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RE: Ordering the Bentley; RE: New to List
I'd also like to say thanks. I went the same B&N route - ordered it on
Monday and it arrived on Thursday.
- James
At 08:13 PM 7/19/98 -0700, you wrote:
>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
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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