by all means check out several different places to get the vanagon or bus bentley manuals ... if you order from Bentley, it will cost you a bundle. likewise, a lot of dealers will charge you retail (or more). however, SOME vw dealer parts depts. will sell it cheaper. so check around. check the ads in HOT VWs, VW TRENDS, and EUROPEAN CAR. examples: Auto-Bound, inc. (california) (800) 523-5833 orders 80-91 vanagon $84.95 (510) 521-8630 info 68-79 bus $34.95 63-67 type 2 $94.95 United German Imports (new jersey) (800) 844-3712 orders 80-91 Vanagon $69.00 (201) 402-8138 info 68-79 Bus ...not listed/call... Timmons VW (california) (800) 266-3247 no prices listed Jim Ellis VW (georgia) (800) 653-5547 80-91 Vanagon $65.00 (last time i got one) 68-79 Bus $45.00 (i think) Gene Berg (california) (714) 998-7500 no prices listed Barrett Enterprises (california) (818) 967-5171 1963-1967 type 2 $69.95 Idiot's Guide $15.95 others not listed Performance Specialties (california) (310) 220-1141 80-91 vanagon $55.00 (yup, that's five-five) 68-79 bus $23.00 (yup, that's two-three) 63-67 type 2 $62.00 Idiot's Guide $18.00 these are by no means the ONLY people who sell the books, just the ones that advertised in those magazines. and some of them don't have the same ad in each magazine, so you have to look in at least two. it helps to SEE one of the books, so you can decide whether you want to get one. but my feeling is that if you are planning on keeping the car and working on it yourself, you'd be well rewarded for the money spent. besides, it's kinda fun to look through an anatomy book for your bus. :) joel
|
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.