howdy, just bought daughter one for 1st car, she`s loved em since a baby, gonna need help tho ,as i`m used to early fords , site is great. like ford forum , with wealth of info ..regards wayne

Welcome, you'll find lots of help here. What exactly has no 1 daughter scored?

a 75 bug, needs work tho,also 73 for bits, had to change blinker and wiper stalks and sports steerin wheel, couldnt see speedo, horrible job,73 & 75 different ..as far as i can work out 1600 motor, soltec carby, been runnin prem unleaded in it, but idle has gone reeaall low

so you have a type 181 then?

no idea ?? just know its a 75.... buuuttt ..just went out with the kids in it and steering broke, st wheel just goes 360, got towed home ..gonna look at it on weekend

welcome to the nut house.

Thats it your a goner, if you keep it long enough and learn all it's little secrets, you will be converted for life!
Rob...

yep its like an addiction :thumb
the more you play around with the dub the more it hooks you into the culture of VW
next youll be joining a club

good on ya`s, the wife has enuff with the mk1 fords ive got, let alone started with a bug NOW:cry

Well you will just have to get more VW's to outnumber the fords.
Rob...

the way this ones goin, wont be long b4 they out number me fords

where are you mate

I live 30 mins north of newcastle..medowie, great place

yeah i know the place as im originally from Taree.

yeah i know the place as im originally from Taree.

ok ..cool i like Taree, been there many times, thanks for the advice, just have to find a GOOD mechanic, I dont mind doin the work, just feel like a fish outa water with the beetle tho

one sugestion get your self a copy of the idiots guide to keeping your vw alive by john murr. it is a great read and is not to complicated in the instructions but it is about $60

I highly recommend Ben Durie at Teralba for work. I also am working on a car for my daughter and he has helped me out heaps.

Thanx ..great at least one local, I`ll ring him 4 sure

already ordered one in..$49.95, How to keep your VW alive..waitin for it to come in... thanx

i have also used Mick Motors in Brisbane for spare parts. Cheap. I placed an order on Tuesday and parts were at door on the Thursday

HAHAHAHAHA
Medowie, I use to live there.
Its the centre of the universe. good place to store veedubs though.

Good luck with the resto for your daughter, you couldn't have bought her a better car as her first.

geee, lota used to live here, why`d ya move..i`ve only been here 12 yrs and not gonna move now, shoulda been here 25-30 yrs ago...lot cheaper then.....is there a VW club in newcastle ???... daughter wants it fixed all up(resto) yesterday

there is a non official club in newcastle.
It is called DNVK Newcastle.
You can contact Sam (VWFOOL) on this forum.
He is the one that holds the reins with the club.

I moved because i thought Medowie wasn't the place for me, but now i am considering moving to Central QLD. Not much difference between medowie and Glendale which is near Rockhampton

thanx vw oo64, cent Q`lnd should be good, if ya can find work, livin should be cheaper tooo