My first Service Manual arrived today! I'm very happy to have a book for Birgitte, so now I can have an idea what I'm doing and looking at. Though at $47.45 it wasn't cheap. We also got her insured and licensed today so once we are able to get her on the road it will be legal! One step closer on this long journey.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Here she is in all her glory
We've acquired a Beetle
For Christmas this year I bought my Wife a Volkswagen Beetle, specifically a 1973 Super Beetle. Why? That was what was around this area and cheap. I handed over $800 to the Previous Owner and then drove home our first Bug! The Wife loves her and decided to name her Brigitte.
I've had her at a local mechanics already and while Brigitte is in okay condition there are problem areas. Like brakes. I've been debating on repairing the brakes, even though I know next to nothing about cars and their parts, or replacing them with disc brakes. First though I need to get her up on some jacks and get a look at those drum brakes.
Anyways, I'm hoping to use this blog as sort of an adventure log for my learning about cars, maintenance and what not. Also as a way to track what I have spent on her, throughout her lifespan.
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