I love these videos! Thank you so much for making them. They will really help when I start looking for a classic bug.

Yes after purchasing my bug I noticed your videos here. Ive seen some and they really help. Bunch of great information

I hear this is the best book to have for anyone. I've just gotten into all this, and am looking to get one myself. I know a guy who's been doing this for decades, and he just bought himself a new copy after losing his old one.

Hey Chris, just watched your whole series on buying a bug. Amazing amount of important info. I owned a few vintage VWs back in the day and never knew to check for many of the points you mention in this series. After two decades without a vintage beetle, I bought a ‘69 last year from original owner in San Diego. Thank goodness she just simply took very good care of it. I consider myself lucky because I didn’t check most of the things you mention in this series. Thankfully all is good after checking now but I would highly recommend this series to anyone thinking about buying a vintage beetle. Great info! Thanks again!

Wow! This guys videos are on point and so informative!

A very knowledgeable man.

Well everything is repairable really, just depends how far you want to go. Did you see any of my videos on what to look out for? I show plenty of examples of rusted bugs.

My first car is VW it is a SMaLL car but it leaves a BiG impact in my life! Planning to have one again!!

Looking to buy my first VW beetle this weekend and this video was exactly what I needed to feel confident checking out the beetle I'm interested in. Thank you! Edit: im subscribing I noticed you have more VW videos 👍

great tips on buying a bug!! thank you

Very helpful video I want to buy a vw bug down the street it's been sitting on a trailer for a few months this could help me get a better deal

...in case you don't hear it enough...thank you for these videos! I had a 64 in my twenties and now, in my 40's I am ready to get my hands dirty again and these videos are helping me out a lot! ...do you have any videos on how you make and actual offer/bid based on what you see as problems when buying older bug?

Thank you so much for this! A huge help

Good stuff as always Chris. Thanks!

I love vws. Love love love them.

The bug with the oval window is called Strato Silver, the other blue bug is Sea Blue

Endplay on the crankshaft will usually result in copious oil leakage from the transmission end seal. A very common failure mode for air-cooled VW engines is that they will run well and have decent compression but you can't keep oil in them.

i used it when I had my type two I think it is a great book, buy it read it. and follow the instructions, i missed one instruction, buy a new accelerator cable i though the cable I had was one but once it got stuck in the conduit i found out it was a heater cable, it cost me a tow and some hours of labour at a vw specialist.

Man you are the best!!! I am a big VW fan and I own two beetles when I come to the states again I’ll bring them so you can repair them because the run fine but they have many small things to be done. I want to ask if you can (I’m sure you can but I’ll ask anyways) rebuild the electrical system in 1961 beetle from the begging because they have changed it to a 12 volt system and I want to keep it this way but the wiring and stuff on it is awful!!!

Your videos are really helpful. Thank you for making them.

We have a 68 bug. It is a basket case, literally in baskets. I can easily see the VIN under the back seat. The tub has a plate but so worn and painted hardly visible. Any tips to "clean" it and make it more read-able. And I found the serial number on the engine. How does that number related to the VIN number? LOVE your series. Very motivating. I know 68 is not the most desirable but it was affordable and available.

Good tips. Thanks

Imagine going to see a Bug and it looks like that! Just amazing. I noticed that there are no hose clamps on the fuel lines. Is that normal for that era of car?

Great video series Chris! Can you tell me what color green the bug has at the beginning of this video? I really like it....

Thanks Chris. Great video. Where did you get that huge B&W poster on your wall? The really big one. That's sweet!

Hi Chris would you suggest upgrading to a 12 volt or keeping a 6 volt. My 63 still has the original 6 volt in it. Thanks.

Another source recommended the diesel oil but I want your expert opinion Thank you

Thanks for the info.

if you are like me and want super beetle I have a very good tip before you buy a super beetle, make you know the difference between the 1970s standard beetles and the super beetles, i found one listed online which had been fitted with the super beetle rear quarter panels the only way i knew it wasn't a super was by the spare wheel stating up right and not laying down flat like it should be and it was listed as a 1972 1302 super beetle and in fact it was a 1300 standard from the same year.

great tips Chris! tks! Did you say something about Brazilian parts? I didn't understand. Are they good? As good as American or European parts?

I LOV3E THESE VIDS DUDE can you do more 67 beetles

Thanks. I recently bought a 67 vw bug and this was my first bug purchase. Since I am inexperienced in bugs I didn't realize the amount of rust it had. Any suggestions as to what to do?

chris , can you make a vídeo showing the solex 26​ vfis carb?

NY

HI Chris, new to the channel. I noticed I didn't see a fuel filter between the fuel pump and the carb. Where do you like to put them? Great video thanks

This is my first video. It is incredible. I hope there are more like this.

Chris, how do you NOT have a million subs yet? You make fantastic videos...thank you!!

Great video, nice Ed China reference!

Great video series! Say, you mentioned oil leaks...so if someone is claiming an engine has been recently rebuilt, should there be any leaks at all? Thanks!

I just bought a 71 super beetle with a 34 carp on it and a bosh 09 distributer. I don't have vacuum advanced on it should I? It does have trouble starting but I haven't adjusted the carb yet.

Well for starters the passengers rear floor pan is rusted and so is the shelf luggage area behind the seats.

A beetle is my dream first car

good info tnanks

Sir, this may be an odd question but about how tall are you? I'm looking into getting a beetle and am very tall, or so I'm told. I stand at 6 foot 9 inches. Thank you very much for your videos.

I had a question. If you had to choose between a curved windshield bug or a flat windshield with an auto stick which one would you pick. I don't like Auto stick and I don't like curved windshield. But it seems like I can get a better deal on those then a flat windshield with a manual.

Don't think so

I just bought the book/manual How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot. Are you familiar with it? Do you think it will be useful for beginner like myself? I'm not looking to do a complete restore just have a functioning weekend toy. Thanks from SoCal

Hi Chris, I have a question for you, I have a brittish 1967 bug late 67 so 12v etc. I will be fully restoring it in the future but I want to do some work on the engine its currently a 1300 single port. I want to change the barrels and pistons to 1641 and then change the heads to twin port but I want to keep 1 carb what will be the ideal standard looking carb to go with the bigger size? Ie if solex which one?

Just wondering whats the color name for the bug on the left bottom corner of the first few seconds of the video?

Lol at the shifting lesson

It was suggested to me because of high temperature

is this for a post restored car?

Well, all that stuff is repairable. They sell all of the sheet metal for that.

Ok. Is there anything, if rusted, that is not repairable?

I've owned my 64 all my life and I'll tell you, to own a car for that long is kinda tiring. If someone would pay me the hagerty value for my car they can have it. I had tons of fun with this car when I was about 18-22 years old. I think they are for the young.

The cooling tins are black for a reason.Think about it before you paint them another color.

I am 5' 10" 6' 9"?? Hmmm, might be tight. I do here people still get in at that height

Now that's a handsome man 😍

Is it ok to run 15w40diesel oil in these old motors

uh well... all depends how bad it is.

Vw beetle as a daily driver today?

"stay within that brazilian stuff" me, a brazilian: welp..

What is that D plate?

uh... who is a guerilla?

I would like to sell my little VW beetle. Can anyone recomend a good website to me?

1963

Didn't know that guerillas drove classics

german parts are the best

That's an engine, not a motor.

An old beetle

Classic car should only be weekend car and not a dailly car