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Summary: An excellent repair manual! Buy it if you like your VW!
Review: Commonly referred to as the "Idiot Manual" or the "Muir Book" among VW fanatics. It covers all air cooled VW models. It is a book that I love and cherish! It is different than any other auto manual you've ever see. It is aimed at the complete idiot! It has NO pictures and only hand drawings and illustrations. This makes all illustrations very clear because it leaves out all the extraneous stuff that photos include. It has lots of text but this is a good thing. John Muir is an old hippie that loved his VW's. He instills this love in all his readers as well. This book's strong point is teaching this love of your car as well as teaching you the ongoing maintenance. I feel the tune-up and maintenance portion of this book is better than the other books. The other big plus of this book is that it's just plain fun to read. I've read it cover to cover a few times. It's that entertaining! The only weak part of this book is for serious (professional) mechanic's who want a technical manual for ALL parts of the bus. for example, here is an actual quote from the book. "The trans (transaxle) overhaul is not in this book. Not only can't you do it but we won't either." I don't mind that one bit! I couldn't do it so I appreciate them telling me. It covers the basic maintenance and repair (99% of anything you will need done on your car/bus) in a clearer, step by step, way than any other book. If I had to have only one repair book, this would be it, without question.
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Summary: How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive 19 Ed: A Manual of Step-by
Review: Simplemente exelente, muchas gracias por ti John Muir
En mexico y latino america, se requiere urgente el manual en la edicion en español.
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Summary: Not perfect, but otherwise, a great book
Review: The Volkswagen bible. Get this book. It's funny and insightful, and really a good read. It's one of those shop manuals where you read it just because you want to, not because you have a problem. Arguably, it's more geared towards the 70's and earlier VW, due to when it was originally written, and it does have a few errors, but the ones that are there are actually funny. If you have but one book for your Volkswagen, get this one. You can add to your book collection later, but this should be your first if you are even considering driving your VW. My grungy Chilton's is fine, but this one is written from a driver and mechanic's point of view, with real experiences, and real solutions. One of the best auto related books I have read ever, and it has some great information in it too. Don't look to this book for restoration information that would cover trim details, and paint schemes. Look to this book to help you keep you Volkswagen alive.
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