Buy a trailer (instead of a pickup truck)

[vadimr4]

Wish I could get a people carrying trailer for my wagon instead of having to upgrade to a van (Town & Country with lousy millage). I know there are issues with that idea from practicality and safety, but a modular car where I can dock to a second unit to become a larger car would be pretty awesome.
The Mazda 5 minivan was very attractive until I realized I couldn't put a stroller behind the 3rd row of seats. Wish they made that 2 feet longer, would have been a great and still relatively efficient people mover. I did consider the hitch carrier but my wife vetoed the idea (would have been nice to make the hitch carrier into a boat tail to add length to the van).

[RedDevil]

Originally Posted by vadimr4

Wish I could get a people carrying trailer for my wagon instead of having to upgrade to a van (Town & Country with lousy millage). I know there are issues with that idea from practicality and safety, but a modular car where I can dock to a second unit to become a larger car would be pretty awesome.
The Mazda 5 minivan was very attractive until I realized I couldn't put a stroller behind the 3rd row of seats. Wish they made that 2 feet longer, would have been a great and still relatively efficient people mover. I did consider the hitch carrier but my wife vetoed the idea (would have been nice to make the hitch carrier into a boat tail to add length to the van).

We were seriously planning to buy another very small car next to our I10 and take both on holidays. But my wife could not conquer her dislike of driving on highways so we bought the relatively large Insight instead, to carry all in one.

There was some kind of creativity test where kids were asked to find a solution to move something very heavy. One kid drew two cranes because the load might be too heavy for one.
Kid genius... If one does not fit, use two.
Pity it did not work in our case, but it might in others.

[ByDesign]

People carrying ... like the rumble seat. Set your talkative kids back there -- they absolutely love it, and you don't hear to the jabber for hours. Cool, a people carrying trailer with more than one function! But don't tell your wife the reasons ....

[oil pan 4]

Here is my little 26 foot deck over trailer. Because I don't care how big your pickup or SUV is, you are not getting a bug in the back of it.

[jamesqf]

Originally Posted by oil pan 4

Because I don't care how big your pickup or SUV is, you are not getting a bug in the back of it.

But why would you want to? Unless you frequently buy/repair non-running cars, of course.

[freebeard]

Because you don't drive the car you are going to race to the track, because you might not be able to drive it home from the track?


http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1661999


http://www.vwpartsvortex.com/1965-vw-single-cab-transporter


IKW Wanroij 2013 Int. Kever Weekend VW Beetle Budel | classiccult



http://frankieflood.blogspot.com/2013/05/race-car-hauler.html

Need I go on? Because I could.

In other news a teardrop minus their worst attribute, that hard edge on the only curve:


http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/12/one-very-pretty-teardrop.html

Edit: I just noticed, the Type IIs are stretched, widened, ramped and stock in that order. That about covers it.

[bhazard]

[oil pan 4]

Originally Posted by jamesqf

But why would you want to? Unless you frequently buy/repair non-running cars, of course.

One of the reasons....
Because I own that VW.

Originally Posted by freebeard

Because you don't drive the car you are going to race to the track, because you might not be able to drive it home from the track?

My VW likes going to the dealership which is almost 100 miles away.

[freebeard]

My VW likes to sit in the carport and say, 'if you really loved me you'd buy me parts'.

[oil pan 4]

Originally Posted by freebeard

My VW likes to sit in the carport and say, 'if you really loved me you'd buy me parts'.

You just nailed it.
I feel exactly the same way.