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RE: Ordering the Bentley; RE: New to List
I'd like to thank you....I just received my manual from B&N I ordered it Sun
at MID. and received it Thursday....even after they said it would be 2-3
days before they would even ship it!
Very impressed!!!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
> Of Matt Cleland
> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 1998 6:40 AM
> To: jettaglx@igtc.COM; murrayn@home.com
> Subject: Ordering the Bentley; RE: New to List
>
>
> Hey Murray..
>
> I actually ordered mine from Barnes & Noble's online bookstore. They had
> the best price by far that I could find.
>
> http://www.barnesandnoble.com $41.96
>
> I would suggest comparing prices between them and Amazon.com
>
> http://www.amazon.com $59.95
>
> I went with B&N :-)
>
> I guess they can ship to Canada, but I don't really understand the
> international shipping stuff.
>
> Good Luck!
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Matt Cleland cleland@stlnet.com
> 98 Jetta GLX
> Black/Biber
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.COM [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.COM]On Behalf
> > Of Murray Nesbitt
> > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 1998 4:24 AM
> > To: jettaglx@igtc.COM
> > Subject: Re: New to List
> >
> >
> >
> > I too am bugged by the location of the changer, and its
> > tendency to skip under moderate cornering. And the GAs
> > seem to be a bad match for the car, I'm leaning towards
> > Pirellis (sp?) as soon as I can justify replacing the GAs.
> > Anyway, just thought I'd tell you "me too" to these points.
> >
> > As for simple mods, I'm planning a Garrett chip and the
> > reversible airbox mods you've already made. I've only
> > had the car a month, I've been having too much fun driving
> > it the way it is to rush into making mods.
> >
> > A question for the list: where's the best place to get the
> > Bentley manual for the '97 GLX delivered to Canada? I called
> > a local VW parts place and they told me they only had the
> > one that covers thru '96.
> >
> > Murray in Vancouver
> > 97 Black GLX (stock)
> >
> > At 08:59 PM 7/11/98 -0500, Michael & Carmen Keith wrote:
> > >
> > > I have a green '98 that was purchased in February. The only
> > mod's that I
> > > have made are the removal of the sound baffling tubes in the
> > air intake, & I
> > > put a K&N in there. As much as I love this car, there are a
> > few things that
> > > I'd like to change about it, & I'm hoping to get some helpful
> > input from list
> > > members.
> > >
> > > 1) It has the dealer-installed CD changer. They installed
> > it on the floor
> > > of the trunk close to the rear of
> > > the car & on the driver's side. I do not like this
> > location because
> > > of the risk of damage to the
> > > changer due to cargo shifting. I feel like I have to
> > drive like a
> > > grandma when I have something in
> > > the trunk. Also, it has a tendency to skip if I take a
> > curve, even a
> > > very smooth curve, at an
> > > enthusiastic pace. I would be interested to know if
> > anyone has had
> > > their changer installed in an
> > > alternate location with improved results.
> > >
> > > 2) The Eagle GA's are pretty lame; especially considering
> > that I race an
> > > '85 Golf in SCCA Club
> > > Racing, & I'm used to the stick of a BFG R1. I'd like
> to know of
> > > other tires have made a
> > > substantial improvement in the car's handling in both wet & dry
> > > conditions. I want to stick to the
> > > stock size or at least a size that will fit on the stock
> > wheel & will
> > > not change the overall diameter.
> > >
> > > 3) I'd like to make some mod's that will increase power.
> > I'm interested
> > > in keeping them simple &
> > > warranty friendly. I'm also not so much interested in
> > top-end power
> > > as I am in mid-range power.
> > > The most obvious would be exhaust, but I've heard too
> > many stories of
> > > aftermarket exhaust systems
> > > that only make noise rather than power. I want to
> find out what
> > > actually works. It doesn't have to
> > > make the car outrageously fast, but I do want to be able
> > to feel the
> > > difference in the seat of my
> > > pants.
> > >
> > > 4) I've seen the round headlamps, & I'd like to get a set
> > for my car.
> > > However, I refuse to replace my
> > > hood in order to make them fit. Are there any round
> > headlamp packages
> > > out there that do not
> > > require the hood to be replaced with one from a Golf?
> > >
> > > Sorry for the length of this e-mail, & thanks in advance for
> any helpful
> > > advice.
> > >
> > > Michael Keith
> > > Pasadena, TX
> > > '98 Jetta GLX
> > > '85 Golf SCCA ITB/DSP
> >
> >
> >
> >
>