What I Think is Called a “DoKa” I Spotted

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urmyfavoritecustomer@reddit

I saw a similar one in the bay area a while back. It had a bumper sticker that said NO AIRBAGS. WE DIE LIKE MEN lol

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chilibee@reddit

I probably saw the same one. This guy would surf in Marin and have his bulldog sit in the drivers seat to stand guard. It was pretty rad.

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Everything_Hurts_Man@reddit (OP)

No, sorry. Washington, but I can’t remember specifically where I saw it. I just thought it was cool, never seen one before!

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Beni_Stingray@reddit

Such a cool thing but you never want to have a crash with these, super dangerous:

VW T3 Crashtest

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Bubsy7979@reddit

I don’t understand why car manufacturers don’t build utilitarian cars like this anymore? This looks like a contractors dream!

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Th3_Wolflord@reddit

VW to this day builds the exact same thing based on the T7

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Born_ina_snowbank@reddit

I saw one of these in South Carolina and almost broke my neck trying to get a better look of it.

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blither@reddit

The T2 Doppelkabine (aka Doka), is based on earlier double cabs that VW made. I prefer the earlier split window double cabs.

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AdjunctFunktopus@reddit

*T3.

But they did do this style with the T2 also. (And the T4,5 & 6 apparently).

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radiorental1@reddit

"Type 2" or "T3" and to make matters worse, for some reason in the UK these are known as T25's

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Type_2_(T3)

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jj999125@reddit

Doka is also used for unimog four doors. Basically a shortening of the German word for double cab.

Its fun to use on people who've only known American truck standards when talking about German trucks

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CreepyCrawlerRC@reddit

Would make a super sick scale RC body model.

I like it.

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VestigeOfVast@reddit

These were sold officially in Canada (they also got the Eurovan panel van and doka and later on) but I think this is a Syncro Doka by the square headlights, which wasn’t sold in north america at all.

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SnooCauliflowers7934@reddit

D O P P E L K A B I N E M I T P R I T S C H E

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Ka1Ser84@reddit

A neighbor is driving a similar one every day. Also orange. but with a cap. In very good condotion. (germany)

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Hailfire9@reddit

but with a cap

So he turned his van-truck back into a van? Am I insane for missing the purpose here?

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Ka1Ser84@reddit

As far as I know, they can be removed very easily. This offers flexible transportation options. There are also similar setups like living tents... similar to the pickup trucks you know from the USA.

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birgor@reddit

These where really common back in the days.

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ImpossibleJob5788@reddit

This concept is dope as hell but I would be waaaay more interested in a Mitsu-based version.

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Everything_Hurts_Man@reddit (OP)

Eh, I like it as is. I think the Westfallia facia works well on it. Honestly if this was olive drab I would have assumed it was an old military vehicle or something.

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ImpossibleJob5788@reddit

It's not about looks. Anybody who tells you they'd take that VW over a turbo diesel AWD Delica is tripping.

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SoonToBeBanned24@reddit

Guess what? You can find a doka with a turbo diesel, too!

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ImpossibleJob5788@reddit

Of course. I've had really poor experiences with two different generations of VW's vans, whereas I owned a sterling Delica once. It's just subjective experience.

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SoonToBeBanned24@reddit

I've owned four T3 vans (Vanagon). They are my favorite vehicle.

Delicas are nice too, but I've never owned one.

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I'd buy one of those new today if it had a manual transmission, 4wd and either a weak diesel or the Toyota 2.7. No infotainment system, just cruise control and ac in a plastic and fabric paradise of slow utility.

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DeltaV-Mzero@reddit

These bogo like things are so much fun.

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Din_Plug@reddit

They did this style with the first gen VW vans too

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Everything_Hurts_Man@reddit (OP)

Sweet, man. I‘glad have to see if I can find a photo online. Kind of reminds me of the old Ford Econoline vans and Chevy Corvair Vans that came with pick up beds, but done better with the full cab.

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Dobalina_Wont_Quit@reddit

Gods it's perfect

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Everything_Hurts_Man@reddit (OP)

It really is, man. I didn’t want to creep on some poor dudes car too much, so I just took the one photo. It’s really a cool truck.

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