I just ordered the 98 mustang shop manual on CD from Helm (still
haven't seen any books from the usual suspects). At least when I get
grease on a printout of some pages, I can print up another copy.
Date sent: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 13:35:54 -0500 (CDT)
From: DOUG GILL 383-4291 <DGILL@a1.stim.tec.tn.us>
Subject: The future of shop manuals
To: autox@autox.team.net
Send reply to: DOUG GILL 383-4291 <DGILL@a1.stim.tec.tn.us>
> I attended a GM training class Tuesday on Electronic Service
> Information (ESI). The instructor said some things that might be
> of interest.
>
> The dealers will NOT receive automatic shipment of shop manuals
> for 2000 vehicles. All the service info is on ESI CDs. If a
> dealer wants paper, the cost (to the dealer) will probably go up
> to about $100 per book. A C/K truck, for example, now is a
> 4-book set and would cost about $400. The 5-CD set would be more
> cost-efficient for the dealer at about $500, but covers all GM
> vehicles (Chev- Pont-Buick-Olds-Cad-GMC etc.) and works with
> Windows95.
>
> ESI is expected to grow to a 12-CD set. Some of the dealers are
> running out of room on their servers with the 5-CD set, so the
> info will probably be on the internet in the future so the
> dealers can access GM's server directly.
>
> Mumbles
>
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