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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 05:34 PM
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How does "GM Service Manuals" compare to the the "Helms Service Manuals" for servicing and maintaining Corvettes ('94)? Your views please.
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 06:02 PM
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How does "GM Service Manuals" compare to the the "Helm Service Manuals" for servicing and maintaining Corvettes ('94)? Your views please.
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Both manuals are printed by the same company(Helm)...they are the same.
Helm link: http://www.helminc.com/helm/homepage...ce-manual.html

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Yup, they're the same thing, and this is the ONLY manual for your car! Kind of expensive for a book, but it's well worth it
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Great instructional posts by all!
However, Ron Fellows PDS will be your ultimate instructional guide...just sayin! I attended Ron Fellows Oct 2019 and drove their manual Z06 and cherished every single moment. I learned more about my manual Z06 in two days than all the instructional manuals and videos combined. Also, the driving experience and classroom instruction is 2nd to none, truly world class and an absolute pure driving exhilaration experience! I never nodded off once during classroom instruction...afraid I would miss something. BTW, I did not attend within 1 year and missed the $2500 discount cause I was deployed to Afghanistan. However, they were gracious to give me a 10% discount for my service. You can bet my bottom dollar I will attend ASAP after my May 2021 C8 delivery. This PDS is worth every penny and then some. If you can afford the C8...you can certainly afford $1000 for the greatest amusement ride of your lifetime. And yes, you too can be a professional race car driver.
I would love to hear from any C8 owner who has attended.
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Originally Posted by FighterpilotF15
Great instructional posts by all!
However, Ron Fellows PDS will be your ultimate instructional guide...just sayin! I attended Ron Fellows Oct 2019 and drove their manual Z06 and cherished every single moment. I learned more about my manual Z06 in two days than all the instructional manuals and videos combined. Also, the driving experience and classroom instruction is 2nd to none, truly world class and an absolute pure driving exhilaration experience! I never nodded off once during classroom instruction...afraid I would miss something. BTW, I did not attend within 1 year and missed the $2500 discount cause I was deployed to Afghanistan. However, they were gracious to give me a 10% discount for my service. You can bet my bottom dollar I will attend ASAP after my May 2021 C8 delivery. This PDS is worth every penny and then some. If you can afford the C8...you can certainly afford $1000 for the greatest amusement ride of your lifetime. And yes, you too can be a professional race car driver.
I would love to hear from any C8 owner who has attended.
This post would be more appropriate in the C8 section.


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