Date:         Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:47:45 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Haynes manual (Re: Noobie Owner of 84 Westy Seeks Advice)
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> I'll differ on the Haynes manual though.  I have the Bentley
> and Haynes manual and use both.  They serve different
> purposes.  If you already knew how to fix cars, and just
> needed to know the particulars of vanagons, the Bentley would
> be perfect.  If you're vanagon is the first/only car you're
> working on and would like some hand-holding as you do more
> complicated things, definitely get the Haynes manual as well.
> And come on, its really cheap too, right?  Of course, don't
> trust it to the end of the earth, but then again, don't do
> that with the Bentley either.


I'd second that. I use both, too. While the Bentley is far more complete,
I'm not a professional mechanic, and that's who the Bentley is written for.
The Haynes is written for the backyard mechanic. I tend to use the Haynes as
sort of a "Cliffs Notes" to the Bentley, but refer to the Bentley when the
Haynes' coverage is insufficient (which does happen fairly often).  For the
cost, if the Haynes allows you to do just one job D.I.Y. that you otherwise
couldn't have, it already saved you 3 or 4 times its price.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
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