You will own nothing and be happy. Automotive is now a saas subscription business.

https://image.nostr.build/e7034fc08935e64c19ae740cf4eeaef042d8fedcd96067a7fcdc928d1f41283e.jpg

Everyone trying to nickel and dime everyone else. Gonna get worse when inflation destroys everyone except for the elites.

You can usually find these online for free else where ya know.

started with bmw’s subscription model to use your own car, it’s gotten so much worse. buy used cars that were made before 2005, less computer and tracking. more reliability

It would be a shame if someone found a way to make that free and open for everyone to source and use.

This is bullshit. It’s beyond evil.

Wtf 🤬

2200 for a year 🤣

Can't speak as much to light vehicle OEMs, but in the medium & heavy duty space, that's standard practice. It's mainly intended to price out independent repair shops who often can't afford paying thousands of $$ in multiple OEM tech pub subscriptions every year. Vehicle owners & independent shops lo...

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My mom has a few year old toyota rav4, they require her to pay a monthly fee to use the remote start....

Standard practice for almost all OEMs, but should be easy to find pirated copies on Russian sites.

Hosting isn''t free so I can understand a portion of the logic even if the costs they have are too high. That being said, they should not impede other sites from hosting copies should they so choose

why sell a manual with permanent access (one time payment) when you can make people subscribe for continued access (consistent income)…. the math is mathing Cotton.

i have a mopped 50cc an my dad dugged up the maintenance manual from a 25+ year old motor shop. photo copy on paper..... Yes you got a Point. (ps yamaha fs1)

WTF? Sickening

Rockauto.com has service manuals for many makes/models for $10ish.

If it’s a 100 series, I got you. https://lc100e.github.io/

The newer the vehicle the more likely you need technical information to service your vehicle. Simple things like replacing brake pads and bleeding brake systems require specific instructions AND a bidirectional scan tool. I would recommend alldata.com for service information on your vehicle. I...