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> Where can I get a reference manual?
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Aside from the manual, you'll want to know where to buy all the parts too
(and some of these places have the manual, aka 'the bentley').

http://van-cafe.com/
http://www.busdepot.com/
http://www.gowesty.com/

I don't know if there any Canadian VW parts stores.  I keep getting dinged
with import duty, sometimes on things that are made in the USA.

What am I going to do when it breaks down?
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Make some tea, presuming of course your propane and stove didn't break down!

I've been researching towing insurance in Canada (I'm in BC).

Tom