Online Shop Manual

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What happened to the online shop manual?

[babyblueMX3]

there was another post going on on this..do a search about : the end of an era.... or somthin like it..you should find your answer there

[superslacker]

i've been wondering the very same thing. i tried searching the forum, but does anyone know where it went?

[atlantamx3]

It had to be removed for legal reasons....

It is not on this site anymore.

[Sonicxtacy02]

check out www.mazdamaniac.com . Another copy is there

[Spydie]

no there isn't.
Seems there is a bit of a crackdown
perhaps we should follow Jeff's advise and email this James guy to see what's up....I have a hunch I was right about the "rights of free use" thing. I was guessing there was a copyright infringement by having the online manual.
I know one guy nearby who took the time to print out the manual page by page and put it in a binder. In hind-sight....that was a good idea

<small>[ December 02, 2003, 06:15 PM: Message edited by: Darren Hyderman ]</small>

[killerpickle]

we should try spreading it through kazaa or something...

[Spydie]

a better idea would be NOT to broadcast any ideas about where to put it. then it will be yanked before it even gets put up.
It pays to be subtle

[superslacker]

e-mail #1

Thanks for writing - the Mazda MX-3 manual that was posted on the www.mazdamaniac.com site was done so in violation of our US and International copyright. The site operator is not entitled to leverage our property in any form.

The manual is available from us directly (the manual includes the wiring diagram as well) - if you have an interest in the manual we would be pleased to sell you a copy.

If you have other questions, please feel free to write and ask.

James E. Alvarez
Managing Partner
CDC Technologies, Inc.

e-mail #2

The best deal is the small size manual, because it contains the service manual and the wiring diagram manual in a single publication - the MSRP is $ 150.00...and freight in the US via UPS ground is about $ 4.00.

The site is Blocked by Admin (sorry but why should we allow there link to be advertised here..... - Admin

FYI - the manual is not part of the online collection as of this time...Mazda only supports 1996 forward for online publications, the older models are only available in printed form.

does it honestly have to be THAT expensive... wOw. i think we account for 90% of the market for that book too lol.

<small>[ December 03, 2003, 09:39 PM: Message edited by: MX-3.com ]</small>

[Spydie]

write him back and ask just how much he honestly expects to make with a price tag like that on it.

[johnnyb]

wow $150 US?

I just got one shipping included for $57 CDN used but complete

[Jutzi420]

Is 150 pretty much standard for shop manuals? I've never picked one up but I figured that they'd go for closer to 60.

[Gro Harlem]

$150 is ludicrous. I've seen CD shop manuals sold for under $20 for most cars.

From Mazda you can buy the manual for less than $100. Screw that guy, he can take that ridiculous price and shove it!