Alldata.com

[moparmarty]

What's the story on AllData.com? Is their info complete and accurate? $25/year seems reasonable. Is that unlimited uses and can I make prints of the info and charts?

 

[Matt400]

Alldata is an excellent product that many aftermarket shops use, the DIY price I believe is for one make and is a pretty good buy too. For their online access you would want high speed access.

It is reprinted from OE manuals so expect mistakes and missing data. The best way now days IMO is to get a factory manual on CD when you buy the vehicle- make them include it in the deal. Copy it to your HD for faster look up.

 

[GBobbitt]

It is the same Motor's Alldata that a shop would subscribe to, but the $25. 00 is a first time cost for 1 vehicle only. Each additional vehicle is $15. 00 and it costs $15. 00 per vehicle to renew every year. I think it is worth every penny but is not as good as a factory shop manual. I have it for 2 vehicles and it is much better than a Haynes manual. You can print all of the information and pictures, or print 1 picture, however you want to do it. The nice thing about this service is it gets updated regularly with new bulletins, recalls, information, corrections, or anything else that needs updated where there is no way to update a printed manual or cd. There is also a way to add your own personal notes such as wrench sizes, part numbers, etc. about anywhere you want to. Also has a labor time guide you can reference in case you think your squealership or local shop is ripping you off. It may not have complete information on the very new vehicles, and I do not know what the time frame is for adding the new models and years. Information for my 2001 seems quite complete as does my wife's 2002 Grand Caravan.

 

[wtfd6]

that sounds good if you are only going to use it on your own vehicles. my shop pays more than that monthly, i think. but then again i can get info on all makes and models. as often as i want. mark