> Hi. I saw the pocket mechanic book on your web site, and I was wondering
> how complete it was. Obviously it's not going to be as impressive as the
> 1200-page Bentley, but what are the main differences between it and the
> Haynes? How useful would it be for an '86 vanagon gl?

Like the Haynes, the Pocket Mechanic manual is more "backyard-mechanic"
friendly than the Bentley but not as complete, focusing mainly on the
mechanical side of things rather than including, for example, removal of
camper components like the Bentley does.  Being a British manual (as is the
Haynes) it also does not cover anything that is specific to the US version,
although there are very few differences and they are typically quite minor.
The print quality is much better on the Haynes than on the P.M., but I'd
call them about equal overall other than that.  However, there are a lot of
list members who have bought both of these from me and probably used them
more extensively than I have, given my limited free time and (knock wood)
lack of need for repairs on my own Vanagon for quite some time.  Perhaps
some of them could e-mail you their feedback.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  http://www.busdepot.com