Trabaunt, AKA Trabi

[jdando]

Last week I was in Germany, primarily in Magdeburg. The trip afforded me a little time to travel, I did get to go to Wernigrode, Goslar and Berlin. Details in another post

Being a car guy I noticed there were still plenty of Trabaunts in Magdeburg

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/trabi.jpg

More information on this "wonderful" car can be found at;

http://www.team.net/www/ktud/trabi.html

This review will make coffee spray out of your nose

http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2001/10/14/story604414828.asp


I am very glad to be back in the USA where I can chose to drive my slightly larger, safer and more powerful Marauder.

jeremy

[MMM2003]

Jeremy:

Glad to hear you enjoyed your trip. Yup, those Trabants were (are) pretty interesting vehicles. If you wanted one you had to order it when you were born. Limited production, I guess and delivery was about 18 years.

Thanks,

Peter

[quota]

18 years...and the colour was never the one you had selected.
Might be...but it was probably worth to wait. 30 to 40 y.o. Trabi's trade at 7 to 9,000 Dollars. Still in a good shape as the body was made out of plastic, and approximately 40 mpg.
Initial price was around 400 Dollars :D

Wish to see the value of my MM in 30 to 40 years ;)
JP