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JES - 30 Dec 2005 07:15 GMT

Is there a Chilton CD that covers the 1993 Dodge Grand Caravan LWB?

Are Chilton CD's good? Are other brands good too?

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Coasty - 30 Dec 2005 10:35 GMT

Personally the only useful manuals I had found are the OEM manuals you order
from the MFG's all the rest just leave stuff out and only give you a hint of
what you should do and expect you should know stuff. Go online to the MFG
web site and order the CDs.

Coasty

> Is there a Chilton CD that covers the 1993 Dodge Grand Caravan LWB?
>
> Are Chilton CD's good? Are other brands good too?

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Bill Putney - 30 Dec 2005 14:02 GMT

> Personally the only useful manuals I had found are the OEM manuals you order
> from the MFG's all the rest just leave stuff out and only give you a hint of
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>>Are Chilton CD's good? Are other brands good too?

I agree with Coasty, and I'll add that the schematics in the aftermarket
manuals are useless. A "Typical" schematic that may or may not be your
exact vehicle is like someone handing you a map that could be showing
how to get from Chicago to LA and you're going to use it to go from New
York to Miami. I've been severely burned by that kind of crap in
aftermarket manuals - and it's the main reason I refuse to buy them anymore.

Bill Putney
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address with the letter 'x')

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Daniel J. Stern - 30 Dec 2005 16:41 GMT

> Is there a Chilton CD that covers the 1993 Dodge Grand Caravan LWB? Are
> Chilton CD's good? Are other brands good too?

The only two sources of service information that are worth a toss are:

-The factory manual, either on paper from the dealer or eBay, or on CD
from www.moparmanuals.com

-www.alldatadiy.com ($25 gets you a subscription to full factory service
info plus TSBs for one year/make/model).

Chilton, Haynes and any other aftermarket books or CDs are garbage.

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Ted Mittelstaedt - 31 Dec 2005 10:13 GMT

> > Is there a Chilton CD that covers the 1993 Dodge Grand Caravan LWB? Are
> > Chilton CD's good? Are other brands good too?
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> Chilton, Haynes and any other aftermarket books or CDs are garbage.

Hey, they are not! You said yourself that they make good doorstops &
firestarter.

Ted

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