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Haynes Manuals adequate for most repairs?

Old Apr 24, 2004 | 07:39 PM
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I know this was said already, however, in my humble opinion, haynes manuals SUCK ROYALY. Some years ago they invaded part stores overnight, and the shelves were cleared of chilton stuff. I purchased one once. It had duplicates of 8 or 10 pages, and was missing the 8 or 10 pages that the duplicates were on. I took it back and looked at the only other 2 on the counter and they were the same. They are stingy about Technical info, unlike chilton'*. They are ok for genral maintenace and repairs but thats it...
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 09:13 PM
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i don't like my haynes manual either. Alldata.com was more than worth the money to me, however a subscription only lasts one year.
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 01:06 AM
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THanks for all the feedback guys, I just added a higher quality manual to my wish list, the Haynes was falling apart anyways, and yes I have found errors in it, so its full of my notes and corrections as well.
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 01:15 AM
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we have a haynes, and its REALLY general. It covers from like 87-current! Thats like 3 new bodies and 6 engines!
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