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Car Forum / Kia Cars / April 2005

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Haynes Manuals?

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David Meads - 28 Jul 2004 07:09 GMT
I look in the local Auto parts shop and see the famous Haynes manuals, they
allow you to do some impressive amount of maintenance on your car.  But
there are none listed for Kia at all.  Anyone happen to know why?

Kia 99 Sportage (with luggage rack & rain shields)
Jason & Sandra - 02 Aug 2004 04:28 GMT
Kia is a fairly new manufacturer, they dont even have a working factory in
the US right now.  IM sure the reason no manuals can be found is because
most of the Kia vehicles currently on the road have warranties.  Compared to
other manufacturers there are less Kis's on the road hence companies such as
Haynes see no profit in making a manual at this time.

> I look in the local Auto parts shop and see the famous Haynes manuals, they
> allow you to do some impressive amount of maintenance on your car.  But
> there are none listed for Kia at all.  Anyone happen to know why?
>
> Kia 99 Sportage (with luggage rack & rain shields)
sealinc - 13 Oct 2004 16:54 GMT
Dear David,

Haynes manuals are JUNK.  I stock the Factory Workshop Manual on CD-rom.
If interested, e-mail me.  

Barry
bronco - 31 Oct 2004 01:14 GMT
2002 Kia sedona v-6 3.5 engine I need the electrical wiring drawings, how
can I get the manual you have on a cd? I am having a hard time trying to
fix an unusual electrical trouble relatated to the transmission interior
harness  
Richard Steinfeld - 04 Mar 2005 22:09 GMT
| Dear David,
|
| Haynes manuals are JUNK.

I second this.
For vehicles I've owned, the aftermarket manuals have been a
drag. If I'd buy three of them, I _might_ find the section of the
vehicle I need to know about.

I was extremely disappointed with the Popular Mechanics/Alldata
disk that I bought for my '92 Ford Aerostar. It covered so many
cars on one disk that the diagrams were rendered with such bad
resolution as to often be worthless. Just like the books, it was
long on general information that I can get anywere, and
inadequate for my practical use.

These books have always been disjointed. They typically go into
great detail explaining exactly how to rebuild every single
engine ever used in the vehicle, as if everyone is just dying to
do this. But just try to find how to change a light on your
dashboard -- LOL. In general, too, my experience has been that
the books, in an effort to keep inventory down, cover too many
years and, thus, with inadequate detail.

At one time, I liked Haynes manuals very much. Lately, the ones
I've used and looked at have been just like the others.

At the other end of the spectrum, the only way to buy the real
shop manual for my Ford product was via a third party. I detest
this manner of farming out data (and in electronics, parts)
because that third party can be in the business of ripping off
the consumer -- in the case of my Ford, the price of the book was
$165, and more publications were required in order to work on the
electricals.

Richard
Deb McCabe - 18 Apr 2005 05:28 GMT
I may be interested in this item, what kind of info can you give me?
Thank you.

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