How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive

Name: How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive
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SKU: 9781566913102
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A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot

By John Muir and Peter Aschwanden and Tosh Gregg

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Summary

How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive is a comprehensive guide on maintaining and repairing Volkswagen vehicles, with the unique charm of being written in an engaging, easy-to-understand style. Set against a backdrop of travel and adventure, the book offers both practical advice for vehicle upkeep and a narrative approach, making car maintenance accessible and even entertaining. This blend of technical instructions with illustrative anecdotes makes it a classic, especially among Volkswagen enthusiasts.
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This book may appeal to you if you're a fan of classic cars, especially Volkswagens, and enjoy a blend of travel narrative and practical mechanics. It combines a sense of adventure with detailed insights about maintaining and understanding one of the most iconic cars. If you appreciate humour and engaging storytelling alongside technical knowledge, this guide is a delightful choice.

How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive

With easy-to-understand, fun-to-read information, for novice and veteran machanics alike, this book takes the mystery out of diagnostic, maintenance, and repair procedures.

Description

First published in 1969, this classic manual of automotive repair equips VW owners with the knowledge to handle every situation they will come across with any air-cooled Volkswagen built through 1978, including Bugs, Karmann Ghis, vans, and campers.

With easy-to-understand, fun-to-read information—for novice and veteran mechanics alike—anecdotal descriptions and clear language, How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive takes the mystery out of diagnostic, maintenance, and repair procedures, and offers some chuckles along the way.

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How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive by John Muir, Peter Aschwanden, and Tosh Gregg is highly regarded as an accessible and humorous manual for Volkswagen enthusiasts. Reviews often praise its clear, step-by-step instructions accompanied by whimsical illustrations, making it both informative and enjoyable. The book's user-friendly approach has made it a classic for both novice and experienced Volkswagen owners, combining hands-on advice with a personal touch.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781566913102

Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 August 2001

Country: United States

Imprint: Avalon Travel Publishing

Edition: 19th edition

Illustration: B&W photos and illustrations

Contributors:

Illustrated by Peter Aschwanden
Illustrated by John Muir
Illustrated by Tosh Gregg
Illustrated by John Muir
Illustrated by Peter Aschwanden
Illustrated by Tosh Gregg

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 208.0mm

Height: 276.0mm

Weight: 1060g

Pages: 480

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John Muir Non-Fiction Peter Aschwanden Tosh Gregg Travel & Adventure

About the Author

John Muir (1918-1977) was a writer, mechanic, and expert on the maintenance and repair of Volkswagens. Originally a structural engineer working for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, in the 1960s he quit his job to become a writer and car mechanic in Taos, New Mexico.

In 1969, Muir collaborated with the artist Peter Aschwanden to create the definitive manual for Volkswagen owners, How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive; A Manual of Step-By-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot. The first edition sold more than two million copies.

In November 1977, Muir passed away from a brain tumor. His self-published first edition is considered one of the most successful self-published books in history, and his manual remains the definitive guide for VW owners.

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