If a fellow - say me, for example - has been working on his 71 bus for a while and is becoming somewhat familiar with its various bits and pieces. . . and if that fellow's wife was kinda interested in having a bug around . . . which year bugs might that fellow find to be the most similar to his bus in terms of similar bits and pieces, and general level of technology?
My pick for a daily driver would be a 69. It's the first year with "irs" rear suspension (U.S. spec). It's got 4-lug wheels which don't warp as easy as the wide-5s. The original engine would have been a 1500, but a 1600 is a great choice. In general the later you go the more complex the wiring gets.
Max
"Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott" wrote
Not that I'm one to say "I told you so." ... but ....
-- Scott
WHAT?!? BUT HOW . . . ?
YOU HAVE CAST SOME EVIL SPELL OVER ME!!!
NO! NO! NOOOOOOOoooooooooo!!!
Anything from say, 67 to 2000-something. A.k.a. The "late model" beetle. Don't know about the fuel injection however, it might bring some new stuff to learn.
Jan
Buy this one:
Very pretty and tempting, but I don't have the budget for anything cherry.
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