[blueunicorn6]

I knew an old mechanic who said,

“Everyone should own a VW at least once in their lives.....but only once.”

[Mears]

When we sold it my then 7 year old daughter sobbed as it was driven away——I didn’t———we bought a Mercury Cougar instead,1969,and I loved that car.

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[rockrr]

I’ve never owned a v-dub but I did learn to drive in a 1959 Karmann Ghia

[caltaxed]

A million dollars for a 6 volt system, syncros that last about a week, and will drop the number 3 exhaust valve on the first hot day?

The Germans took revenge on the world by blowing the oil cooler exhaust over the back number 3 cylinder.

[hanamizu]

My VW helped teach me a lot of mechanic skills/knowledge. That and “How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive”. I got to where I could pull the engine out of my dune buggy in less than an hour. It was the constant practice.