Vanagoneers,

Today I received a big ole box from the British Isles and inside was my Haynes
manual for Wasserboxers.
It's great - everything logically arranged and described in COMPLETE ENGLISH
SENTENCES (unlike another Vanagon manual that we all know and love!).
Let me tell you that I am somewhat of a manual nut - I usually have two
service manuals for the vehicles that I own.
My preferences are one Bentley manual and a Haynes manual.
The Bentley providing the 'factory' repair procedure and the Haynes shoing how
to do it with a woodblock and a brick.
I just have never come to appreciate (or for that matter use) the 'new'
Bentleys nearly as much as their older format manuals.
I'd been searching for a Haynes manual for Vanagons for some time and finally
learned that they were going to be available, in England only, in 1998 so I
ordered one from Haynes direct.
I highly recommend it, although in my opinion it should be used as a
suppliment to the Bentley.

If you are interested Haynes url is: http://www.haynes.com
The manual number is 3452 and covers 1913 & 2109 cc water-cooled Transporter
(Vanagon) from '82 to '90.
The price? Well, by the time you get it here it will be about 23 pounds or
$38.00.

Sam Bateman
'87 Vanagon GL (now with 2 service manuals)