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From: Justin Wagner[SMTP:jmwagner@greenheart.com]
Sent: Monday, March 30, 1998 2:11 PM
To: ArthurK101
Cc: rdaniels@snet.net; walker05@camosun.bc.ca; amyjo@tranquility.net;
triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: New addition to the family....
Gosh, gentlemen... I didn't expect this to turn into an ongoing
thread...
It seems to me... if I recall the original POST... it was suggesting
that someone with a TR 4, low on funds, with no manual to work with,
should buy the glovebox manual... quoted at around $16.00... (I assume,
because it's readily available?)
My point is simply... DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR... buy a book that can do
everything... rather than a little handy reference with SOME details.
This was blown out of the water by a post saying the electrical diagrams
weren't correct in the Haynes... suggesting that the glovebox manual was
critically more accurate...
This was misleading... as, we were talking TR 4 here, not TR 6... and
for the original poster... it's not fair to fill his head with fears of
getting the wrong wiring diagram... when this is simply not the case
for HIS car!
I agree, Art, the glovebox book is handy, cute, and adds a nice touch to
a finished car... and something to buy at a later date...
but, really, if you only have some $20.00 to spend... are you really
suggesting that he go out and order a glovebox manual BEFORE he gets
soemthing that will really cover the car? Why not hold out for a
Chilton? It's not as good as a Haynes, but it's fairly extensive. Or
try to dig up a haynes or factory reprint... they're out there.
If the guy is ready to buy this little glove box manual simply because
he can't find anything else... and he needs to work on his car, NOW,
heck... I'll lend him my Chilton's...until something else turns up!
--Justin
If I misunderstood, and the original poster has bottomless pockets...
please disregard the above.
Yes, my pockets ARE bottomless, but only because they have holes in them.....
Tony Zager & Amy Black
1966 Spitfire Mk2
1969 Spitfire Mk3
1963 TR 4
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