George,
You will be looking for a car older than 1968. £2K would be a good budget
for a car of this age.
With regard to the engine size, the only cars that were available, as standard,
with a larger engine were the GT Beetle (1600) and the 1968 1500 - Or the
1302s or 1303s (They both have 1600 engines). All others will be either
1200 or 1300 as standard. You may find however that 1300 cars have had their
engines changed for 1600 (or bigger) units.

Engine choice will depend also on your driving style. 12 & 1300 cars have
drum front brakes as standard. The 15 & 1600 cars will have disc front brakes.
That said you can convert the drum braked cars to discs quite easily. I
have a car with a 1300, 1500 & 1600 engines & by far the fastese is the
1300. OK this has a lot to do with the fact that I have tuned it alot but
drive loads & make up your own mind!

Again I would re-inforce the point about the Leaded & un-leaded fuel & dont
worry about it. Run the car on Unleaded (or preferably Super unleaded with
the higher Octane rating)

>-- Original Message --
>To: 1302@...
>From: "George" <Cgeec@...>
>Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 21:31:11 -0000
>Subject: Re: [1302 eGroup] buying a beetle
>Reply-To: 1302@...
>
>
>Hello Mark,
>
>Thanks the reply! I intend to spend around 2K, or maybe a bit more
>if I see something really nice. Will try to look at as many cars as
>I can, but I think I like beetles with the flat head lights the most.
>
>Do you think it's important to have a bigger engine, as opposed to
>the 1200/ 1300 cc ones? I agree, it's a good idea to join a local
>club ( I live in Cambridge ), particularly because I'm also quite
>keen to learn about maintainance.
>
>Cheers!
>
>George
>
>
>
>
>--- In 1302@..., markwalters@t... wrote:
>> Hi & welcome to our Forum!
>> There are allsots of places to find Beetles. How much do you want
>to spend?
>> You could try somewhere like the Vehicles for Sale area of
>www.volkszone.co.uk.
>> Buy Ultra VW magazine etc. Just look at as many cars as you can
>and get
>> an idea for good & bad ones.
>>
>> You can but many books on buying Beetles & what to look for. Also
>Volksworld
>> did a "buyers Guide" series about 4 years ago on various cars
>including
>> the 1302s. (I now own the 1967 1500 VW Beetle that was covered in
>the series).
>>
>> There isnt enough space to detail all the places to look & what to
>look
>> for, but basic places are the Heater chanels, Inner wings - front
>& back,
>> window rubbers & surrounds, engine, gearbox - the list goes on.
>>
>> I would have a look at diffrent ages as well to get an idea of
>what the
>> diffeences are. You could also join a local club & ask advice
>there - Where
>> in the UK are you?
>>
>> Unleaded fuel is not a problem on aircooled VW's this topic is
>covered extensively
>> on the "Tech" area of Volkszone. Join and do a search on Unleaded
>& you
>> will see what I mean.
>>
>> Good luck in you hunting!!
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> >-- Original Message --
>> >To: 1302@...
>> >From: "cgeec" <Cgeec@y...>
>> >Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 13:46:44 -0000
>> >Subject: [1302 eGroup] buying a beetle
>> >Reply-To: 1302@...
>> >
>> >
>> >Hello Beetle People,
>> >
>> > I'm a fellow beetle fan, and I'm looking to buy my first
>classic
>> >beetle. I was wondering if there's anyone who could give me
>advice
>> >on where I can find classic beetles for sale in the UK ( I
>already
>> >looked at the classified section of the VolksWorld web site,
>which
>> >seem to have some good deals ), and what to watch out for in
>general.
>> >
>> >I don't have a particular model in mind, but would like the
>vehicle
>> >to be in good condition ( although I realise that I will have to
>> >spend some time under the bonnet ).
>> >
>> >I'm also a bit concerned about not being able to buy leaded
>petrol,
>> >and I was wondering what are the alternatives ( I heard that lead
>> >replacement petrol is not always easy to find ). Is it best to
>buy a
>> >beetle which already runs on unleaded?
>> >
>> >Thanks!
>> >
>> >George
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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