# Why do they sell this oddball? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 9, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871 "2024-05-09T15:22:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/1 "2024-05-09T15:22:13Z")
Turns out it makes a lot of sense: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/3/8/38482c4dc2f6385def1b17491e40d891bae3d5d3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/2 "2024-05-09T15:47:20Z")
Any guesses? ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/3 "2024-05-09T15:51:26Z")
Citroën Relay Back to Back… The idea behind the Relay Back to Back is **to lower production and shipping costs**. The vans are bolted together on a temporary structure and are tailored to third-party companies that build motorhomes, campers, or other types of specialty vehicles such as for recovery or emergency services. [Citroen Sells a Freak Two-Headed Van, But It Actually Makes Sense](https://www.motor1.com/news/719044/citroen-dual-headed-van/#:~:text=The%20idea%20behind%20the%20Relay,for%20recovery%20or%20emergency%20services). ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/4 "2024-05-09T15:54:45Z")
Bingo! Efficient way to ship. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/5 "2024-05-09T15:58:53Z")
It has been said before… The French copy no one…And no one copies the French! 😆 ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/6 "2024-05-09T17:51:37Z")
The Captain beat them to it by about a decade, behold the Salfa Romeaab! ![Saab-limo](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/0/000de65775f9f46dfb19779ad4ef16dc84f0a00e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/7 "2024-05-09T18:13:28Z")
On 90/94 going through Wisconsin and Illinois, I always see truck frames with engine and steering wheels and a box of parts headed north or west. Three or more together. Know not where they come from or where they are going. Maybe rvs, bread trucks, fire trucks, who knows, but I’ve never seen two bolted together back to back. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/8 "2024-05-09T18:54:14Z")
> [@bing](#): > > I’ve never seen two bolted together back to back. Have you ever seen the Oscar Meyer Weiner-mobile on the road? I see it once in a while. > **[Oscar Mayer in search of next 'hotdoggers' to drive the Weinermobile — for...](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oscar-mayer-search-hotdoggers-drive-weinermobile-35600-year-rcna133062)** > > A yearlong opportunity to become the brand's ambassador and interact with hot dog fans across the country, all while getting paid. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/9 "2024-05-09T19:27:17Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > Have you ever seen the Oscar Meyer Weiner-mobile on the road? I see it once in a while. Years ago when there was an Oscar Mayer plant down the road, we used to see the Oscar Meyer Weiner-mobile quite often, but not so much anymore… ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/10 "2024-05-09T19:33:55Z")
More proof that marketing works: It’s an infrequent event, but whenever I see the Weiner-mobile I immediately get hungry for a hot dog … and usually have one that same day … lol … I haven’t been seeing it as much as before covid for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/11 "2024-05-09T19:40:31Z")
There’s also this one: [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/c/0/c0cc6b219cb8e343cf1bff8de2ead320077240b2.jpeg "the story of my dad's double sided truck") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMeDCeSFoyM) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/12 "2024-05-09T20:02:20Z")
Gee, is that you? You’re cuter than I envisioned. If only I could have found another junk Morris minor. ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/13 "2024-05-09T20:06:35Z")
Well, I’m sure that I AM cuter than you envisioned 🤪 But I didn’t title the video. (And she’s probably young enough to be my grandkid (if I’d started on kids earlier in life)). ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/14 "2024-05-09T20:30:13Z")
‘Candid camera’ built a Volkswagen frame on top of 2 motorcycles. They drove it at things, then split at the last moment. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/15 "2024-05-09T21:47:11Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > Have you ever seen the Oscar Meyer Weiner-mobile on the road? And what does that have to do with this dicussion ? ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/16 "2024-05-10T01:04:56Z")
I saw this about 35 years ago in Goleta, CA and it’s still there. ![IMG_0481](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/d/c/dc6290f2b00db678a28e4d3d8ee9f4d1326f024e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/17 "2024-05-11T02:29:05Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > Have you ever seen the Oscar Meyer Weiner-mobile on the road? I see it once in a while. I used to see it parked at the Rose Bowl. ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-they-sell-this-oddball/194871/18 "2024-05-11T03:08:12Z")
And oddity is an oddity?