"tricky" > wrote in message
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> I found the Muir book a good read for the sake of reading. For a
> complete newbie or not, you can learn alot and take a big step towards
> knowing your VW, and have a laugh at the same time !
>
> I have never felt the same about a haynes manual for intance - I wouldnt
> sit down and read one of them cover to cover !

hope not...get yourself a novel or a comic book...

>
> I guess Jan has a point - Read the muir book, then you know the basics
> and more. Then if you want you can better understand any other tech
> manual if you need to .
>

the Muir was a marketing genius .... hell read the name of the manual....
the manual usually ends up in the hands of the *intended* people...the
others get a real manual and actually fix **** on their car instead of
looking for entertainment...