Date:         Tue, 29 Aug 2000 16:39:08 PDT
Reply-To:     Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Improving the ergonomics of the Bentley
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Why don't you guys save your Bently from that fate? Go to a place cheaper
than Kinkos, and xerox the pertinent pages and then bind them. And if you
really want to pull a trick and don't mind the expense, laminate each page
before you have them bound, or consider placing them in clear protective
covers....  Why let motor oil haze your vision of Bentlys technical
information? Then you can stick your unmarred Bently in your library next to
the Encyclopedia Britanica.


>From: Bill Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
>
>Hey you're stealing my idea...
>I posted last week that I did this.. :)
>
>It really makes it a lot easier to find room to take it along when my Westy
>is loaded for a multi month trip!
>
>And MUCH more convenient because I no longer find myself wasting my time
>reading the wrong information of a year that does not apply to my van!
>
>Bill
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Stuart MacMillan" <macmillan@HOME.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 2:11 PM
>Subject: Improving the ergonomics of the Bentley
>
>
> > Chris,
> >
> > Here is an idea for you:
> >
> > Take one of your Bentleys and extract (yes, tear it apart) the pertinent
> > pages for your model year.  Then take them to Kinko's or the like and
> > have them comb bound with nice plastic covers. You can even create a
> > multi volume set by category this way and only haul around what you
> > need.  The comb binding opens flat, you can have pages inserted by any
> > shop with the machine, and you can truly customize your manual.
> >
> > I've done this with my MG manuals, but haven't gotten around to it yet
> > for the Vanagon.
> >
> > 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\" wrote:
> > >
> > > I have two 1980-1991 Bentley's but I'm considering buying a 1980-1982
> > > Bentley since:
> > >
> > > 1) It covers my 1980 model year
> > > 2) I don't need to know about water cooled or syncro stuff, and if I
>did
>I
> > > can consult my other Bentleys
> > > 3) It would take up less space as an in-van manual
> > >
> > > Would it have the same content on the earlier models or were there
> > > significant revisions to the newer editions?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Chris Gronski
> > > Toronto, Ontario,
> > > '80 Westy "Pokey"
> > > '87 Chevrolet Sprint 5-Door
> > > '91 Pontiac Firefly Convertible
> >
> > --
> > Stuart MacMillan
> > Seattle
> >
> > '84 Vanagon Westfalia
> > '65 MGB (Driven since 1969)
> > '74 MGB GT (Restoring)
> >
> > Assisting on Restoration:
> > '72 MGB GT (Daughter's)
> > '64 MGB (Son's)
> >
> > Parts cars:
> > '68 & '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT
> >

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