This is the proverbial "VW bible" Many aircooled VW's come with this book already in the trunk even though the owners manual was lost 30-some-odd years ago. Not only is it full of indespensible information, its also quite an interesting read.John Muir makes it easy to diagnose all sorts of problems your VW might have. The illustrations are all very straight-forward, being drawings instead of photos. And while it is mostly directed to the early bug, every procedure has notes on what will be different in a type 2 or type 3 or super bug.There are several items your bug should never leave home without, a spare generator belt, spare tire, a jack, spare throttle & clutch cables, and a copy of "How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive, A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiotby John Muir"