MetaFilter posts tagged with VW

"Want to play a chord? Try not to die."

zarq — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:46:28 -0800

Piano Stairs! (Not everyone thinks they're a good idea.) Also see "The Deepest Trash Can". Both videos are from Volkswagon Sweden, whose new English-language website, TheFunTheory is still under construction. But here's the Swedish-language version.

Cleaning Up.

gman — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:24:23 -0800

As the Bay Area looks to become the electric vehicle capital of America, the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI won the Green Car of the Year Award at the LA Auto Show.

Beep-Beep-mm, Beep-Beep, Yeah!

fandango_matt — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:55:38 -0800

West Coast Classic Restoration specializes in restoring vintage Volkswagens and Porsches, and they have lots of photos of their restoration process.

Jet-Powered VW Beetle

drezdn — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 15:56:15 -0800

The Beetle was chosen because it looks cool with the jet and it shows it off well. [link via Make Blog (with photos)]

Veedub representing deutschland

13twelve — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 13:10:11 -0800

Veedub holding it down on tha engineering tip y'all

Carthedral

Gator — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 08:34:58 -0800

"Q: Is that another car on top?
A: Yes, it's a VW bug." -- Carthedral. A few more (clearer, daylight) photos here.

VW Multivan

jonah — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 14:52:38 -0800

Secret Pictures of the VW Multivan Leaked. It's like a van, with a car on the side.

What Would Jesus Drive?

fenriq — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 12:03:12 -0800

Buy the (new) Pope's (old) Mobile
I used Babelfish to translate it (Google's translation apparently doesn't work on eBay).
Only 1.7 million pageviews so far.

The Jihadmobile, Small but Tough

digaman — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:23:14 -0800

Is this any way to sell Volkswagens? [note: QT link] This "viral ad" for the VW Polo has been making the rounds, leaving a trail of exasperated disgust, outrage, and guilty snickering in its wake. VW's ad agency, Doyle Dane Bernbach, however, claims that it's bogus. (I asked them). Paging Snopes.

PWA_BadBoy — Sun, 09 Jun 2002 23:50:31 -0800

Best. Transformers. Video. Ever. CGI render of a new VW Beetle transforming into a transformer with live background [1.5 meg mpg video]. Makes me wonder if a live-action Transformers TV show would work, with real actors and CGI rendered robots. I'd certainly watch it.

internetgeniuses — Wed, 17 Apr 2002 06:18:15 -0800

VW introduces a car that gets around 235 miles per gallon (1 liter per 100km).
When should we expect Ford to release a commercial in which the newest heir to the auto dynasty relates how his father shot bears with Einstein and was told by him, in confidence, that he thought small cars were for whiny little babies?

Voyageman — Tue, 18 Dec 2001 09:20:44 -0800

Have a favorite vehicle? Looking for a late night, post-office party romp, well keep an eye out for the Spanish or Italian gent in his Porsche Boxter, or the Chesire lady in her Volkswagen Beetle. Be sure to stay clear of stick shifts and men from Southeast England.

riffola — Thu, 06 Dec 2001 15:30:59 -0800

Beetle Buggin' is a fun game from HP made for it's VW Beetle giveaway. [Flash reqd.]

Dav0xor — Sat, 10 Nov 2001 23:43:04 -0800

The Craziest VW I've ever seen Volkswagen's new W12 Coupe.. Woah...

robbie01 — Thu, 17 May 2001 12:08:21 -0800

Mystery-Machine chic? The newest "fad"-mobile? Or the vehicle of choice for today's demanding soccer-mom? Bring out the ex-hippies, it's time for the VW Microbus. Flash required.

Mr. skullhead — Thu, 20 Jul 2000 12:06:54 -0800

Teenager runs his VW Jetta with used canola oil.

NickBarat — Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:16:37 -0800

VW New Beetle Grand Prix...that's just dope.

mathowie — Tue, 29 Feb 2000 00:17:21 -0800

The VW vs. Virtual Works case is a lot like the eToys vs. ETOY battle. The vw.net site is owned by a small ISP that has been using it for the last few years, but VW is saying that their brand is diluted and their trademarks infringed when another company uses the initials "vw". Like the eToys case, it looks like Volkswagon has convinced a court of this and will be taking the domain soon. If you remember the different top level domains, .org is for non-profits and organizations, .com is for commercial ventures and corporations, and .net is for network companies and network providers. One would think an ISP qualifies for a .net, and that VW should be perfectly happy with their .com domain, or am I missing something here?