Re: first repair! success...

[drew <drew@dyermaker.cs.uoguelph.ca>]

The haynes I have covers 1975 - 1989 Volkswagen Rabbit, Golf and Jetta.
Before I put it in the shop john, it was about 175 pages.  As far as _tech
procedures_ go, it makes no mention of differences between A1 and A2
chassis, which can be very misleading.  In absence of a Bentley, it's
better than a cereal box, but not as good as a candy wrapper and a
flashlight... :)  If there's any info in the front of it about specs of
each car, I haven't notcied (I think I started at the front... :))  But
that sort of info is what the net is for - somebody always has that old
copy of Car&Drivel or Euro Car....! :)

Having said that, I do use a Haynes for my pickup - but it suffers from
the same problem - All Chev/GM pickup, suburban, blazer/jimmy modesl from
1960 to 1990 are covered in the 175 pages... :)

Drew

On Fri, 22 Oct 1999 thescirocco@juno.com wrote:

> I agree that the Bentley is the best, but the Haynes is not toilet paper.
> The Haynes has the euro Scirocco specifications, weight, dimensions, and
> pics.
> I have an extra Haynes manual that I just checked and it does not have
> the euro information, it covers '75-92 A1's, I would sell it for $10.
> 
> The Chilton is pretty junkie, but I have found interesting information in
> that as well.
> For example, I like how they give the horsepower and torque ratings for
> each model.
> 
> Peter (5 Bentleys, 3 Haynes, 1 VW early factory manual, and 2 Chiltons)
> 
> On Fri, 22 Oct 1999 08:36:04 -0400 (EDT) drew
> <drew@dyermaker.cs.uoguelph.ca> writes:
> > 
> > Actually, I thought it was:
> > 
> > Buy 2 Bentleys - one for 'fireside' reading, and one for shop work 
> > (the
> > greasy thumbs edition)
> > Buy 1 Haynes.  Use it as toilet paper in the shop washroom.
> > Don't buy Chilton.  In fact, go out of your way to keep others from 
> > being
> > misled by burning book/auto stores that feature this rag to the 
> > ground
> > with your government surplus flamethrower...
> > 
> > Drew (with 6 VW Bentleys and one more coming in a while) 
> > 
> > On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, T Berk wrote:
> > 
> > > Uh. no. 
> > > Buy Bentley. Buy Haynes as backup to Bentley. Buy Chilton to chock
> > > wheels.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Welcome to the list and the beginning of that thousand miles 
> > journey.
> > > 
> > > TBerk
> > > (Did I mention the purchase of a Bentley?)
> > > 
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> > Drew MacPherson, Network Analyst, University of Guelph
> > 
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Drew MacPherson, Network Analyst, University of Guelph

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