Service manuals
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Service manuals
Hi everyone,
I just bought a 2000 and am now on the hunt for reasonably priced maintenance manuals. I found new manuals for a 2000 that cost $300 , I also found a full set of books for a 1998 for $150. My question is, if I bought the manuals for the 1998 c5, would I be able to appropriately fix most issues or are there too many difference between the two years?
I just bought a 2000 and am now on the hunt for reasonably priced maintenance manuals. I found new manuals for a 2000 that cost $300 , I also found a full set of books for a 1998 for $150. My question is, if I bought the manuals for the 1998 c5, would I be able to appropriately fix most issues or are there too many difference between the two years?
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There are a few differences, especially if you have a HUD or AH (came on some '98s mid way through the model year and not sure the all the manuals out there would have the info in them) in your '00. My preference has always been to buy the manual specifically for the car I have.
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I've been looking for a 2000 manual as well. For some reason, this particular year manual seems to be more expensive and less easy to find than others.
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Enough of a difference to be worth twice the price? Just asking, because I have an '04 and the service manuals for an '02 (don't ask), and am not bothered in the least that the manuals are not for my specific year model, as the manuals are close enough for what I need them for.
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Hi everyone,
I just bought a 2000 and am now on the hunt for reasonably priced maintenance manuals. I found new manuals for a 2000 that cost $300 , I also found a full set of books for a 1998 for $150. My question is, if I bought the manuals for the 1998 c5, would I be able to appropriately fix most issues or are there too many difference between the two years?
I just bought a 2000 and am now on the hunt for reasonably priced maintenance manuals. I found new manuals for a 2000 that cost $300 , I also found a full set of books for a 1998 for $150. My question is, if I bought the manuals for the 1998 c5, would I be able to appropriately fix most issues or are there too many difference between the two years?