I looked and looked and I couldnt find a date on the manual anywhere.  I
noticed the new version about 2 months ago.

Ken
On Mar 5, 2012 3:28 PM, "Angus Gordon" <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote:

> Ken, is this the Feb 4 2011 edition?
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> Angus
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> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 6:43 AM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
> > 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.
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> > Ken Wilford
> > John 3:16
> > www.vanagain.com
> > Phone: 856-327-4936
> > Fax: 856-327-2242
>