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How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot Paperback – August 29, 2001

by John Muir (Author), Tosh Gregg (Author), Peter Aschwanden (Illustrator)
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    How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive
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John Muir (1918-1977) was a writer, mechanic, and expert on the maintenance and repair of Volkswagens. Originally a structural engineer working for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, in the 1960s he quit his job to become a writer and car mechanic in Taos, New Mexico.




In 1969, Muir collaborated with the artist Peter Aschwanden to create the definitive manual for Volkswagen owners, How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive; A Manual of Step-By-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot. The first edition sold more than two million copies.




In November 1977, Muir passed away from a brain tumor. His self-published first edition is considered one of the most successful self-published books in history, and his manual remains the definitive guide for VW owners.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1566913101
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rick Steves; 19th edition (August 29, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781566913102
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1566913102
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.34 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 1.13 x 10.88 inches
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My first copy I purchased as a teenager, when I got my bug. It helped me rebuild the entire car. I did not appreciate then the almost zen relaxed way he wrote. Now I really do. It was a must book when I returned to working on the same car from my youth.
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Rob Wood
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5.0 out of 5 stars Es un "MUST HAVE" en toda regla
Reviewed in Spain on April 18, 2023
Todo amante de los Escarabajos o de las T, debería tenerlo.
Explica mogollón de situaciones, mantenimiento y reparaciones que alguna vez, como explica el autor, nos pueden salvar de un mal trago. No viene mal tenerlo y además es un coleccionable en toda regla.
Eso sí, aunque hoy en día el inglés no es un problema para la mayoría, es una lástima que no exista ya la versión impresa en español que se editó en Mexico salvo en pdfs por la red.
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