1969 Volkswagen Type III Fastback review from North America

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.

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