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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: soulman_uk on 15 January 2006, 18:49

Title: haynes manual ?
Post by: soulman_uk on 15 January 2006, 18:49

Hello vw'ers  :smiley:

I want to get a car manual for my car its the vw golf 1.6 16v 20001

I was told a would need a haynes manual but have no idea how much they cost or where to get one ... ?

so thought I would ask which one I owuld need as I guess there must be a few

thanks

Title: Re: haynes manual ?
Post by: charri42 on 15 January 2006, 19:12

Halfrauds

Make sure it covers your engine - will say on the front.

Title: Re: haynes manual ?
Post by: kingturbo on 15 January 2006, 19:42

mine was £15.99 and it does cover the 1.6 but check to make sure as mine only goes up to 2000 x reg

Title: Re: haynes manual ?
Post by: charri42 on 15 January 2006, 19:51

It will be 2001 onwards probably to cover the 1.6 16v, should say on the cover.

Alternatively, the library usually has several copies

Title: Re: haynes manual ?
Post by: richandhazel on 15 January 2006, 20:07

These days the Haynes manual is little more than a waste of space. I just bought one for my Mk4 and it's useless.
Might see if there is a Bentley manual available.

Title: Re: haynes manual ?
Post by: soulman_uk on 15 January 2006, 22:00

Thanks for that.

Richardhazel: isn't the haynes manual supposed to be the diffinitive guide to your car ? or are they other manuals out there that are better ?

had a look on halfords site is this the one I need http://tinyurl.com/8ywqg  ?

cheers

Title: Re: haynes manual ?
Post by: richandhazel on 16 January 2006, 12:35

The Haynes is the main manual that people tend to buy, but, IMO it is nowhere near as good as it used to be. It'll be fine for most of your basic jobs etc.
The Bentley is much more detailed, more like a full workshop manual, but probably harder to get hold of and much more expensive.

As an example, here is an online version of the mk2 Bentley manual:-

http://volkswagen.msk.ru/vw_doc/eva2/index.html

http://www.ross-tech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=BCD

Title: Re: haynes manual ?
Post by: soulman_uk on 17 January 2006, 18:15

Looks pretty impressive.

As my needs are just basic I think I'll stick with the haynes.

Thanks for the links makes interesting reading.