1973 Volkswagen Standard Beetle on 2040-cars
Stockton, California, United States
Body Type:Sedan
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:1776
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Beetle - Classic
Trim: Metal- chrome
Options: CD Player
Drive Type: manual
Mileage: 102,000
Disability Equipped: No
Exterior Color: Blue
Number of Doors: 2
Interior Color: Cream
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Number of Cylinders: 4
Condition: This is a 1973 Volkswagen Standard Beetle, with a 1776 engine and a larger fly wheel than came standard with this car. People tell me its one of the fastest bugs they have driven. It has a new Fuel Pump, Leaks some oil from the Fly wheel seal, this can be replaced the next time you service your engine and the engine needs to be pulled. I dont think its a big deal. There is an area of small (3inch X 3 inch) rust on the passenger side rear panel behind the passanger side rear window and some surface rust on a render dent you can see that in one of the pictures. the front needs to be pulled out a little so the spare tire can fit in its slot, right now the spare tire is in the trunk laying horizontally over the gas tank. This car needs exterior work to be a show car but for most people its in good shape. The roof rack needs to be sanded on the wood slats and a new coat of varnish would be nice. I have had this car since 2003, I used it as a commuter car to get me back and forth from Stockton Ca to Sacramento Ca for college for 3 years. I have worked out the cars kinks and it has been a good car to me. Like any volkswagen you need to or will learn basic Mechanics to get you to and from your destination, it is truely a lifestyle not a car, so I hope you enjoy the ride. It is not the car for everyone but is the perfect car for some.
Work done on the car that i can remember: There are metal fuel lines for a majority of the line under the car, This car used to have an electronic fuel punp but it was more of a pain to fix when needing replacement than just replacing a 16$ fuel pump so i took it out.
The speedometer and gas guage work. This is nice. The mileage i listed in the post is arbitrary. Its what reads on the speedometer but if anyone put in a new speedometer, which is what probably happened if you have one that works, then its not an accurate reading.
I did more work than this obviously but its more maintenance than repair so im not listing every single thing. When you buy the car if you have any issues feel free to call me and i can possibly diagnose since i know this car so well.
The shifter is sticky and slips into a spot that isnt a gear, this can be fixed by a mechanic or yourself if you understand this part of the car. I dont so i havent fixed it. I didnt know how to fix anything on this car before i bought it everything that i know about it was from having to fix something.
The interior is good, Cream colored seats, no rips, some stains. the rug is black and was put in sometime around 2002. It could use some new glue in some spots, all and all its nice.
Headliner is white, and nice.
Has a radio and cd player with speakers aftermarket, i like it. Works fine. The radio doesnt hold a set channel though because when it did the wire connecting to the battery which gave it power to save channels, would drain the battery so i just disconnected it and when i want to hear a channel i manually go to it. Kind of a pain, but maybe you can figure something out better than my solution to disconnect.
I bought all new tires not that long ago, the tread it good.
If you want more pictures e-mail me csusamy@yahoo.com. I can only add 4 here without paying more to list the car
History: I bought this car from my brothers wife who purchased it at the Stockton CA Delta Car flea market around 2002, It was restored by the previous owner and had new interior and a paint job, that wasnt that good because it wore off fast. The work was done by Bugformance of Stockton when Gary owned it. My brothers wife never learned how to drive a stick and the car kept dying from a fuel starve, so i bought it from her. It took me a while to get the fuel thing right. I took it to alot of mechanics, The car would get just far enough where you couldnt walk back and then die. After about 3 different mechanics that i paid and they never fixed the problem, i started working on it myself. I had eliminated every option of fuel starve from the carb to the tank, and decided to look in the tank, there ended up being an aditive foil cap in the tank that floated when pressure wasnt built up, but as you drove the car the pressure built and the cap was sucked down to the tube and starved the engine. This made sence, because as you were broken down on the freeway, if you waited the car would start up and drive to a mechanics shop. Funny story but i realized why the guy had sold it after that. Noone could figure out how to make the car drive.
Shipping: It is the buyers responsibility to arrange shipping. The car is in Stockton Ca. If you buy it in Utah you need to figure out how to get it there.
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