Dear List,

I have had a Bentley Manual and used it for my daily reference for the
past 14 years.  During that time, I got used to the fact that it had a
crappy cover.  I got used to the somewhat helpful/somewhat vague
instructions inside.  It was the best manual for the Vanagon out there
in that it covered everything from AC, to diesel, to water boxer, to
syncro, to camper, etc.  However it had it's shortcomings as well (valve
adjustment spec for waterboxer comes to mind).  A few months ago I had a
guy stop here that really needed a Bentley and didn't care that mine was
used and written all inside (I hated to part with it because of my notes
but I wanted to help this guy out).  So I sold it to him and had to buy
a new one.

Wow, it turned out that the latest Bentley is so much better than the
old one, it is worth getting excited about.
First thing you will notice is the cover.  It is now a hard back book
instead of a floppy, crappy paper cover.  This just makes it feel like
it will hold up better especially for someone that references it all the
time.

Second, the appendixes in the back of the book are now more than just
the owners manual xeroxed quickly as an after thought.  They have done
what should have been done way back in the day.  Taken all of the VW
dealer training literature that is out there for the Vanagon and
compiled it into an appendix that is about as thick as the crappy Haynes
manual (sorry Haynes lovers out there).  So now if you want to get to
know the different systems in the van, how they really work together,
you can, in a simple and easy to understand format.  If a new Vanagon
owner would read through this section, it would open their eyes to so
many things that most of us had to learn the hard way through trial and
error because we didn't have this reference.

I would encourage all new Vanagon owners, do not buy a used, old Bentley
off of ebay or Amazon.  Instead invest in a brand new, hard back one
that has only been out for the last year or so.  It will cost you a few
more dollars.  But the extra information you are going to get is worth
it's weight in gold.

Of course we have these available on our site for sale, just thought I
would mention that :-)  No mater where you buy it you will not be sorry.

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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
Phone: 856-327-4936
Fax: 856-327-2242