You sure don't see many VW Fox's on the road anymore, I've only seen a couple during the past 10 years or so.

I actually have 75 Audi Fox (CIS fuel system, not carburetor). It was my primary car for approximately 23 years!...Though I've had 3 engines in it now. Haven't used it as a primary car for about 3 years now. --Have trouble getting into reverse now (same transmission all these years!). That's not to say no problems though. I've been stranded many times. One time my alternator fell down on the freeway (the bolt sheared off and down it went--enough for me to loose power). Many parts replaced, but then it has been 30 years.

I don't see these in the junk yards either any more. I think I'm the only person that still has one. I can't even believe I found this site...

Back in 1975 my mom got a blue base-model Fox with automatic. She bought it because her previous car, a '74 Chevy Vega, was the great mother of all lemons which kept breaking down and refusing to start in the mornings (that Vega aluminum engine wouldn't tolerate emissions controls esp. EGR, and stumbled and stalled in protest, in addition to getting only 16 mpg and always running hot). The Fox, in contrast, ALWAYS started on the first try, usually within half a second of cranking, in the coldest weather, NEVER got vapor lock, rode better than the Vega by far, handled better, was roomier, more comfortable, MUCH better seats and REAL LEG ROOM FOR ADULTS in the back! Got twice the gas mileage, accelerated WAY better, no emissions control drivability issues whatsoever (no stumbling/surging/stalling). That was a major accomplishment for those times.

I drove the car now and then, and aside from not having power steering (really built up my pecs arm arm muscles on that car!) it was a pleasant and fun car to drive. There WAS a fly in the ointment, something about the seals in the engine went bad and within 5 years the engine was shot, burnt a quart of oil every 200 miles. This was before 40k miles! So my mom reluctantly traded it in on a Toyota. We ran into the Audi at a local swap meet a year later, the new owner paid (her) purchase price of the car again just to have a new engine put in. But it never gave her any other problems. Ah, this was all 42 years ago, brings back memories. :)

'75 Fox was absolutely the worst car I have ever had. When everything worked, it was great. Problem was, something was always going wrong. Electrical problems can't be counted. Classic example was the electric cooling fan seizing up on I-95, shorting out the wiring harness, causing great black smoke through the a/c outlets. Towed vehicle to dealer where they discovered - duh - there was no replacement wiring harness for '75 Fox made by Audi. Dealer juryrigged a concraption to replace. Collected the insurance, bought a plastic Jesus to put on dash for protection, and quickly traded it in for what proved to be a more reliable vehicle. Wouldn't have been much worse off if I had bought a Yugo; at least with a 6 volt electrical system the smoke wouldn't be as dense. Have another story about Midas replacing the muffler & the battery installed in trunk, with plastic vent tube located next to catalytic converter (which for some reason got hot whenever car was driven) - but that's another post.