68 Squareback?

[Jason Renville <Jason_Renville@ccm.al.intel.com>]

Bob,
        If you don't mind teaching yourself how to work on the VW 
yourself ownership can be fairly inexpensive.  I would suggest picking 
up a copy of Muir's  "How to keep you Volkswagen alive.. A guide for the 
complete Idiot."  This book walks you through pretty much every 
maintenance job you could think of in simple language and is very 
straight forward.  If you don't think you can perform a lot of the 
things in there you might be in for an expensive ownership.  Shops 
charge a good penny now adays.  35-50+ $/hour.  If you buy a VW then 
search hard for a reputable mechanic that is very familiar with VW's.  
Just because someone is the best Chevy mechanic doesn't mean he holds a 
candle to a decent backyard VW mechanic.  VW's are relatively simple but 
you don't treat them like any old American car.
        I think that this list would also be a great asset.  Everyone is 
willing to give their two cents.  If you give us enough information we 
will probably be able to walk you through your problem.

        In a nutshell if you are unwilling to learn how to do:

An oil change,
Spark plugs,
Points,rotor, cap and wires,
brake adjustment,
and probably a valve adjustment
 
you most likely won't really enjoy VW ownership unless you are willing to pay 
someone to perform all of these tasks.  These five things are spelled out very 
well in Muir's book. They are pretty easy to pick up.

P.S.  Where do you live?  Someone on the list might live near and be willing to 
help out occasionally.

                                Jason Renville
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I would rather attempt something great and 
Fail than attempt nothing and succeed.

Jason_Renville@ccm.al.intel.com
69 Fastback second owner.
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Subject: 68 Squareback?
Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date:    2/26/97 2:27 PM


     I used to have a 68 Squareback that did not run, I had to sell it
due to the overwhelming cost to fix it up. I'm considering buying another
one, but would like to be more informed this time. If anyone could give
me some info on ownership I would appreciate it.

                    Thanks, Bob