Illustrated Buyer's Guide, VW (Illustrated Buyer's Guides) [Paperback]

Peter Vack (Author)

Book Description

Series: Illustrated Buyer's Guides | Publication Date: December 1998

Peter Vack''s guide to all of Volkswagen''s mo dels, including the classic military and commercial vehicles , now covers the Jetta, Golf, Passat and the 1998 re-designe d Beetle and W-12 concept car. The guide offers invaluable a dvice on best-buying tactics. '

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks International; 2 edition (December 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760305749
• ISBN-13: 978-0760305744
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,692,019 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A high level overview of the marque, April 7, 1999

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This review is from: Illustrated Buyer's Guide, VW (Illustrated Buyer's Guides) (Paperback)

The author uses a "star rating" system on the possible collector value of the varied VW models since the Beetle's creation. While useful at high level, the book glosses over some of the details between model years, such as why the 1967 Beetle is sought after by folks who plan on driving 'em rather than collecting dust in the garage. Some more detail on what makes some models more desired by collectors and hobbyists would be welcome. For the beginning VW nut, this book ought to be in the collection, but the hard core VW fan, spend your money elsewhere as you know most of what is in here. Good, clear phots for the most part and the editing of the text decent.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice history book but, not a buyer's guide., January 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Illustrated Buyer's Guide, VW (Illustrated Buyer's Guides) (Paperback)

This book is a good overview of VW models and should provide an adequate starting point for those just bitten by the VW bug. Most VW fanatics, however, should know everything here. As for a buying guide, this book is not helpful as it doesn't go into detail on features available by model year and doesn't include a summary of potential problems to look out for when in the market for a used VW.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A general overview of VWs but not a detailed buyers guide, July 17, 2000

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Onur DEMİRDOGEN (Ankara, TURKEY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Illustrated Buyer's Guide, VW (Illustrated Buyer's Guides) (Paperback)

I bought this book for getting detailed info about vintage VWs before I tried to buy one. I disappointed after reading it because I had learned all knowledge available in this book from the World Wide Web before.This book is only for getting general information about historical background of VW cars.