The only time these books can come in handy is in a state like Washington that requires a "Statement of Facts" which is a notarized bill of sale when you go transfer a car. If you don't have one when you bought the car and you go to transfer title, the State of Washington comes up with its own inflated value schedule. The only way to get around this BS when you don't have the "official" form is to have a copy of one of those books mentioned and show the jerks, I mean clerks that work at the DMV what the "true" value is for the car. It worked for me when I bought my 300D back in March. I didn't feel like wasting anymore of my or the seller's time by going back to fill out one of those "Statement of Facts" forms and then finding a notary to complete the form.

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DJ


84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012