I just received my copy of John Muir's "How to keep your VW alive" manual !!!! Yay !!!!

I don't think my workmates will understand why i have this huge smile on my face

I am happy for you. It's a fantastic book.

And the drawings are awesome.

does it tell you how to bring them back from the dead??
i think a few of my vw's could use that trick

Congrats!
The only book you need to have on teh bedside table!
:thumb:thumb:thumb

Been trying to get my wife to read it....

I keep telling her the best way to understand it is to read it thru like a novel the first time....

Like John says himself ... there are no short cuts, just long cuts.

So whats best then............?
keep vw alive
or
idiots guide


Ree

same book.

oh :jesus

I'm pleased this book appeals to the "next generation"!
Even an old fogey like me still refers to it & when I do I almost get dewey eyed with nostalgia for the days when most people who drove a (then) old Kombi had long hair, a beard & wore Jesus sandals. :jesus

I've seen The next GEN lookin the same way.
Head to Byron !
:thumb:thumb
:jesus:jesus

Now, ok, you say idiots guide to VW's......but are we talking 'serious' guide for REAL idiots........because I know NOTHING mechanical whatso ever and I rather fancy learning........so here's the question......

Would it suit me????

*laughs* because I wanna learn.......just don't know if it's possible...*grins*

I have only 1 word to say...
"Nimbin"
Judy

Hey and what about our own Kol, hes a cutie Jesus if I ever saw one.



In fact we should all nominate Kol to be Jesus just like jens postal menace and the other ones a clown, Kol according to many posts is caring, giving and very knowlegeable, why he even looks the part .
:jesus

Ree

Dont take offence Kol jk

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hey kara, i got told it could even help me, so it must be good! (i'm not the best when it comes to the engine bay). so if it could help me you'll be a pro in no time!

Apparently its for the real idiots Kara, Im one of those and Ive been recommended a copy.
Where bouts are you? we can study it and figure it out together.

Ree

yeahmate and when you two are finished, you can teach my sorry ass!

It's got some awesome drawings ! Now i am also hopeless with cars ! So i bought it with hopes of learning something before i buy my next VW ! I've read the first few pages and it's certainly entertaining ! The author states he wrote it assuming "you know nothing i.e that you are an idiot mechanically.." so i hope he's lowered that bar right down to my level of mechanically zilch knowledge!!

I love the pics and some of the writing is OK as well, hehehehe

It's an excellent book to have. It sorta brings about a balance between the serious manuals and reality for us newbies, or mechanically challenged:thumb

Yes Kara_11 its for you ..... and me.

Great book,i knew nothing about the mechanics of any car but when my beautiful splitty arrived & it wouldn't start(it had been lonely & neglected for god knows how long)I couldn't wait to get her running so after the advice from grey57(thanx again dean!)i bought the book read it, got out under her,afew new spark plugs,cleaned the points,charged the battery,drained the fuel & put some new fuel in & bam shes purring like a kitten!I'm one happy camper!!!!!

I love the pic on the inside back cover of the author with a bird on his shoulder!

What the h*ll is all that about????

Wacky book!

Steve

Well it WAS first published in '69, the good old hippy, back to nature days

Hey my late teens and early adulthood time :party

What about the collage of pics next to the Contents page:thumb

Says it all

Well he was probably stoned most of the time he wrote the book.

I love it:kiss

Jenz- the reformed Earth Mother:sandrine

where do you have to order this book? I had it when i was 16yrs old(16yrs ago!!) am close to a kombi purchase, is it specific to kombi/beetle?

Hey dude its for all aircooled volksies.:thumb

any body know where i should go to get it or a web site/etc?

yeah how do i get a copy???
i seriously need it..... i am tired of being really stupid when it comes to my car....
tired of always having to ask a boy to help me out.....
i remember seeing it at the chermside library a couple of years ago....

:sandrine
I think there is one for sale on ebay now (aust site)
I have a second hand copy to sell if anyone wants one...
just u2u me if your interested
Judy

Amazon have it.
Thechnical bookshop in melbourne have it (or can get it in)
The autobook place in WA have it (can't remember the name though)

Love it just for entertainment value

I love the "How to buy a Volkswagen" section.
And I quote... "Get away from the car and the owner or salesman to let your mind and feelings go over the car and the idea of the car. What has its Karma been? Can you live with the car? Walk around and find a quiet place, assume the good old Lotus and let the car be the thing"
Anyone for a spliff??