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  Dec. 10, 2009 4:40 p.m. Leo Basile Reader

  I voted for the Jeep, only because of a non-exsistant sentamental attachment (Post Jeep era Vet).

  Im suprised that the majority of readers would chose a jeep due to its mechanical complexity compaired to the VW.

  Id like to read comments on that.

  Leo

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  Dec. 10, 2009 4:49 p.m. VClassics Reader

  I voted for the VW because I know how to work on them (when I'm not working on Volvos) -- got my first license in a Beetle, and I've owned a variety of microbuses for over 30 years now. I'm a Navy vet, so I never messed with Jeeps, even non-existing ones.

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  Dec. 10, 2009 8:21 p.m. Series6 New Reader

  I mentioned this elsewhere. Assuming all I had to work with was rocks, bailing wire and string, I eliminated anything with a radiator.

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  Dec. 10, 2009 10:04 p.m. KaptKaos Reader

  I voted for der kubelwagen. Brilliantly simple, related to Porsche.

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  Dec. 11, 2009 9:53 a.m. TJ Dork

  I still say if I had only one thing to drive in that situation I would choose a boat, not a car. Seems the jeep is the only one of the three choices with a driveshaft that may be able to turned into a propeller shaft using 'dessert' island technology. The VW transaxle and the moke would be harder to convert to powing a boat.

  The jeep also has better off road capability and 4 wheel drive.

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  Dec. 11, 2009 4:52 p.m. ddavidv UltraDork

  Having owned both, the Jeep is a bigger, more unreliable piece of crap than the VW. A teepee header on a VW is a wonderful thing. However, I'd still take the Jeep. Working on it would give me something to do, and it's just go so much character over the VW. Also, when I'm rescued from purgatory by scantily clad jungle women, they will all love the Jeep. I doubt that would happen with a Thing. A Moke, maybe, but not a Thing.

  As for the Moke, well, I own a Mini. I'd like it to run more often than not.

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  Dec. 12, 2009 7:13 p.m. wlkelley3 HalfDork

  I voted for the jeep because I do know how to work on it. Believe it or not, I have no experience with VW mechanicals.

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  Dec. 15, 2009 10:48 a.m. Rza HalfDork

  I owned a '53 CJ-3A and it had a PTO. You can do a lot of work with a PTO... Plus flat fender Jeeps are cool

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  Dec. 15, 2009 7:06 p.m. Nashco SuperDork

  It doesn't get much more simple than the VW...like series6 said, the added cooling system of the Jeep gives it that much more opportunity to fail and the added 4 wheel drive would be nice but an unnecessary complexity. If you've ridden in a Mexican cab, you've witnessed first hand how much abuse an old air cooled VW will take with little/no maintenance and rudimentary tools.

  Bryce

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  Dec. 19, 2009 8:02 p.m. plance1 HalfDork

  jeeps are crap, unreliable, over-rated pieces of crap. Anything is better.

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