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Mark Schofield - 02 Feb 2007 13:31 GMT

Thanks for answering questions in this forum.

A few years ago I was looking for a manual for an 02 Ranger. Someone in this
group posted a link to a company that sells - legally - older shop manual
CDs for various cars, trucks, ect. I bought the one for the Ranger. A very
good deal. Sorry I lost/forgot the link to the company. Perhaps someone will
know. Mark S.

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Ford Tech - 02 Feb 2007 15:41 GMT

> Thanks for answering questions in this forum.
>
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> A very good deal. Sorry I lost/forgot the link to the company. Perhaps
> someone will know. Mark S.

Are you asking for that link Mark? Or was there another purpose behind what
you are saying?

Ford Tech

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Mark Schofield - 02 Feb 2007 16:12 GMT

I don't need the link. However, people are often asking for shopmanuals.
Something more specific and detailed than Chilton's or Haynes. When I got
the CD, there was no Chilton's for the newer Ranger.

>> Thanks for answering questions in this forum.
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> Ford Tech

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CJB - 02 Feb 2007 20:44 GMT

> Thanks for answering questions in this forum.
>
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> A very good deal. Sorry I lost/forgot the link to the company. Perhaps
> someone will know. Mark S.

They're all over ebay. I'm not sure why people think it's hard to find this
stuff. The guy cussing and carrying on about not having an owner's manual
could buy one at the dealer, and he could cheaper get one at a junkyard or
ebay. People complaning that Haynes and Chilton are inaccurate (and I
agree, they're horrible) could buy a real manual on ebay.

Heck I even bought the entire set of Ford shop manuals for the old 88 Ranger
I had. They were legally reprinted (i.e. royalties paid) and worked
perfectly. I also bought an original owner's manual for it on Ebay.

Please forgive me for saying so, but it irks me that some people come on
here and ask questions because they are too lazy to use google or ebay.
What's far worse is when they get mad when someone points out that they
could easily obtain this information from various sources. Why should
someone else sit around and do google searches for you?

I know that 90% of this post doesn't apply to this thread, but it seemed
like a good place for me to put it.

CJB

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The Cross-eyed Barber - 03 Feb 2007 03:00 GMT

>> Thanks for answering questions in this forum.
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>could easily obtain this information from various sources. Why should
>someone else sit around and do google searches for you?

So what is the purpose of this NG? To sit around and bragg that I
know it all, or I got a great deal on a truck? Sorry, I don't buy
what you are complaining about. Sure the info is out there, and guess
what? This is one of those resources to find that info thanks to
people who have the knowlege or the willingness to research the
answers.

Am I lazy? Sometimes, but other times I have done alot of research
and still am not sure of the answer, so I ask. So do you.

So thank you to those who are willing to answer even the dummies. I
appreciate your efforts

>I know that 90% of this post doesn't apply to this thread, but it seemed
>like a good place for me to put it.
>
>CJB

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CJB - 03 Feb 2007 04:42 GMT

You're missing the point. My complaint is about those who ask something so
obvious it's ludicrous. Like they can't find their own nose or something.
A question that you could find and answer for on google in less time than it
takes to type out a post.

If you're just lazy, you're wasting everyone's time. If you need a second
opinion, that's different.

CJB

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