Faults:

Good car, only one day it started misfiring, It was caused by a faulty condenser which burnt the contact breaker points.

An easy $15 fix for a new condenser.

General Comments:

A Volkswagen Type III Squareback it a very well constructed car.

On rough roads, it is very comfortable because it has Independent Suspension.

It doesn't go very fast, but it is very reliable and starts quickly on a cold morning.

Although it can't go too fast, it's very comfortable at 50-55mph which is how I always drive.

Top speed is 88mph (140kph), but I don't want to try it.

The engine works well with the original 4speed manual transmission, which gives it a bit more power than the 3speed automatic version, but an automatic isn't bad at all, I probably like them more than a manual.

This car turns heads everywhere it goes, not because its fast, but because its so rare to see this type of Volkswagen.

Also it is has a back seat which lays down for extra cargo, and there is also room under the bonnet or trunk whatever you want call it.

This 3 door Stationwagon is also very good on fuel, it uses 8-9 litres per 100 kilomteres.

Faults:

Bolt fell into fan shroud, causing loud buzzing noise. Engine had to be removed and tin taken off to remove bolt.

Over the years several wires have had to be repaired, replaced or reconnected, especially those wires in the Fuel Injection system.

The Manifold Pressure Sensor recently failed, probably due to a spin out which the car did (that is a known problem with D-Jetronic engines, spin outs hurt their MPSes). Whole fuel injection system was replaced with Dual Carburetors from 1967 type III (dual Solex 32 PDSITs).

General Comments:

Car drives far better than a Volkswagen Beetle.

Very comfortable interior for a car of its era, has good ventilation and heating system.

Gets excellent gas mileage.

Handles very well for an older station wagon and is not as prone to oversteer as earlier Volkswagens.

Fuel Injection system allows the engine to start and run beautifully, like a car from the 1990s not like a early 1970s car.

High back seats are quite comfortable.

Has decent performance for an older Volkswagen, cruises at 84 miles and hour.

Faults:

Spark plugs and wires, Steering column replaced soon after purchasing.

Minor fire under dash caused by faulty wiring performed by previous owner.

Bearings replaced after a few months of owning.

Replaced tires.

Horn stopped working for a few months and now magically works again.

Driver seat is not fully adjustable.

Major exhaust leak would send exhaust into passenger cabin.

Installed new engine and transmission 4-5 months after purchasing.

General Comments:

Handles great and since installation of new trans, engine and tires. It is fast too, and I surprise people in later model cars with ease.

Classic looking car, always turns heads.

It's like flying in an open air cockpit biplane rather than a jet fighter.

I invested over 2 times the purchase price, but is worth every bit for the amount of Farvergnugen you get.

Faults:

Rear wheel bearings at 175000.

Fuel pump, don't ever let a fuel injected car run out of gas, the pump is cooled and lubricated by fuel, and it's very, very expensive.

Fuel injection computer at 250000, found one cheap at a junkyard.

Fuel injection harness component connectors, their seal is a rubber boot pulled over the connector, a really lousy setup.

Distributor mechanical advance mechanism, I didn't realize it had to have two drops of oil put on the felt lubricator ever oil change.

Generator brushes at about every 50000 miles, easy to change though.

General Comments:

Killer heater, has four heat exchangers and will melt plastic grocery bags if put too close to the heater outlets.

Really crappy defroster though, to get it to work well requires the manipulation of six levers.

Trunk in the front and the rear, plenty of room in the cabin unlike the Beetle.

Very fast car considering its engine is almost the same as a Beetle, can cope with any traffic situation and will top out at over 96 mph. Gets an average of 32 mpg consistently. Handles... funny though, front end is very light and gets lighter as your speed increases, I just make sure I keep the tank full.

Has absolutely no safety equipment in it except seat belts, and nimble handling.

If you know nothing of early Bosch D-Jetronic electronic fuel injection and don't wish to learn, do not buy one of these or get one that has been converted to dual carburators