Any opinion on this manual?

http://www.amazon.com/Mercedes-benz-C-class-Service-Manual-Kompressor/dp/0837615720/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266516730&sr=8-15

To get familiar with all the terms and the work.. Then after you should get the original.

I have never seen it. I have the Haynes which covers the same years but does not include the 6 cyl or Kompressor.

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra

The BMW community uses the Bentley manuals to great benefit, they're probably better than the Haynes or Chilton garbage. Back it up with a factory shop manual and you'll still need the forum and any DIY articles you can find.

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'02 BMW 325i
'85 300D 450k
'93 190E 2.6 170k(killed by tree)
'08 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S 6k
'06 Ducati S2R800 14k(sold)

I think it is unfair to lump Haynes and Chilton in the same category. Chilton are complete garbage. Haynes are pretty good. The Bentley might be much better, I don't know.

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra

I have had Bentley books for most of my cars vw's mini THEY ARE GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I use them for BMWs. Nice books, not the best but they sure explain quite a bit.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

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I have used The Bentley Manuals and would strongly recommend them,far superior to the generic written Haynes manual. It would be Best to use them along with the factory manual .mak

I just got this about a month ago. I would say it is OK. For the systems that is does have in it, the detail is pretty good. The thing is thick, but half of it is wiring diagrams. It does not have stuff like motor mount replacement, and there are some inaccuracies for my '98 C280. Due to the dearth of repair documentation for my car, this is probably about the best out there.

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1998 C280