So like...Am I the only one who is overly happy about this?

poehalcho · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:24 pm

The Trabi is back :3
trabants have always been my favorite cars. they just look so addorable even if they're made of cardboard for the most part

anyway here's the news: it returns, this time as an electric car.
The Trabant nT

this is how it's gonna look:

kinda reminds me of a mini cooper. I'm a little sad to see it still only has 2 doors D:
on the other hand I'm really glad they didn't change it too much from it's original design, and I'm really digging the back lights.

this is what one of 'em old ones look like if you need a comparison

Spoiler!

X3

CrimsonNuker · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 13791 **Location:**

Cool sunroof

*BlackFox · **Joined:** Sep 2008 **Posts:** 7923 **Location:**

That car looks pretty cool.
But It's not my favourite car and I would not buy it.. xD

Furious · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:43 pm

i prefer the old one. there's one parked near my house

poehalcho · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:50 pm

Furious wrote:

i prefer the old one. there's one parked near my house

yeah, we used to own one. Later when we moved abroad we bought a new Ford, and left the trabant in the hands of our neighbours. when we returned, most of the car's parts had been stolen and that there was a hole in the floor. we used it for about as long as we could. and in the end we gave it to some friend as extra car parts.

it was one of those blue-green ones (not the sky-blue ones).

TOloseGT · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 7129 **Location:**

that looks terrible =[

XemnasXD · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:52 pm

did you say cardboard...i miss the days when cars were safe and durable...thumbs down on the car btw but im not a fan of old car styles, just their materials...

poehalcho · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:57 pm

XemnasXD wrote:

did you say cardboard...i miss the days when cars were safe and durable...thumbs down on the car btw but im not a fan of old car styles, just their materials...

lol, I meant the old Trabant was made of cardboard. this one isn't being produced yet so we'll see later, but I think this time it'll be of alot higher quality.
also, the old trabi was from the 50's

it was the poor man's bear cavalry.

ltsune · **Joined:** Mar 2008 **Posts:** 5751 **Location:**

I would never buy it but it looks pretty cool

*BlackFox · **Joined:** Sep 2008 **Posts:** 7923 **Location:**

XemnasXD wrote:

did you say cardboard...i miss the days when cars were safe and durable

But how safe are they? These cars looks very unsafe to drive.. lulz

rek · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:18 pm

Mirosuke · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:22 pm

big change :o

Puma60 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:28 pm

It looks pretty cool, but I'd never be seen dead in one.

Toasty · **Joined:** Feb 2007 **Posts:** 2568 **Location:**

dear god.

woutR · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:01 pm

XemnasXD wrote:

did you say cardboard...i miss the days when cars were safe and durable...thumbs down on the car btw but im not a fan of old car styles, just their materials...

In that case a trabant would not be something to cherish for it's materials. If I recall correctly, trabants are made out of some sort of plastic.

Reise · **Joined:** May 2006 **Posts:** 6650 **Location:**

I don't dig it.

Looks too "indy" and tacky.

poehalcho · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:12 pm

woutR wrote:

XemnasXD wrote:

did you say cardboard...i miss the days when cars were safe and durable...thumbs down on the car btw but im not a fan of old car styles, just their materials...

In that case a trabant would not be something to cherish for it's materials. If I recall correctly, trabants are made out of some sort of plastic.

apparantly it's cotton, squashed together and heated to a 1000C. and then given the correct shape.
now to all people who seem to be bothered by the cardboard part...
back when it was actually produced people didn't have much of a choice. there were only 4 types of cars in all town. Lada being the absolute most awesome one of them.
my father had to wait 9 years for his request to buy one to be processed and approved.
thus, most people love it for it's happy aura, the cosy vrooming and happy memories, not for it's safety and horsepower. btw there is actualyl a myth that crashing with a trabi is much safer than crashing with a BMW.

poehalcho · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:20 pm

oh yeah just for fun. here's some awesome crap people did to their trabi's

Spoiler!

Kolossal · **Joined:** Jan 2009 **Posts:** 548 **Location:**

nrver seen something like this, at least in italy lol

CrimsonNuker · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 13791 **Location:**

OLIVERRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!

iGod · **Joined:** Oct 2006 **Posts:** 3728 **Location:**

Wonder if cows could graze on this one as well.

.AWAKE. · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 2070 **Location:**

good luck driving that thing on the 405 freeway in rush hour traffic in downtown Los Angeles...

peex · **Joined:** Dec 2006 **Posts:** 771 **Location:**

lol. twin turbo v8 in a trabant

.Banshee · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:33 pm

ewwwww so tacky

Miguez · **Joined:** Nov 2008 **Posts:** 5003 **Location:**

It's like, kinda cute, but not like something I'd drive.

I lol'd at the Monster Truck.

Ashikiheyun · **Joined:** Feb 2007 **Posts:** 1821 **Location:** CMA

Lol it's a cute little car, I don't think I'd want to drive it though. And those pics of things people have done with them, awesome. Kind of reminds me of what people here do with old Volkswagen buses.

DotCom · **Joined:** Jul 2006 **Posts:** 497 **Location:**

Hell i'd drive that. Looks pretty cool and should do well in city traffic since its small.

Caistrus · **Joined:** Jan 2009 **Posts:** 114 **Location:**

I haven't seen one in years...I din't know they were remaking them thats good!

Doron · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:06 pm

errrr....

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Love · **Joined:** Nov 2007 **Posts:** 5336 **Location:**

Toasty wrote:

dear god.

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