Greg,

There is no such things as having too many manuals. Different manuals
approach a problem from different angles. I find that the later Bentley
manuals assume that you have all of the VW tools and is aimed at someone
who is more of a professional, certified mechanic. The Bentley manuals for
earlier VWs seem to be written for the non-professional mechanic. Bentley
manuals are nothing more than reprints of the manuals the dealers use in
their service departments.

Haynes manuals, on the other hand, are written for the non-professional
mechanic. They are, IMHO, more "user friendly" than the Bentley manuals.

I have both for my Vanagon. If a Haynes illustration is somewhat unclear,
I'll refer to the Bentley...and vise versa. I usually read both manuals
before doing a procedure.

Ric

At 09:43 AM 10/16/2000 -0700, Gregory W. Baskin wrote:
>Being new to all this, I spent $25 on the Haynes Service & Repair Manual.
>But reading the list, I keep reading about Bentley.  I won't be doing major
>repairs myself, but medium-level repairs will be fine.  Am I well served
>with the Haynes or should I (sigh) commit another purchase by buying the
>Bentley?
>
>Greg Baskin
>85 Westy "Fred"
>Eugene, Ore.