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tango - 10 Jan 2005 08:35 GMT

I am considering getting a repair/shop manual CD advertised on ebay.
These are for specific models. Does anyone have any knowledge of these
CD's and are they worth the 24.95 price? TIA

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Geoff - 10 Jan 2005 14:07 GMT

> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:35:39 -0000
> From: tango <tango@cynet.com>
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> These are for specific models. Does anyone have any knowledge of these
> CD's and are they worth the 24.95 price? TIA

I'd avoid it, personally. It is very likely to be a pirated rip-off
copy.

The best source of repair information is a factory shop manual.
Sometimes, if you're lucky, you can obtain one on eBay for very close to
the $24.95 you're talking about spending on a CD.

--Geoff

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Alex Rodriguez - 10 Jan 2005 21:47 GMT

>I am considering getting a repair/shop manual CD advertised on ebay.
>These are for specific models. Does anyone have any knowledge of these
>CD's and are they worth the 24.95 price? TIA

Unless it is an exact copy of the factory service manual, it is not worth
it. Also, I've seen these CD's advertised for much less than $25. Shop
around.
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Alex

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Ted Mittelstaedt - 12 Jan 2005 08:54 GMT

> I am considering getting a repair/shop manual CD advertised on ebay.
> These are for specific models. Does anyone have any knowledge of these
> CD's and are they worth the 24.95 price? TIA

They are a pirated copy of the dealership CDs. The thieves steal them out
of
trash dumpsters then sit there with a PC and run off copy after copy on CD
blanks
costing around 10 cents.

If you must go this route, send e-mail directly to the seller and tell him
you would be
interested in buying a CD but not for $25, your willing to pay $10. Since
the CD costs
the thief nothing, they will most likely sell it to you for that. Your also
pretty well
protected since you can easily retailate against them by bidding up all
their auctions
using a bogus userID then not paying them anything, should they not send you
the
CD.

Ted

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Dan Larsen - 12 Jan 2005 15:58 GMT

Ted Middlestaadt wrote:

>> I am considering getting a repair/shop manual CD advertised on ebay.
>> These are for specific models. Does anyone have any knowledge of these
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>the
>CD.

I don't sell pirated CDs, (as a matter of fact, my company has
conducted numerous investigations, and successfully prosecuted a number of
copyright pirates, over the past 16 years), but it sounds as though Ted has
told us exactly where HE stands on the issue, how HE handles these things, and
what HE does to circumvent the various rules, regulations, and terms of service
that the successful folx over at eBay© have worked so hard to put in place.
Ted, . . . . as I've been saying for quite a while, . . . . you're a real
piece of work. I hope you're proud of yourself, . . . . cuz your mother never
could be! Word to the wise eBay buyer/seller: "If you think the seller/buyer
could be Ted M. from the chrysler group, RUN -- RUN AWAY FAAAAST!"

God Bless,
Dan'L

("If I'm going to reach out to the the Democrats then I need a third
hand.There's no way I'm letting go of my wallet or my gun while they're
around.")

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Bob Horton - 12 Jan 2005 16:33 GMT

> Ted Middlestaadt wrote:
>
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> hand.There's no way I'm letting go of my wallet or my gun while they're
> around.")

FWIW, there are licensed sources of some service and parts CD's for Chrysler
products. www.moparmanuals.com is one such source. You can be assured that
you are not violating anyone's intellectual property rights by purchasing
from such a source, plus you can be assured that the manuals are correct and
complete. Finally, new manuals are also available from Dyment Distribution
Services, P.O. Box 360450, Strongsville, OH 44136, (800) 348-4696, (216)
572-7240, fax: (216) 572-0815

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Bob Horton

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tango - 13 Jan 2005 03:29 GMT

>> I am considering getting a repair/shop manual CD advertised on
>> ebay. These are for specific models. Does anyone have any knowledge
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>
> Ted

I received an email response from the seller on ebay and it is a copy of
Chilton's repair manual. I understand why he is calling it a shop repair
manual instead of a Chilton's repair manual. I've been looking for a
1994 Plymouth Acclaim or Dodgr Spirit factory manual for awhile and
haven't found one yet. Guess the secret is persistance.

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Geoff - 13 Jan 2005 18:40 GMT

> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 03:29:55 -0000
> From: tango <tango@cynet.com>
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> 1994 Plymouth Acclaim or Dodgr Spirit factory manual for awhile and
> haven't found one yet. Guess the secret is persistance.

If you find your patience waning, you could always contact one of the
many resellers of used automotive manuals who *don't* sell on eBay. I
used Vogel automotive several years ago and got a fair price and good
results. (I'm not affiliated, by the way, just a satisfied customer).

http://www.auto-shop-manuals.com/

--Geoff

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Fieronut - 18 Jan 2005 03:21 GMT

The guy selling the Cds has 28 negative feedbacks in the past 30 days.
Does that say something?

John

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tango - 19 Jan 2005 23:11 GMT

> The guy selling the Cds has 28 negative feedbacks in the past 30 days.
> Does that say something?
>
> John

There are several people selling CD'S on eBay, the one I looked at sent
an email saying it was a Chilton manual and didn't have many recent
negative feedbacks. Geoff posted a website which has the FSM which I will
probably get.

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