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Chilton's or Haynes Manuals?
i currently have a few repairs i need to perform on my Civic and was wondering which manual was better. I have free access to the Chilton's database so i was going to use it, but i didnt know if there was a benefit to using Haynes. Any help would be helpful thanks!
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Re: Chilton's or Haynes Manuals?
honda manual is better, and thicker than both combined. chilton and haynes have always sucked and i gave up using em a long time ago.
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Re: Chilton's or Haynes Manuals?
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chilton and haynes have always sucked and i gave up using em a long time ago.
Agree: Sucks donkey *****. Especially when you really need more info than "Remove all the bolts, remove the part. Reinstall in the reverse order of disassembly."
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Re: Chilton's or Haynes Manuals?
from the price, guess it's good.
either one?
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Re: Chilton's or Haynes Manuals?
If you're not into paying $60 for a paper service manual you can get a service manual on disc or download really cheap on eBay.
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Re: Chilton's or Haynes Manuals?
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If you're not into paying $60 for a paper service manual you can get a service manual on disc or download really cheap on eBay.
Exactly, can't beat OEM.

It is always my 1st task after buying a car...searching for factory manual.
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Buy stuff new enough, there may not BE factory manuals on paper anymore.

I grew up with paper.
All electronic manuals suck donkey *****.
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Re: Chilton's or Haynes Manuals?
Originally Posted by ezone
All electronic manuals suck donkey *****.
I can't locate jack schitt sometimes.
Amen
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Re: Chilton's or Haynes Manuals?
is this an OK one from eBay? I have the free one from here but sometimes it just doesn't cut it. Lol.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HONDA-Civic-...a2093b&vxp=mtr
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Re: Chilton's or Haynes Manuals?
^^^ Those look like the factory manual pages. And it is searchable.

Yes, I was a holdout for paper manuals... and I still print and use quick reference manual booklets for our copiers.
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Re: Chilton's or Haynes Manuals?
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^^^ Those look like the factory manual pages. And it is searchable.
Yea its searchable which is awesome.. I'm thinking about buying one.
I never seen an EXACT factory manual pages before, so you think its legit?
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