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Illustrated Buyer's Guide, VW (Illustrated Buyer's Guides)

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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.

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.

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.

I dod not buy this book to use for purchasing a Volkswagen. However, I found the information contained to be useful, and opened my options for some alternate vehicle purchases. Like all guides, this book is already outdated in it's second printing. It ended with the 1999 model year. The good news is the older model's info will never change. The author uses his own five-star rating scheme to show the potential of collector vehicles, and some of his stars are silly in my opinion.