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bajabound2005
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VW Rialta mini-RV Your Opinion Please
We are not campers and certainly not RVrs by any means....but the VW Rialta has our attention for some offbeat Baja travel. Pls keep in mind our idea
of "roughing it" would be nothing less than let's say a La Pinta Hotel. But for a few days at a time we think this might work - buffered by a stay at
the Ritz Carlton. Kidding there, but is this a reliable way to get around Baja, EZ to get repairs when needed, comfortable enough for a couple and
tres perros...oh and el gato, if she MUST come along???
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bajarich
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We have a friend who has a Rialta. When he took it to So. Utah, he was always banging it on rough roads. Definitely not for much off Highway 1. I
don't know how they are on washboard.
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Speaking of VWs
VW has chosen a name for their new SUV: TIGUAN (supposed to be a combination of Tiger and Iguana.
The runnerups were: Nanuk, Namib, Rockton
The newspapers have been lampooning the choice as perhaps the worst car name in recent years.
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bajabound2005
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don't much care about car names, just want to know about experience with the Rialta which is an RV not an SUV...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabound2005
don't much care about car names, just want to know about experience with the Rialta which is an RV not an SUV... |
VW is a VW Most people spell it JOKE!
Albert G
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bajabound2005
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Al G --see a lot of VWs in Mexico...are you sure about your opinion? Do you have a personal or close to personal experience with the VW Rialta? My
guess is NOT.
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jerry
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perhaps a photo specs yr. model im thinking that a lot will be told by the price there selling for as to the demand thus the usability
the vw van was like the first of all baby campers
the bug was another baja staple
and the buggs of today still owe there haritage to the vw dont be taking opinions as gospel check it out and hell go for it make your own history have
a good one
jerry and judi
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jerry
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ps you will never see the stary sky from the ritz it just a over priced prison with ppl trying to look in and the people inside not being able to see
out
when your sleeping you wont see the walls and the room
when your dreaming your heart will seek tranquility pure quite and pure light will inspire the dreams of a lifetime simple is safe injoy
jerry and judi
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longlegsinlapaz
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I'd ask the dealer how they do off road, listen to his spiel,  THEN take it
for a test drive....OFF ROAD.  Where is it written that you have to stay
on pavement during a test drive?
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Al G
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabound2005
Al G --see a lot of VWs in Mexico...are you sure about your opinion? Do you have a personal or close to personal experience with the VW Rialta? My
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Your guess is wrong!!
VW is a death trap and always will be. It is called I can't Stop.
I have no compression. I was built for the young and dumb.
I would say more, but I will wait to be asked?
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Bob and Susan
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picture...not the old vw....
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Speaking of VW's......I have a 1973 Thing (Type 181)...cool summer car still going strong!!!!
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Any motorhome with low ground clearance and long wheelbase is limited to where off road you go. If it's a graded road OK. But if there are rocks and
short spaced dips, washouts etc. your in trouble. If where you normally go is OK then get it. The problem with any motorhome going off road is all the
shaking and bouncing will take it's toll on the body. They're big and heavy and lot's of things can come loose or break. For places I go I'd prefer a
cabover camper on a PU. Maybe one of those windup types for less weight and height. For now I'll stay with my cot under the stars.
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is it a frount wheel drive?? if it is dont take in on the sand you will be stuck i think you will be fine on the main roads
jerry and judi
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bajabound2005
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Yeah, we were just discussing yesterday what the we need is AWD mini-RV...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBillM
VW has chosen a name for their new SUV: TIGUAN (supposed to be a combination of Tiger and Iguana.
The runnerups were: Nanuk, Namib, Rockton
The newspapers have been lampooning the choice as perhaps the worst car name in recent years. |
Nah, #1 would be the Mazda Laputa, #2 the Nissan Moco.
http://www.argenautas.com/?p=595
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That's one heck of a hood ornament on the Mitsubishi Pajero! Wait, don't tell me, let me guess what "pajero" means in Spanish.
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MrBillM
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LaPuta ?
I like that. After all, we refer to cars as "she".
I see where the Pajero is the Montero in the U.S. The reference I found to Pajero says it is slang for "wanker" in Spanish.
The major understanding for MoCo in the U.S. seems to be Montgomery County, Maryland. I suppose it's different in Mexico.
I imagine that the writers in the U.S. papers were being egocentric in refering only to vehicles available in the U.S.
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Another off road vehicle.
http://www.pecocamping.com/fleetwood_evolution.html
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
Any motorhome with low ground clearance and long wheelbase is limited to where off road you go. If it's a graded road OK. But if there are rocks and
short spaced dips, washouts etc. your in trouble. If where you normally go is OK then get it. The problem with any motorhome going off road is all the
shaking and bouncing will take it's toll on the body. They're big and heavy and lot's of things can come loose or break. For places I go I'd prefer a
cabover camper on a PU. Maybe one of those windup types for less weight and height. For now I'll stay with my cot under the stars.
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Yeah, what he said. That thing looks too long and low to accommodate short dips that are common in Baja on roads that are really not that bad.
Plus, VW (as well as all the other German mfgrs.) have been scoring really low in reliability ratings thru Consumer's report for some time. Some of
that engineering must be present in the Riata.
A cabover camper is pretty much out with three dogs.
If the vehicle is just going to be used for the occasional trip, I'd consider getting a used 24 foot-or-less Class C RV. Look at used Lazy Days; they
are nice. Get one on a Ford chassis from the mid 90s; they are selling pretty cheap due to the cost of gasoline. Yeah, they will only get around 7-8
mpg but IF you only use it occasionally, it will justify the difference in price between it and the new rig you are looking at. And it will tow a fair
amount of weight if that's of interest.
I used to have one that I put adjustable air bags on it and was amazed how many places it would go with fully inflated dually wheels in back. I took
it all over Vallecito Wash in Anza Borrego SP in sand that was 6-8 inches deep. If the rig is 24 feet or less, the overhang off the back wheels, short
dips wont be an issue.
On washboard, just air down (bags and tires) and go slow. Flying over washboard in RVs will just destroy them.
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