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Alldata DIY for one year - $12.95 through 1/9/2019

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AlldataDIY.com is offering a year's access for one car for $12.95 with promo code YEAREND18. Regular price is $29.95 per year for the first car and $19.95 for each additional car. This is factory service information provided by the various manufacturers.

Good deal for DIYers.

http://alldatadiy.com/
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Bryanska
12-17-2018 at 08:28 AM.
12-17-2018 at 08:28 AM.
ooh! That is a good price.
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bobma
12-17-2018 at 10:03 AM.
12-17-2018 at 10:03 AM.
Quote from Bryanska :
ooh! That is a good price.
Unfortunately, information for BMW and Mini is not available to consumers through ALLDATAdiy.com
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GeekPriest
12-17-2018 at 10:05 AM.
12-17-2018 at 10:05 AM.
Quote from bobma :
Unfortunately, information for BMW and Mini is not available to consumers through ALLDATAdiy.com
As if drivers of THOSE cars do their own car work anyway. Stick Out Tongue

I assume BMW simply doesn't want to license their materials to Alldata.
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bobma
12-17-2018 at 10:07 AM.
12-17-2018 at 10:07 AM.
Quote from GeekPriest :
As if drivers of THOSE cars do their own car work anyway. Stick Out Tongue

I assume BMW simply doesn't want to license their materials to Alldata.
is this better than just watching youtube videos?
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12-17-2018 at 10:13 AM.
12-17-2018 at 10:13 AM.
Quote from bobma :
is this better than just watching youtube videos?
Much of it depends on the YouTube video and the procedure in question.

Personally, if I'm wanting to know how to change a timing belt or replace fuel injectors and window regulators, it's often far better to see the procedure as the designers intended it to be done. That's in the factory manuals. It's not guaranteed to be in the YouTube video.

I've never regretted having factory manuals at hand.
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bobma
12-17-2018 at 10:18 AM.
12-17-2018 at 10:18 AM.
Quote from GeekPriest :
Much of it depends on the YouTube video and the procedure in question.

Personally, if I'm wanting to know how to change a timing belt or replace fuel injectors and window regulators, it's often far better to see the procedure as the designers intended it to be done. That's in the factory manuals. It's not guaranteed to be in the YouTube video.

I've never regretted having factory manuals at hand.
if only for a year... what will stop someone from downloading all the data for your car?
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12-17-2018 at 10:26 AM.
12-17-2018 at 10:26 AM.
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if only for a year... what will stop someone from downloading all the data for your car?
I'm not entirely sure. I suppose you could try a robo-getter to retrieve all the hyperlinked pages and graphics. Meh. For $13, I've got better things to do.
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bobma
12-17-2018 at 10:31 AM.
12-17-2018 at 10:31 AM.
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I'm not entirely sure. I suppose you could try a robo-getter to retrieve all the hyperlinked pages and graphics. Meh. For $13, I've got better things to do.
i hear you.... only if it was easy would it be worth the time...
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warsaws
12-17-2018 at 10:35 AM.
12-17-2018 at 10:35 AM.
Interesting. I thought regular price was $29.95.
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12-17-2018 at 10:43 AM.
12-17-2018 at 10:43 AM.
Quote from warsaws :
Interesting. I thought regular price was $29.95.
Great catch. You're right! I fixed my OP.
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CJRERuss
12-17-2018 at 12:13 PM.
12-17-2018 at 12:13 PM.
Review with minimal risk - full refund offered within 10 days of purchase:

https://www.alldatadiy.com/buy/faq.html#link_07
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wildfxp
12-17-2018 at 12:21 PM.
12-17-2018 at 12:21 PM.
Quote from CJRERuss :
Review with minimal risk - full refund offered within 10 days of purchase:

https://www.alldatadiy.com/buy/faq.html#link_07
Now this makes it worth downloading all of the data Smilie
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Bryanska
12-17-2018 at 01:38 PM.
12-17-2018 at 01:38 PM.
The factory torque settings alone make it worth the price. The YouTube videos never have that.
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FearAndLoathing
12-17-2018 at 02:09 PM.
12-17-2018 at 02:09 PM.
Quote from bobma :
is this better than just watching youtube videos?

Oh my god yes. This is really top notch info, I've had subs on several vehicles. Just being able to get specific fluids, specs, capacity, part numbers is awesome, procedures are great too. I've used it for Toyota, Jaguar (x2), Mercedes (x3), Infiniti, Volvo, and Ford (x2). All seemed to have well established platforms and solid repositories of the technical service bulletins.

Occasionally, you can supplement the info with better pics or videos online, but alldatadiy is a solid resource for any level DIY'er. Even if it's a job I don't wanna do, I still use it for info, part numbers, and fluid specs, so I can buy myself and then take it to the shop and know exactly what they need to do.

Edit: addendum: while it doesn't have a real dedicated mobile platform, the website still works great on a mobile phone, probably better than a mobile app would.
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