Ah, I kinda thought that but wasn’t sure.

Spin the fuse a few times... if that doesn’t work, try a few more. Dielectric grease on them once the contacts are clean will prevent oxidation so you can, you know, honk the cute little horn if needed. I’m thinking of augmenting my stock horn with the stutter horns that the fire trucks use to clear traffic... but…

Hell, if you’re really okay with it being that far away I’d be willing to put it up. You know I’ve got the space

heyyyyyyyyyyy buddy

Just think, if you could find a friend willing to store it for you the money you save could probably have the thing running like a brand new car inside two months.

you might be wondering if my horn or right-side lights work...

Don't forget to grease the new one when you go to put it in! Maybe even clean out the channel before you shove the new one through. It may have been the cold weather causing the rough ride last time or you could have just had a piece of debris in the channel that caused your throttle cable to hang up and then…

I’m just busting balls. Every time I go to NYC, about twice a month, I keep my eyes peeled for a broke ass baby blue Bug.

old ass fuses

UGHHHHHHHH

I’ve had a similar thing happen with a VW bus and it was the distributor cap being a bit loose and the ignition timing gets worse and worse until it won’t start. You might have fixed it by accident by cleaning the points. Figured I’d share in case you have it happen again.

I try not to think about it.

I am the most jovial and positive human being behind the wheel of this car. I like to think the sunshine beaming from my heart convinces cops to leave me alone.

I’ve been meaning to buy a complete new wiring kit and rewiring the thing with him, which I would imagine would un-fuck a decent bit of the car

How do you not get harassed in NYC for having that bull bar blocking your front plate? I hear that’s common practice among the Taliban, just saying.

Reminds me of the time the accelerator went out in my ‘89 Suburban. But it wasn’t the cable; the pedal lever itself twisted!

I can only imagine what god-awful sum you have to shell out monthly for garage parking in NYC for your admittedly cool-looking but highly impractical unheated baja bug.

I am waiting for the day when a VW expert, Baja Race team, or professionally restoration shape takes your Baja and makes it better than new. If happens around Christmas it can be a great story, and possibly book deal.

I’m starting to feel the same way about my dream car. It’s a 1971 Lancia Fulvia coupe. I bought it a year ago. Last month, I fixed the alternator. On the weekend, I did an oil change, a carb rebuild and a battery change. Good, should work fine now. Last night the electric fan stopped working and the radiator volcanoed…

I like to imagine Jason reading this, stroking his beard and thinking, “I could help him fix that air-cooled Volkswagen, but what’s the fun in that?”