1. a '67
2. floorpan under the battery
3. get dual carbs

AND be anal about your oil (no matter what oil you use).

>From: Dan Wohlers <djwohls@YAHOO.COM>
>Reply-To: Dan Wohlers <djwohls@YAHOO.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: VW Bug questions
>Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 12:05:52 -0700
>
>Hi Volks,
>
>I have caught VW fever.  I have owned my 85 vanagon for almost a year
>now and I have decided that I need to ditch my S-10 and buy another VW
>as my daily driver.  I am looking to by a Bug, but I have a few
>questions before I start looking....
>
>1. What are the "best" years? (reliability, are there years that I
>should avoid?, etc.)
>
>2. What are the problem areas on the bugs?  I have heard bad stories
>about rust in the floorpans, anywhere else I should be watching?
>
>3. Any other things I should know?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Dan Wohlers
>Iowa City, IA
>
>
>
>
>
>
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