OEM Auto Shop Manuals

[THRUSH]

Hey, just wondering where any of you have bought shop manuals for your vehicles in the past, if you ever have done so?

I've looked through chilton's before, but I just don't like them. I like Haynes, but for some strange reason they don't cover either vehicle (91 honda prelude, 2000 mazda protege) I'm searching for now.
I figure the manufacturer's shop manual would be tons better than either of these anyway. Anybody ever bought one from somewhere other than a dealership?

[Warthog]

I doubt a manuf. manual would be any better, IMO.

You can buy them anywhere.....amazon.com

I have a Bentley manual for my '86 BMW

[Richard Cranium]

I buy the factory service manuals for all the vehicles that I own.

Reason is that quality service is hard to come by and I do almost all my own service.

Granted I only buy GM vehicles now (I used to work for Nissan) so I don't know what all these folks offer. Anyway these are the real McCoy of Vehicle Service Manuals. Cost is up there too, for my Vette a stack of 3 books was about $125.00, my P/U was $150.00

Helm Publications Division
14310 Hamilton Ave.
Highland Park Mi 48203

I'll try to get ya a phone number, I'm looking at my receipt now and there's not one on it.
The original place I got the info was in the owners manual of my cars in the back. There I found a phone number but don't have the time to retrieve it now, gotta run. )

[Ed_S]

Here ya go!
Helm Publishing

[THRUSH]

Hey, thanks. I was about to order from that site a couple of days ago but figured I'd check to see what others have done before.
I couldn't find the mazda book there but they sell books for honda. I'll have to take docs tip (which I guess I should have thought of already) and take a look in the back of my owner's manual.

Just curious Doc, is there a reason you would not drive a nissan? Problems with the cars or the company? Just curious, don't feel you have to answer.

[Richard Cranium]

OK, get ready.

Great motors, generally, better IMHO than the other Japanese car companies. Poor quality sheet metal, ever see what happens when a Grand Am and a Japanese car of the same size collide ? The GM car wins, almost all the time.
Repair costs.
The parts for Japanese cars here in the States are about 2 to 10 times the cost of GM parts.

Rustability, the Japanese cars rust out far quicker.

Late, again..
Doc