VW Harlequin?

"The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123" (mattp123) 02/22/2014 at 23:26 • Filed to: None

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Harle-Kinja'd

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Grand Mar-Kinja'd

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/22/2014 at 23:30

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It's almost as if the car sacrificed itself because it couldn't stand the mockery of the paint scheme..

hethoughtofcars > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/22/2014 at 23:40

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OH THE HUMANITY!

Not really, but this does give me an OPPOrtunity to link to my article about VW Harlequins:

When VW Sold a Golf with Different Colored Panels (Intentionally)

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vdub_nut: scooter snob > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 02/22/2014 at 23:40

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But you're wrong.

vdub_nut: scooter snob > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/22/2014 at 23:42

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That harlequin is either a replica or has had extensive paintwork done. Not sure why you would paint the mirrors and front bumper...

hethoughtofcars > vdub_nut: scooter snob 02/22/2014 at 23:45

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Based on this, I think it might be the real thing:

For insurance and registration purposes, they would actually just call it "blue."

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > vdub_nut: scooter snob 02/22/2014 at 23:46

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Yea. If you do a GIS you see all sorts of not real (and not at all a Golf) Harlequins. There's so many I can't keep track of which panels should be which color.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > hethoughtofcars 02/22/2014 at 23:49

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And now it's related!

Edit: good god the formatting sucks, but it's there... Thanks Kinja.

vdub_nut: scooter snob > hethoughtofcars 02/22/2014 at 23:51

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Yeah, I have that chart saved and consulted it, but the mirrors and bumper are black, not blue. Hood is also blatantly not yellow.

vdub_nut: scooter snob > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/22/2014 at 23:52

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See the other reply to this post. There's a handy chart floating around. IIRC, they did the Polo as a harlequin first, but people have now made harlequins out of a bunch of different things.

hethoughtofcars > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/22/2014 at 23:52

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Ha! Thanks, yeah it appears that the "New and Improved" Kinja is not going to address formatting....

hethoughtofcars > vdub_nut: scooter snob 02/22/2014 at 23:56

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Nice catch. I couldn't tell the color of the hood because it appears to be ON FIRE.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > vdub_nut: scooter snob 02/22/2014 at 23:59

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I never realized there were different combinations. Good to know.

vdub_nut: scooter snob > hethoughtofcars 02/23/2014 at 00:00

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Yeah, but the fire hasn't escaped the confines of the bay, so I doubt it burned all the paint off already.

;_;

hethoughtofcars > vdub_nut: scooter snob 02/23/2014 at 00:23

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You're right. Damn, this guy was so close to achieving his dream (completing his replica, I assume..)

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > vdub_nut: scooter snob 02/23/2014 at 11:24

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Pls explain?

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 02/23/2014 at 11:44

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Real harlequins are desirable and command 5k+, whereas even a pristine mkIII golf maxes out at about 4500.

Even replicas (like this one most likely is) are still worth more than you'd imagine.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > vdub_nut: scooter snob 02/23/2014 at 18:00

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As a VW guy you'd think I'd know that (really a TDI guy). How can you tell this one's a replica?

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 02/23/2014 at 20:53

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The color of the hood, front bumper, and mirrors is wrong. It could be a real one that's been in an accident or (awfully) customized, but I can't see someone paying the premium for one of these just to paint it another color.