What do you think of your car’s manual?

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[Poll] What do you think of your car’s manual? Great, I use it whenever I need info.   42% (3) Hate it, use other aftermarket manuals   28% (2) Paper is obsolete. Use search engines on web   14% (1) Use video clips to get better idea on how it works   14% (1) Total Votes : 7 (last vote on : 8/2/2007 11:09:14 AM) (Poll will run till: -- ) Login Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>

What do you think of your car’s manual? - 10/15/2006 2:32:19 PM    safepic   Posts: 11 Joined: 10/8/2006 Status: offline Had an interesting discussion with people from the auto industry. The discussion was about the corvette's manual. Just wanted to see if I could win some beers. SafePIC 98 C-5 If you ain't on the edge, your taking up too much space. Post #: 1

RE: What do you think of your car’s manual? - 10/16/2006 10:17:48 AM    C3 Starship Posts: 4686 Joined: 7/25/2006 Status: offline Search engines or videos just won't lay out on the bench, and won't move to the car easily. Damn monitor keeps falling off the fender. _____________________________ 1980 L-82 Fastback (forward too) Mono composite front and rear. Full adjust ride height and response. 400+ hp, 454, M-22, 3.07 http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o225/C3Starship/Patch.jpg 2007 H. D. Sportster, XL 883 EFI (in reply to safepic) Post #: 2

RE: What do you think of your car’s manual? - 10/16/2006 11:50:06 AM    safepic   Posts: 11 Joined: 10/8/2006 Status: offline Need to get that 52'' plasma screen for the garage to display it then. That way you can tell your loved ones " its to keep your cars and you safe. You don't want to endanger anyone, do you?" Ed 98 C-5 If you ain't on the edge, your taking up too much space. (in reply to C3 Starship) Post #: 3

RE: What do you think of your car’s manual? - 10/16/2006 12:00:20 PM    C3 Starship Posts: 4686 Joined: 7/25/2006 Status: offline How about a projetion unit, so I can cover the whole wall? I do prefer the Chevrolet shop manual, and the Corvette assembly manual, to any others. (and a plethera of cataloges) _____________________________ 1980 L-82 Fastback (forward too) Mono composite front and rear. Full adjust ride height and response. 400+ hp, 454, M-22, 3.07 http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o225/C3Starship/Patch.jpg 2007 H. D. Sportster, XL 883 EFI (in reply to safepic) Post #: 4

RE: What do you think of your car’s manual? - 10/25/2006 5:21:51 PM    gorichb Posts: 753 Joined: 8/16/2006 Status: offline I think a well written manual is a great non-tool to have. There is quite a bit of good information in the Corvette manual. _____________________________ 1952 Chevrolet 1998 Corvette, Vert, torch red - Borla Stinger Dual Exhaust "X" pipe back. Callaway C.A.I. 2006 CTS-V 1999 Silverado 2002 HD FatBoy (in reply to safepic) Post #: 5

RE: What do you think of your car’s manual? - 6/25/2007 8:22:28 PM    Notorious Posts: 70 Joined: 6/17/2007 Status: offline I wouldn't be without a factory manual simply because there's info there that you can't find anywhere else. That being said though, they're generally laid out very poorly. I've used factory manuals for a multitude of vehicles over the years and most waste a lot of time finding pertinent and related info when troubleshooting. A few have impressed me but very few. I have several C4 manuals for various years including for my '95. Among these I have a '96 manual. It underwent major revisions and was substantially improved over the '95 version. Still room for improvement but definitely better.  _____________________________ LT1 coupe, extensive mods - 450 HP/500 lb-ft torque (in reply to gorichb) Post #: 6

RE: What do you think of your car’s manual? - 8/2/2007 11:10:49 AM    code918   Posts: 16 Joined: 4/24/2007 Status: offline Because this is the first Vette that I've ever owned, I use the manual all the time to learn what all the buttons and settings are! (in reply to Notorious) Post #: 7

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