New Car Maintenance App

On 10/25/2013 11:06 AM, wrote:
> On Friday, 25 October 2013 16:00:25 UTC+8, Ashton Crusher wrote:
>>
>>
>> This sounds familiar, didn't you spam the place about that once
>>
>> before? I have to wonder why anyone would need to use a program to
>>
>> keep track of "maintenance" items. All you need is a little box with
>>
>> some 3"x5" cards in it. Label the top of the card with 99 BelAir and
>>
>> on each line below put the date and mileage of whatever maintenance
>>
>> you did that date. Once card, front and back, is good for several
>>
>> years of entries. And you don't have to boot a computer to make
>>
>> entries or to just look at it to see if an oil change is due. Why do
>>
>> people insist on making things 100x more complicated then they need to
>>
>> be? I keep track of 5 cars this way and have for years. And I never
>>
>> need to upgrade the "program".
>
> A few months ago, my 60 YO neighbour was under his Landrover Discovery,
> changing oil in the diff or whatever ... and he kept referring to a
> bloody iPad. Sign of the times.
>
These days you can often find service manual PDF's for free, instead of
paying a small fortune for one at a dealer.

--
T0m $herm@n

T0m $herman wrote:
>
>>
> These days you can often find service manual PDF's for free, instead of
> paying a small fortune for one at a dealer.
>

please post links to all these free manuals you speak of

GW

On 11/5/2013 7:35 PM, Geoff Welsh wrote:
> T0m $herman wrote:
>>
>>>
>> These days you can often find service manual PDF's for free, instead of
>> paying a small fortune for one at a dealer.
>>
>
> please post links to all these free manuals you speak of
>
> GW

The only one I bothered to find was for a pre-gen Ninjette, and that was
when I was looking for the regular owner's manual (which did not come
with the used bike).

Google is your friend - what vehicle do you want one for?

--
T0m $herm@n

T0m $herman wrote:
> On 11/5/2013 7:35 PM, Geoff Welsh wrote:
>> T0m $herman wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>> These days you can often find service manual PDF's for free, instead of
>>> paying a small fortune for one at a dealer.
>>>
>>
>> please post links to all these free manuals you speak of
>>
>> GW
>
> The only one I bothered to find was for a pre-gen Ninjette, and that was
> when I was looking for the regular owner's manual (which did not come
> with the used bike).
>
> Google is your friend - what vehicle do you want one for?
>

I'm fine, I was simply calling you on being full of ****. A Ninjette
bike? This is an automotive group and GOOD/legal information costs
hundreds of dollars for automobiles.

Or $20 on eBay for pirated stuff.

GW

Geoff Welsh > wrote:
>I'm fine, I was simply calling you on being full of ****. A Ninjette
>bike? This is an automotive group and GOOD/legal information costs
>hundreds of dollars for automobiles.
>
>Or $20 on eBay for pirated stuff.

Alldata is a lot less than hundreds of dollars.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

On 11/7/2013 8:18 PM, Geoff Welsh wrote:
> T0m $herman wrote:
>> On 11/5/2013 7:35 PM, Geoff Welsh wrote:
>>> T0m $herman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> These days you can often find service manual PDF's for free, instead of
>>>> paying a small fortune for one at a dealer.
>>>>
>>>
>>> please post links to all these free manuals you speak of
>>>
>>> GW
>>
>> The only one I bothered to find was for a pre-gen Ninjette, and that was
>> when I was looking for the regular owner's manual (which did not come
>> with the used bike).
>>
>> Google is your friend - what vehicle do you want one for?
>>
>
> I'm fine, I was simply calling you on being full of ****. A Ninjette
> bike? This is an automotive group and GOOD/legal information costs
> hundreds of dollars for automobiles.
>
> Or $20 on eBay for pirated stuff.
>
> GW

And you are a blowhard who is full of himself. But what else is new on
Usenet?

--
T0m $herm@n

On Sunday, November 3, 2013 3:55:35 PM UTC-5, T0m $herman wrote:
> On 10/25/2013 11:06 AM, wrote:
>
> > On Friday, 25 October 2013 16:00:25 UTC+8, Ashton Crusher wrote:
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >> This sounds familiar, didn't you spam the place about that once
>
> >>
>
> >> before? I have to wonder why anyone would need to use a program to
>
> >>
>
> >> keep track of "maintenance" items. All you need is a little box with
>
> >>
>
> >> some 3"x5" cards in it. Label the top of the card with 99 BelAir and
>
> >>
>
> >> on each line below put the date and mileage of whatever maintenance
>
> >>
>
> >> you did that date. Once card, front and back, is good for several
>
> >>
>
> >> years of entries. And you don't have to boot a computer to make
>
> >>
>
> >> entries or to just look at it to see if an oil change is due. Why do
>
> >>
>
> >> people insist on making things 100x more complicated then they need to
>
> >>
>
> >> be? I keep track of 5 cars this way and have for years. And I never
>
> >>
>
> >> need to upgrade the "program".
>
> >
>
> > A few months ago, my 60 YO neighbour was under his Landrover Discovery,
>
> > changing oil in the diff or whatever ... and he kept referring to a
>
> > bloody iPad. Sign of the times.
>
> >
>
> These days you can often find service manual PDF's for free, instead of
>
> paying a small fortune for one at a dealer.
>
>
>
> --
>
> T0m $herm@n

My local library has service manuals online. You just need to sign up to view them. Totally free!!