Volkswagen Kombi Transporter

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As most of the Australian population lives near the ocean, it’s no surprise that the beach reserves a special place in our identity. The other icon that springs to mind with the beach is the Kombi. The very word ‘Kombi’ represents freedom, casual style and good old fashioned fun.

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Happy Birthday, Samba

Ahh where do you start with a piece of motoring history like this! I grew up with not a single interest in vehicles, all I knew was that when it was time to purchase my first car it was going to be a Kombi, Something that no first car buyer now will have the joy of due to the obscene asking price for them now! Sure enough the time came, I came of age and needed a vehicle. After 3 weeks of looking around constantly (pre carsales/gumtree days) I had almost decided to settle for a Nissan Urvan that I had found for sale at a local caryard for for $4995. Then it happened.. In the Trading Post.. In Ulverstone only 35kms away a fully kitted out VW Kombi Camper for sale. Cant remember the kms as it was too long ago, but remember the ad. 2nd owner, Good not perfect conditon, white with grey pop top, slight tear in drivers seat, $3500. So off we go to Ulverstone to look at said van. Now I dont believe it in love at first sight, however it was tested on this occasion. Good not perfect condition was selling it short! The Urvan was no longer a possibility. Didnt even want to test drive it, however the wiser words of people with me won that battle and off we went for a drive.. Sold So I am now the owner of a Kombi as a 18yo male p plate driver in a time that "random drug testing" has just become a thing for drivers in Tasmania! Amazing how random the combination of Kombi and P Plates got pulled out of the hat let me tell ya! Inside the vehicle she was a fully kitted out camper with a double folding bed, cupboards along one side with a sink with tap in the middle, Fridge and Microwave fully operational, and some of the most hideous curtains you could imagine! Up front there was the usual standard fare for the Kombi as far as technology goes.. Nothing, no air con, standard radio. Out came the standard radio and in went a 6 stack cd player. Those were the days! The Engine and Trans were a thing of beauty... With the longest gear stick you have ever seen it always felt like it was about to fall apart but she kept on chugging on, The engine on the other hand.. With no mechanical aptitude at the time buying a Kombi was probably a flawed plan at best but for a lot of the time she ran like a dream.. There was also times where she had a good stop over on the front lawn, a good tow behind various vehicles.. Reliability wasnt her strong suit but character and looks could not be questioned! I owned the old girl for 8 years until the birth of my 3rd child when it was time I had to grow up, yes it took to the 3rd child for that to happen and at that stage she was parked on the lawn not going as in the photo attached! After 8 years of ownership, 3 Mainland trips, Trips all over Tasmania, lots of sleepovers at random places with the fridge starting full and ending empty, smoke coming out of the exhaust and windows at times I got more for the old girl than we paid for her. If only I had of known what the values of them was going to be like now I would of stored her up! I am not ashamed to say I nearly cried handing the keys over to the new owner, Unfortunately she was written off not too long after the sale as well which made it worse still! Despite the ranking saying she was a 4.8/10 clearly thats not a good enough rating! Giver her a 10 anyday.. except the days I was stuck on the side of the road side of the road kicking the wheels in with some Pearl Jam going through the speakers!!