Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:47:52 -0700
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Report on Manual on CD offered on eBay
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Greetings to all T 2-5 owners & Ops
DISCLAIMER... I am in no way associated with this eBay offering ...
I am simply reporting my findings to the group for the purpose of
edification ...
Recently there was some discussion regarding an offering on eBay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=011&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=320160600246&rd=1
the offering is for a CD version of shop manual and touted as being the
cleanest version you will ever own as you simply print off pages required
so for the 11$ investment (5$ + Shipping) i bought it... simply to be able
to report on what it is ...
well specifically it is a Snap-On/Mitchell shop manual for a garage that
handles foreign vehicles for the years stated in the advert ..
the CD manual also contains most imports... Alpha to Volvo for the years
stated ...
and in the technical manual it also has SAFETY ALERTS & Recalls
which is interesting cause the first ones listed for VW Vanagon are the many
issues that will lead to a fire in the engine compartment ...
all fuel line failure related ...
and the machine does not have to be more than 20 years old to be suffering
from the problem (although now... most are getting close to that)
the weakness is and was known right out of the gate ...
Also included on the CD are several PowerPoint style barker shows that
invite you to purchase many more Garage & Service Center Management tools
from SNAP-ON/Mitchell
but the viewing of these is optional ...
Will this item replace your bently ... hmmm well i dont know if that would
be a good idea cause the bently also covers westfalia stuff ...
and syncro stuff ... (i didnt notice any syncro stuff on the cd... as of
yet)
from what i have seen so far ... the CD version also covers removal of
westfalia stuff to access VW stuff when required ...
I have only had the disc installed for a day and gave it a quick once over
...
further study may reveal other issues that could be a problem ...
but for the guy who cant shell out the full price for a bently ...
this might be a good alternative...
but you know what ... if you own a computer ...
it is likely you can cough up the bucks for a bently
My girlfriend in ohio made the eBay purchase for me and then had it mailed
to me here in canada directly from the shipper
she will be reporting separately to eBay regarding the quality of
seller/buyer experience and all that eBay stuff
yours
--
roger w
There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
Picking up garbage and telling people things.
Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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