It’s been a long and strange journey to modernity. Volkswagen Buses are returning to the US in sleek electric form as the ID.Buzz 2025. While it replaces the model, it doesn’t replace the old bus culture. That’s where Seattle Peace Vans Store joined, after six months of working behind the scenes with the automaker to create customized camper packages for ID.Buzz owners. Quick Background courtesy of Auto Driver: A former Microsoft executive bought a VW repair shopadded recovery and rental services to the business proposition and over the past 11 years has become the largest bus company Repair and recovery concerns in the United States In addition, with the rise of Mercedes Truck As an escape vehicle, Peace Vans learned to assemble on the short-lived modern German cars meter and Metris Weekender, which says it has done more than 1,000 Mercedes car camper for six years.
Back to Buzz, there are three ways to build the three escape levels. The first two require removing the third row of seats, the last requires removing the second two rows of seats.
The Buzz.Box is built into the back to fit a “multi-purpose weekend camper.” By “multi-purpose,” it seems the company is saying, “Here’s a neat little kitchen where you can cook for yourself, everything else is up to you.” We’re not sure how everything fits into the enclosure, but the slide-out section looks nice, with a sink, a single-burner stove, two cutting boards, a 35-liter Dometic refrigerator, what appears to be a storage area, and, oddly enough, a bin for car charger cords. There’s also a decorative bin with a built-in slot for a Bluetooth speaker, a wireless charging pad, and some sort of shelving. It starts at $7,995.
The Buzz.Box.Sleeper does exactly what its name suggests, adding a “nearly full-size” bed to the rear area by making the top of the galley black and the rear seats fold down into a bed. It costs $10,995.
You can order the Box and Box Sleeper from Peace Vans and have them installed on site, which we’re told takes two people a day.
Then there’s the Buzz.Camper, which is pretty much a true Deadhead special of the moment, minus the acid trip graphics. This one emphasizes comfort at the expense of prep space. A small kitchenette comes with a sink, stove, and fridge, but the layout crams this into an area between the two front seats and the L-shaped rear lounge that converts into a double bed. Note the sink is right next to the single-burner stove, while chopping and prep will need to be done on the dining table in the middle of the lounge. For nicer campsites where bugs aren’t too bad, the Buzz.Camper comes with a foldable outdoor workspace. In terms of comfort, the overall layout converts into four types of spaces: Work, eat, relax, sleep.
Buying a Camper means either having to ship the Buzz to Seattle for a three-week installation or buying the Buzz directly from Peace Vans, which is called the Peace Vans Plus option. We don’t have pricing for that option yet, and diehard Bus fans may want to wait. The company says it’s working on it. United States Department of Transportation Approval for a pop-up camper, expected to be completed by the end of 2025. That will be your Magic Bus. Or Magic Buzz. Maybe both, depending on the jurisdiction.
The order books are now open for all options, with the first deliveries of Buzz.Box and Buzz.Box.Sleeper expected in November 2024, at the same time Car ID.Buzz is planning to come to the US. salesman.
