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burnan 06-21-2004 11:47 AM

FIX IT CD's.com Mercedes manual on CD
 
Has anyone heard anything about or dealt with this company? They have the MB manuals on CD for $39. The price almost seems too good compared to others I've found.


http://shop.vendio.com/pcgate/item/530791224/index.html

thanks,
burnan

PC Dave 06-21-2004 01:43 PM

It's pretty clear they burned a copy of the factory manual CD's, and they're selling them illegally (like most of the ones you see on ebay). $39 isn't a bad price when your marginal cost is 2 blank CD's for 25 cents apiece.

TwitchKitty 06-21-2004 05:01 PM

Are all of the CD's the same factory manuals or are there other manuals on CD also? I have been using the online copy at skinnerbox.

BoostnBenz 06-21-2004 11:45 PM

I got a ripoff version on eBay (~$12) and later found the one on skinnerbox (linked to at my site).

P.E.Haiges 06-22-2004 11:54 AM

Boost,

What is skinnerbox?

P E H

lietuviai 06-22-2004 12:06 PM

P E H,
I think he meant http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/


I only paid $10 for my CD copy, shipping included.

kamil 06-22-2004 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lietuviai
P E H,
I think he meant http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/


I only paid $10 for my CD copy, shipping included.


from where ? ebay ?

TwitchKitty 06-22-2004 01:43 PM

If I buy a rip-off from eBay, will it be the factory manual? Are some of the eBay CD's some other manual like chilton or haynes?

BoostnBenz 06-22-2004 01:51 PM

There was one CD manual on eBay which isn't the factory but I don't think it was Haynes or Chiltons either.

PC Dave 06-22-2004 01:51 PM

Chilton and Haynes aren't available on CD. If you buy a CD, it'll be a ripoff of the factory manuals. As a digital copy, it should be identical to the original.

Fimum Fit 06-22-2004 03:34 PM

Be alert as to what operating system they require.
 
My son recently acquired a disk for his '79 BMW 5-series and it requires Windows 2.0.

ayalar007 06-22-2004 07:28 PM

For 85 300SD???
 
Woudl anybody know if skinnerbox has a page for the W126 85 300SD version???

BoostnBenz 06-22-2004 10:26 PM

I've wondered that before but have never seen it for the W126 or really anything other than the W123. Peyton300TD was actually the one who told me about this one.

TwitchKitty 06-23-2004 12:02 AM

It would be worth it to buy the disk just to avoid wearing-out skinnerbox on bandwidth. I am saving the files I view on skinnnerbox. The index is simple html and I create directories as I download files. It is coded to work local just like over the net. This way I only access the files once on skinnerbox.

I haven't seen the 126 manual anywhere on the net. I have been eyeballing some local S-Class hardware and may be looking for a manual myself pretty soon.

lietuviai 06-23-2004 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kamil
from where ? ebay ?
I bought them from a member of another forum before I joined this one.


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