I am sorry

Is it rusty yet ?

 

I Veiw these ‘new’ bays, the same as I Veiw ‘new’ minis.

Both a croc of sh ite!

 

To honest, compared to the bay with it's altered front styling for the water cooling .
The splitty could be altered without to much indifference ,as you could fit a slight kite shaped holed section in the V of styling trim with holes also in the VW logo .

Maybe it would have been better to put a split front on the new water cooled ones rather than having the bee hive or washing machine front that everyone seems to dislike ....i don't mind the look of them tbh .
Like everything else they will become rare and collectable one day .

 

Pros and cons. A big plus is the turn key reliability, the fuel economy, the dramatically reduced breakdowns, The ability to cruise with motorway traffic, the fact any garage can work on them and the availability of common engine parts.

the downside. That awful front grill (Although I wonder if they’d be so bad body coloured), the weird body line on the doors, the roof shape (Why??), rusting, and most of the Danbury interiors I’ve seen are a bit manky. And for some reason they are daft money. I can’t understand why someone would pay 35k for a Danbury brazzy when they could get a westy Berlin for half that.

But having said all that, for the shear convenience I think I would consider one. just my opinions. I’m sure others will disagree.

 

What a lot of tosh!
How can you dramatically reduce breakdowns? I haven't ever broken down in 25 years!
I can keep up with motorway traffic.
It starts every time, you can't get more reliable than that.
You've got me on economy, perhaps a Transit would suit your needs better.

 

It would have been rusty before it left the factory.

 

I've had the carp bus 8 years and it's always been reliable, I put £20 in it every other week

 

I've got both, I suppose until you do then you quite rightly only have a view.

 

I must be lucky with the cab doors tailgate and engine lid that are still in delivery paint and haven't started to rust after about 10 years.

 

I like our new 2004 mini but I don’t pretend it’s the same as Classic mini.

 

Its so they can run double rear wheels on the beach for wedding shots.

Personally I think the radiator grille looks miles beter than a shiny naff colander on a Brazilian. More in keeping with its practical origins.

And when half the holes contain dead flies, I expect its not as effective as the grille.

 

Could you not put the rad out of the way underneath like the Scooby conversions?

 

Good point .

 

I really don’t like the raised roofline. Good if you’re a Brazilian plumber, but ruins the look I think.

 

You must be lucky and have looked after your van then. I remember seeing a new one at Vanfest on display. I was horrified by the thinness of the steel on the body and the display model was rusting in the arches already.

 

If you'd seen my camper you might not say that, about ten years and those parts still haven't been painted.

Maybe the panels came with better protection then actual built campers.

 

Yes, I’m not partickly enamoured of the roof line on the brazzies, but I could live with it. I absolutely couldn’t live with the fake spare wheel monstrosity though. However, that’s easy enough to rectify. A roof line not so much.