It's also an environmental crime.

I only paid about $75 for a hardcopy FSM for my 240sx. I don't have a laptop/tablet, and have to do my maintenance at my dad's garage. So I would perfer a book, to checking the DIY pages, and printing out fluid types, part numbers, and torque specs, all ahead of time. I'll probably end up printing out one section at a time, but I get the same problem with the digital copy as this guy:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...8&postcount=41

So I don't know if there is a better digital version, or if the information is top secret.

But how old was it at the time?

I paid $45 for the FSM for my Jeep XJ, but the truck was several years old at the time, and there were hundreds of thousands of them on the road. I think when it was originally published it was around $400 new. As more and more of them hit the second-hand market, the prices came down.

You won't find a manual that cheap for this car now, because it's still too new. In five years, after a bunch of people have bought them, crashed or sold their cars and put the manuals up on eBay, I doubt it will cost you more than $100.

I haven't seen a Haynes manual yet that didn't suck, and they seem to have gotten worse as the years go on. I had one for my S10 and have one for my current Jeep, and they're both useless. Chilton used to publish a better aftermarket manual, but really nothing compares to the FSM.

about 10 years old.

2 day subscription is only $15
Access to all the info we do
https://techinfo.toyota.com/techInfo.../Register.aspx

Yes, exactly what the parts counter guy told me their techs use. $1200 yearly subscription (Canada).

I guess it's best to just print off what you need in the PDF file. It's still nice to have a hard copy to browse through though.

just subscribe to the us version

I spoke with my local dealer about a FSM. He told me I had to order it from Helm inc. They print the FSM's for most of the manufacturers. I checked with their web site and it did not list one for the FRS. I have the same problems with downloadable PDF"s being hard to use. I am also looking for a hard copy.

Are you able to download copies in that two day period, or can you only browse?

Yeah, Helms only has the owners manual and not the service manual for FRS. Nothing for BRZ.

For my Acura, I was able to buy the SM right away for like $75 IIRC.