Workshop manuals on cd any good??

[cbv8]

Hi All,
I have just ordered one of the above cd's off eblag-130134916570 do any of you rate them or yes you do but i have ordered the only rubbish one on there :-/ I could not make my mind up on which to order as there is a few on there and they all sound roughly the same ie nearly 500 pages etc ::)

[Deleted User]

I have a proper paper BL one, but I suspect most of the CD ones are pdf versions of this.

I find it quite easy to understand, even for a numpty like me.

Much better than the Haynes I had for my Vitesse.

[stagnant]

Chas

It's probably a copy of the Triumph Stag Operations Manual and therefore perfectly fine as long as the quality of the scanning is good. Personally, I find workshop manuals easier to use in hard copy version as it's difficult to get the PC screen in the engine bay or under the car!

[cbv8]

Thanks lads looks like the works printer and ink are in for a bashing ;D

[RedeyesUK]

Just what I was going to say. ;D

The advantage of a pdf scan of the manual is, once you've printed it off, the pages are pretty much disposable, and it really doesn't matter if they get mucky or ripped - you can just print off new pages as needed.

Although it is nice to have a proper printed manual for browsing/studying - it's just not the sort of thing I'd want to be taking under the car.

[AlanChatterton]

Same as Redeyes.

I have the same copy on cd of fleabay and I love it.

I print the pages of I want, and then they are disposible. No problems about getting oily fingerprints on them, just throw away!