The day after I bought my first Rabbit ('82 Rabbit L), I was in a parts store picking up an oil filter and oil, and looking over the manuals available for VW's. The counter guy - who turned out to be a VW fan - steered me to the Idiots Guide for Rabbits saying it was the best. And he wasn't wrong - it's the most smudged, dog-eared manual I have (after the Vanagon Bentley manual). Nowadays, you can't find 'em. Muir dosen't publish them anymore and most folks familier with VW's don't know it exists, for some strange reason. Always wanted to make a tee-shirt of the 'exploded Rabbit' picture... Alan Bosch & Phred ('88 Wolfsburg Vanagon & Gilda ('91 Jetta GLi)
Please respond to Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM cc: Subject: John Muir
FWIW, I received the Summer 2002 copy of American Heritage of Invention & Technology magazine yesterday. In it, there's an absolutely delightful article about the Idiot Book and it's effect on a generation. IMHO well worth picking up a copy at your local bookstore. Jim |
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