VW Polo Harlekin

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[–] 59 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Günther, we have all zese Body Panels in different kolors wat do we do wir zem?

Just Slap zem together and kall it a speshal Edition ja?

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  • [–] 34 points 5 months ago (11 children)

    Specific to VW paint job called Harlequin. Looks terrible but is legit OEM paintjob and is super rare to see in the wild. If you saw one, consider yourself lucky. 10 times the luck if you saw one somewhere outside Germany.

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  • [–] 29 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Looks terrible

    Agree to disagree, I think it's fun and whimsical. People take their cars too seriously nowadays.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I think the name Harlequin was a US thing? I remember them being called Color Concept in Europe, available on Golf and the Polo, from what I recall.

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  • [–] 25 points 5 months ago* (8 children)

    I had a jacket like that c. 1991. It was fly

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    I'm guessing you're a white guy

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I’ve been trying to remember what those were called, would love to try and get my hands on one.

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  • [–] 21 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    I was curious what color would be used for the registration for these. Online it says that either the chassis/unibody determined the base color or they were registered as “multi-colored”.

    I for one would love to see more colorful cars on the market :)

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    A VW Harlequin specifically? No. But if there was a newer, quality car at a reasonable price in equally bright colors and a more coordinated pattern, I would absolutely consider it.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago*

    after living in nyc, I'll never own a car again.

    but if I were ever to consider owning a car... if I could get one that was an EV? I might consider it. I like that it's bonkers-looking and different.

    but that specific VW model? nah. it wasn't that great of a car.

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  • [–] 42 points 5 months ago* (12 children)

    Repair shop down the street has had one on their lot for 3 or 4 years now, now I know why...

    edit Street view or it didn't happen:

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    What country is this? The Golf next to the Ford is odd. I didn’t think they even had Golfs in the US, and some of those other cars look too big for most countries in Europe.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    There were Golfs for decades in the US, and we initially sold them as Rabbits, and built tons in Pennsylvania. Now they only sell the GTI and R32, but no standard Golf as it were.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Huh. I hadn't realized that they stopped making the TSI.

    I loved my '09 TDI & '12 GTI. Sadly traded in my golf for something that was more capable in the remote trails and forest roads as I frequently go camping in the mountains and the Golf was holding me back from that. My wife recently picked up a used TSI, and that's been fun to drive, but not nearly as fun as the GTIm

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  • [–] 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    It would be nice if car manufacturers made fun, affordable, reliable cars again. Instead of monster trucks or high end luxury cars with paid electric limited performance packages.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    That particular generation of Golf had some insane issues that only a German company could engineer. Did you know that the coolant tank would start leaking, and the symptoms showed up after coolant had wicked up the wiring harness and started shorting out the gauge cluster?

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  • [–] 15 points 5 months ago

    Hello, I'd like to drive around in an unsolved Rubik's Cube please.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    The driver's mobile phone:

    https://gsmcollection.ro/product/motorola-startac-70-rainbow-edition-the-ultra-rare-multicolor-icon-of-the-gsm-era/


    One of my teacher had a phone like that, but she drove a convertible 1995 Ford Mustang, and smoked using a cigarette holder.

    Not sure what is says about my school....

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    This car is dressed like it's got a sitcom on UPN.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    This should have been the livery for runabouts on Voyager.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    I swear this was VW's equivalent to trying to cook with all the items in the fridge that are about to expire.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago*

    This is the Volkswagen Harlequin, and are very rare. Only 264 were made. https://www.motorbiscuit.com/what-is-volkswagen-harlequin-car/

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    The Benetton Polo, there was a golf too and an F1 team

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    It's like a kindergartener was asked to pick out paints.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    Buntglascontainer

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Ok bear with me:

    A Fiat Multipla with this paint.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Not just any Multipla.

    The 1300 horsepower 1000tipla:

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    I want one.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Adjusted for inflation and converted to USD: $36,694.75

    Golf GTI S has a starting MSRP of $34,590

    And let me tell you, they are not close to the same car.

    Take off the glasses, mate

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    If only it were a Beetle, then it would be Harry Dresden’s car

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    The color scheme makes me think of Google, unfortunately.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago

    Genuine question: I thought it was spelled "harlequin" and I checked- Miriam Webster seems to think so too. Is this another "idiot american" thing I was unaware of?

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