Dad, is that you? My first car was a 71 VW Type III that ran like hell - until I rebuilt it. That was dad's idea, and after I invested all that blood, sweat and tears in fixing that car up, I never mistreated it.
Good to know! My son is less than a year away from a (potential) driver's license. This summer, he's spending many hours working at his dad's auto shop for two things A) spending money and B)to fix up a beater his dad got him - oh make that three C) bonding time with dad. I hope he comes out of this with the same attitude you did. But, he does, after all, have adolescent testosterone surging through his veins, so I still pray. ;o)
I did own a 1967 Type III with Bosch fuel injection once. One time a pinhole opened in the fuel line. I smelled the gas and stopped. When I looked in the engine compartment there was a fine spray of fuel and a cloud of fuel vapor in the bay. One spark and the car would have gone up like a fuel air bomb. After being stranded several times (once stopped dead on I-15 near Searchight, Nevada) when the *^$$#& fuel injection packed it in I finally got rid of it.
Thx for reminding me.