as it turns out it's a genuine VW product with seemingly proper off road undercarriage. As I stood there, basking in the pointlessness of the thing, I wondered what other ridiculous tat has been turned out over the years by manufacturers?

[Paul Drawmer]

Is that the bunker model?

[Danny S]

unpc said:

Saw this in my local supermarket car park last night. Not seen one before but as it turns out it's a genuine VW product with seemingly proper off road undercarriage. As I stood there, basking in the pointlessness of the thing, I wondered what other ridiculous tat has been turned out over the years by manufacturers?

That Golf looks a bit crazy!

I was reminded of this:


And the other VW and Citreon versions..

[JB!]

Golf Country.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Golf_Mk2#G...

hth.

[Lefty 200 Drams]

If it really is 4x4 then it's probably a fair bit more capable of getting up a rough track orn driving through snow than a regular mk 2 Golf...

Not nearly as pointless as the Polo Dune I saw the other day. Or any of the 2wd mini SUV's (Qashqai anyone?)

[JB!]

Lefty 200 Drams said:

If it really is 4x4 then it's probably a fair bit more capable of getting up a rough track orn driving through snow than a regular mk 2 Golf...

Not nearly as pointless as the Polo Dune I saw the other day. Or any of the 2wd mini SUV's (Qashqai anyone?)

its basically a golf synchro with better engines and higher suspension.

[unpc]

Lefty 200 Drams said:

If it really is 4x4 then it's probably a fair bit more capable of getting up a rough track orn driving through snow than a regular mk 2 Golf...

Not nearly as pointless as the Polo Dune I saw the other day. Or any of the 2wd mini SUV's (Qashqai anyone?)

Probably, but I hate to think what it handles like on the road. Scary is my guess.

[unpc]

How about this obscure beauty. Just remembered this South American Ford Fiesta.

[james_tigerwoods]

I think this qualifies:

[RB26DETT]

unpc said:

How about this obscure beauty. Just remembered this South American Ford Fiesta.

is it wrong that I like that ?? Would look really good in Zetec-S spec.

[unpc]

RB26DETT said:

unpc said:

How about this obscure beauty. Just remembered this South American Ford Fiesta.

is it wrong that I like that ?? Would look really good in Zetec-S spec.

Firm I used to work for designed that. Was a nice looking thing in the flesh.

[HereBeMonsters]

There was a very similar thread running last year. If only I was good at the internet enough to work the search function, I could find it for you.

[unpc]

HereBeMonsters said:

There was a very similar thread running last year. If only I was good at the internet enough to work the search function, I could find it for you.

Same for me. I tried and failed with the search function, hence this one.

[RB26DETT]

God that's hideous.

[unpc]

RB26DETT said:

God that's hideous.

Yup, it really is. I must have suppressed that monstrosity from my memory. I worked on that car, back in the day. Rear compartment designed for blokes with Turbans apparently. Fortunately restricted to the Indian subcontinent.

[OnTheOverrun]

unpc said:

Saw this in my local supermarket car park last night. Not seen one before but as it turns out it's a genuine VW product with seemingly proper off road undercarriage. As I stood there, basking in the pointlessness of the thing, I wondered what other ridiculous tat has been turned out over the years by manufacturers?

I love how you've bothered to mask the number plate just in case anyone reading this happens to have a stolen ultra-rare black jacked up 4WD Golf that they desperately need to clone. On German plates. In Britain.

[unpc]

OnTheOverrun said:

unpc said:

Saw this in my local supermarket car park last night. Not seen one before but as it turns out it's a genuine VW product with seemingly proper off road undercarriage. As I stood there, basking in the pointlessness of the thing, I wondered what other ridiculous tat has been turned out over the years by manufacturers?

I love how you've bothered to mask the number plate just in case anyone reading this happens to have a stolen ultra-rare black jacked up 4WD Golf that they desperately need to clone. On German plates. In Britain.

Probably a bit overkill. Was in Germany though.

[frosted]

The megane saloon which I saw everywhere in Europe

[Doofus]

frosted said:

The megane saloon which I saw everywhere in Europe

Is that the same one that's been for sale in the UK for umpteen years?

[Baffled Spoon]