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Date:         Tue, 11 May 2004 16:42:07 +0000
Reply-To:     Chris DeLong <green536@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chris DeLong <green536@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Anyone use Bentley on Virtual PC?
Comments: To: tjhannink@YAHOO.COM
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Well seeing as how I AM the mechanic (I prefer the term tech over mechanic) I have first hand experience on the usage of the paper manual AND the CD. In order to use the CD you need to have an internet connection. What happens if you need to flip to a different section? You get to run back to the computer and randomly hope that the term you use to name component or test procedure is actually on the CD. I would prefer to spend extra on the paper manual than the CD.

Oh, and I dont expect the customer to provide the necessary literature to fix their car. If I dont have it, I should, and I will buy it and put it on the shelf with all the other books.

Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.427.4777 www.finetuningperformance.com Seattle, WA USA

>From: TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM> >Reply-To: TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Anyone use Bentley on Virtual PC? >Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 14:33:05 -0700 > >Chris DeLong <green536@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > >You will not like the Bentley on CD. It is not easy to navigate. > > > >________________________________________________________ > >Not easy to navigate? Its worth it just for the Search feature of the CD, >type in what you are looking for info on, and it gives you links by section >to every page your search criteria was found on.. > >You can print out the pages you need for a repair, make notes on them and >put them in the vehicle folder with receipts when you are complete. > >If your mechanic needs certain pages of the manual, you can email them to >him without giving him the whole book to get greasy. > >Better yet, print out your own custom Bentley without the options that >don't apply to your particular van, it will end up being about 1/2" thick. > >Good luck, > > > >TJ Hannink >Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition >Winter Park, Florida >http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/ >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers >http://photos.yahoo.com/tjhannink [Vanagon] Album >FAVOR website: http://home.earthlink.net/~clubvanagon > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs

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