Beetle Mechanics
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salpal
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Beetle Mechanics
Hi all. I'm looking for Beetle Mechanics preferably in the West Rand area. Someone who is passionate about beetles and is not going to make me have to sell my house to be able to afford their fees. I bought my son a 1968 beetle and we have spent a fortune on this and that but it is getting nowhere. I have just replaced the battery and spent R1200 and now it doesn't even start!! It will definitely be fault finding work.
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acpaterson
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Re: Beetle Mechanics
Pal, these are pretty simple cars to maintain and run. Why not buy a Haynes manual and teach yourself, and your son about the car. Feel free to ask questions here, but I guarantee you'll probably end up doing a lot yourself, and you'll enjoy the bonding that will occur with your son.
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fig
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What Alan said ^^^
Whenever people ask me for advice on buying their kids a Beetle, my first question is always, "Is he'she a mechanic or willing to become one?" ACVWs are no longer cheap transport (get a Citigolf or Tazz if that's the need). And, as simple as they are, very few mechanics these days understand how to care for them and their weaknesses. As you've discovered, if you rely on someone else to keep the car on the road, it gets expensive fast.
If you get a manual and ask questions on these forums, you'll very quickly learn how to keep your car on the road, with the satisfaction of knowing you did it yourself, properly.
In the meantime, call Bruce 0845021099. He's an air-cooled specialist in Horizon, who knows his stuff and won't screw you blind.
Whenever people ask me for advice on buying their kids a Beetle, my first question is always, "Is he'she a mechanic or willing to become one?" ACVWs are no longer cheap transport (get a Citigolf or Tazz if that's the need). And, as simple as they are, very few mechanics these days understand how to care for them and their weaknesses. As you've discovered, if you rely on someone else to keep the car on the road, it gets expensive fast.
If you get a manual and ask questions on these forums, you'll very quickly learn how to keep your car on the road, with the satisfaction of knowing you did it yourself, properly.
In the meantime, call Bruce 0845021099. He's an air-cooled specialist in Horizon, who knows his stuff and won't screw you blind.
fig
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"Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right." -- Henry Ford
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fig
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Oh, and you'll get a lot more help here if you introduce yourself in the New Members thread, as requested in your welcome mail.
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salpal
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Re: Beetle Mechanics
Thanks guys appreciate your help.
I'm just a mom trying to help out the only way I can
I'm just a mom trying to help out the only way I can
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acpaterson
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Whoops. and there we thought you were the proverbial man of the household. Our bad..
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dixtoy
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Re: Beetle Mechanics
You could try Jason +27 71 878 7992 he is in the west rand and seems to do a lot of work on beetle's. He has a Fb page called German steel toys.
I'M ADDICTED TO BRAKE FLUID, BUT HEY I CAN STOP ANY TIME
1959 Beetle (Lindor)
1975 Fleetline panel (Ouvrou)
1971 Westy (Gypsy)
1959 Beetle (Lindor)
1975 Fleetline panel (Ouvrou)
1971 Westy (Gypsy)
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I'M ADDICTED TO BRAKE FLUID, BUT HEY I CAN STOP ANY TIME
1959 Beetle (Lindor)
1975 Fleetline panel (Ouvrou)
1971 Westy (Gypsy)
1959 Beetle (Lindor)
1975 Fleetline panel (Ouvrou)
1971 Westy (Gypsy)