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Uncle Joe · Guest

Is it just me, or are there any others on the forum that think that Haynes manuals have become rubbish over the past few years?

I was looking at one yesterday, there are so many mistakes in it, its unbelievable....I dont remember the old ones that I have being so bad... Crying or Very sad

Job-Rated · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1010 Location: Sugarbeet County

I bought the Haynes Sex Manual....

A few mistakes in there, but only if you bowl from the pavillion end! Laughing

I'll have to dig it out & post it up.
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ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4104 Location: South Cheshire

UJ, do you mean the modern ones for modern cars?

Uncle Joe · Guest

UK, yes I do....the really old ones werent to bad....

Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4755 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

Hi
Back in the days when I worked on my daily drivers, before I had to have moderns for the business, I used to get the Olyslager Manuals and I felt they were great for everything I did.

Uncle Joe · Guest

Now theres a manual I've never thought of for ages.... I wonder how many of the younger ones on the forum have even heard of them?

Are they still available?

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22437 Location: UK

To be honest I've not had much call for modern Haynes manuals. Last time I dipped into one was for instructions on removing the steering wheel on the V70 (with airbag) and the destructions seemed fairly clear.

I have a few Olyslager manuals here too for the older stuff, and who remembers the pocket-sized Jack Brabham Car Care Cards then?

RJ
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Uncle Joe · Guest

Which for no particular reason reminds me of the Castrol lubrication charts... whatever happened to them, I wonder?

buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

I have had to say yes, because I am not keen on a few things with Haynes, one my mini one says nothingabout my imobiliser andalarm, whether this is to keep the theivesone step behind, but it isdamn awkward when things go wrong!

On the other hand the info may be in there, but I find there contents and index a shambles, why not just have one normal index, instead they seem to have silly 1 point 4, 5 point 6 etc.

Well anyway thet is my view!

Cheers

Dave Laughing

Uncle Joe · Guest

The way this poll is going, I hope somebody from Haynes reads it....

If they do, please contact the forum! Laughing