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my > Mechanic says he can replace them all as well as give it a full tune > up for about $300. Get your self a MUIR book and the parts for about $50 Max all in. Do it yourself, we are here to help ! You'll feel good and save a bunch of bucks ! Maybe I can get NY to > change the year to a 73 since it's closer to that than the 70 they > have it listed as. I'm not beaten Yet!!!!!!! Confused but not beaten! > > Ken The year is taken from the chassis, not the body ! Nothing wrong with 70 anywho :-) Rich |
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> wrote in message .. .. > I'm begining to feel a little overwhelmed by all of this. From what I > gathered so far I own a 1973 Beetle on a 1970 Chasiss,.. or at least > that is what I get so far <Grin>. I think I got hosed since I paid > $4,000 but I can't blalme the guy I got it from,.. he just never took > the time to learn about his Beetle. The paperwork said 1970 so that is > what he went by. On the bright side he told me that he paid $5000 for > it 6 years ago so I did a little better than he did <Grin> > you didn't get "hosed" at all....you are happy with the car, and the differences between a 70 and a 73 are not that great...heck you wouldn't even know(yet) if RAMVA didn't speak up...LOL....if the car is in the shape you say it is, then 4k is a great buy(especially here in the east) reguardless of the "real" year....i also would advise *against* going to the NY DMV and trying to get the paperwork changed...you may open up a can of worms you don't want, then you may end up really feeling "hosed".... |
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"tricky" > wrote in message ... > > > my > > Mechanic says he can replace them all as well as give it a full tune > > up for about $300. > > > Get your self a MUIR book and the parts for about $50 Max all in. > > Do it yourself, we are here to help ! You'll feel good and save a bunch > of bucks ! > > if the plan is to do it yourself, pass on the Muir and get a *real* manual.... |
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And another thing: having your car legally registered with the "older"
date will certainly allow you to be exempt from the stricter smog laws that apply to newer year vehicles. Those smog laws may include provisions that force you to keep the original smog equipment with the car. But, if you are exempt, then you are free to drop in that type-4, 2.5 liter, 200++ hp engine into the engine compartment of your bug. Of course, I am only conjecturing here. I don't know the smog regulations that apply to New York registered vehicles. Anyways, you sounded quite happy with your Beetle. I see no reason why you should not be. Geoffe Elias '74 Super Beetle On Sun, 22 May 2005 16:35:26 -0400, Joey Tribiani > wrote: > > > wrote in message > .. > > . >> I'm begining to feel a little overwhelmed by all of this. From what I >> gathered so far I own a 1973 Beetle on a 1970 Chasiss,.. or at least >> that is what I get so far <Grin>. I think I got hosed since I paid >> $4,000 but I can't blalme the guy I got it from,.. he just never took >> the time to learn about his Beetle. The paperwork said 1970 so that is >> what he went by. On the bright side he told me that he paid $5000 for >> it 6 years ago so I did a little better than he did <Grin> >> > > > you didn't get "hosed" at all....you are happy with the car, and the > differences between a 70 and a 73 are not that great...heck you wouldn't > even know(yet) if RAMVA didn't speak up...LOL....if the car is in the > shape > you say it is, then 4k is a great buy(especially here in the east) > reguardless of the "real" year....i also would advise *against* going to > the > NY DMV and trying to get the paperwork changed...you may open up a can of > worms you don't want, then you may end up really feeling "hosed".... > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ |
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In article >,
Shag > wrote: >Spyware/viruses have eaten up my web server to the point that it's >popping up obscene ads on the screen so I'm in the process right now >of fdisk/format/reinstall so that link below won't work for a little >while. :-) > stay away from windows!!!! -- Eduardo K. | Darwin pone las reglas. http://www.carfun.cl | Murphy, la oportunidad. http://e.nn.cl | | Yo. |
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"Joey Tribiani" > wrote in message news:536ke.57958$sy6.44089@lakeread04... > > "tricky" > wrote in message > ... > > > > > > my > > > Mechanic says he can replace them all as well as give it a full tune > > > up for about $300. > > > > > > Get your self a MUIR book and the parts for about $50 Max all in. > > > > Do it yourself, we are here to help ! You'll feel good and save a bunch > > of bucks ! > > > > > > if the plan is to do it yourself, pass on the Muir and get a *real* > manual.... > Welcome! Also look to invest in instructional DVDs by bugmevideo.com -- for a complete newbie, volume 1 is a must as it tells you how to change oil and check valve adjustment (something very frequently needed on bugs). Still read the books and manuals, but these videos leave no doubt as to how to do it. You never know, you might like it so much that you ditch PCs for a hobby and start slinging wrenches Remco |
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Joey Tribiani wrote:
> > "tricky" > wrote in message > ... > > > > > > my > > > Mechanic says he can replace them all as well as give it a full tune > > > up for about $300. > > > > > > Get your self a MUIR book and the parts for about $50 Max all in. > > > > Do it yourself, we are here to help ! You'll feel good and save a bunch > > of bucks ! > > > > > > if the plan is to do it yourself, pass on the Muir and get a *real* > manual.... Get Muir, AND the Bentley book. Trust Bentley when it comes to hard data and procedures, then translate to laymans terms with Muir. Muir also has some neat DIY tricks that might save you some money/time/trouble. Be sceptic about the Muir, but don't dismiss it totally. Double check stuff from the Bentley book. Jan |
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"Jan Andersson" > wrote in message > > Get Muir, AND the Bentley book. Trust Bentley when it comes to hard data > and procedures, then translate to laymans terms with Muir. Muir also has > some neat DIY tricks that might save you some money/time/trouble. > Be sceptic about the Muir, but don't dismiss it totally. Double check > stuff from the Bentley book. > > Jan its just real damn hard for me to suggest someone buy a Muir "manual" while in the same breath telling them to be sceptical about the information it contains... |
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Joey Tribiani wrote:
> "Jan Andersson" > wrote in message > > >>Get Muir, AND the Bentley book. Trust Bentley when it comes to hard data >>and procedures, then translate to laymans terms with Muir. Muir also has >>some neat DIY tricks that might save you some money/time/trouble. >>Be sceptic about the Muir, but don't dismiss it totally. Double check >>stuff from the Bentley book. >> >>Jan > > > its just real damn hard for me to suggest someone buy a Muir "manual" while > in the same breath telling them to be sceptical about the information it > contains... The Muir, when it agrees with the Bentley, is ok and it's much easier to understand for a non-technical reader. It explains things better. Plus it's entertaining with the funny illustrations etc. Jan |
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I found the Muir book a good read for the sake of reading. For a
complete newbie or not, you can learn alot and take a big step towards knowing your VW, and have a laugh at the same time ! I have never felt the same about a haynes manual for intance - I wouldnt sit down and read one of them cover to cover ! I guess Jan has a point - Read the muir book, then you know the basics and more. Then if you want you can better understand any other tech manual if you need to . Rich Joey Tribiani wrote: > "Jan Andersson" > wrote in message > > >>Get Muir, AND the Bentley book. Trust Bentley when it comes to hard data >>and procedures, then translate to laymans terms with Muir. Muir also has >>some neat DIY tricks that might save you some money/time/trouble. >>Be sceptic about the Muir, but don't dismiss it totally. Double check >>stuff from the Bentley book. >> >>Jan > > > its just real damn hard for me to suggest someone buy a Muir "manual" while > in the same breath telling them to be sceptical about the information it > contains... > > |
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