hard agree. even countrymans (countrymen?) look great on them, and i hate that car.

I’d love to see one of those ultra-long-range versions.

argh right right. i think i just pushed citroen’s exit out of my mind. so sad to see a factory team go.

aw thanks!

The short of it is different length and axle laws. Watch this space, though. I’d like to do that soon.

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please mike pleeeeease

it’s almost as if things are in the pipeline

#fishlopnik

I don’t think the post-facelift version was bad looking, but yeah, compared to what it replaced?

Aw, I clicked this hoping it would be Octan.... Shell’s cool too, though?

That is damn impressive. Each time I read something new about these Dakar competitors I’m just floored.

Tiff Needell.

Daamn. I remember these from when I lived in Israel too. the parents of a kid in my class had one.

i’m sad.

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aw hell yea

the what now?

my parents have been Golf wagon devotees for a while now. I know they would pick one of these up instead of thee Alltrack they have now. But it never made it and never will now. And that’s a real shame.

FWD and that motor. You would die.