Buyer beware - emanualsonline.com

Started by Diamond Ric T, May 09, 2018, 09:06:44 PM

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Diamond Ric T

This is a warning to folk who may be tempted to pay for and download a workshop manual from emanualsonline.com. I got caught with the ALFA 147 manual which they advertised as being in PDF format. It was actually in some strange virtual machine format that required it to run on a program that emulated the old windows XP. The whole thing had to be viewed through a tiny window on the screen - and with zero functionality. The support is a joke - you talk to imbeciles who either don't read, don't understand or who are just rat cunning and try to sidetrack you and baffle you with BS. Writing to them is a waste of time. Really p'd off.
ALFA 166 3.0 V6 2001
ALFA 156 2.0 TS Manual wagon 2001
ALFA 156 2.0 TS Manual sedan 2002
ALFA 147 2.0 TS Manual 5 door hatch 2003

"My thirst for learning is only transcended by the joy of sharing the knowledge"

Citroënbender

Couldn't get a .iso download and use Dæmon Tools Lite (freeware)?

Diamond Ric T

Still non functional - cannot print
ALFA 166 3.0 V6 2001
ALFA 156 2.0 TS Manual wagon 2001
ALFA 156 2.0 TS Manual sedan 2002
ALFA 147 2.0 TS Manual 5 door hatch 2003

"My thirst for learning is only transcended by the joy of sharing the knowledge"

Citroënbender

I just tested my eLearn and it prints the pages fine, not the LHS menu though.

Diamond Ric T

Yep - the e-manual will print. No problem with that. But the manuals supplied by the emanuals online company are a different format - "Virtual Machine Files" Avoid these and this company like Dracula avoids the crucifix
ALFA 166 3.0 V6 2001
ALFA 156 2.0 TS Manual wagon 2001
ALFA 156 2.0 TS Manual sedan 2002
ALFA 147 2.0 TS Manual 5 door hatch 2003

"My thirst for learning is only transcended by the joy of sharing the knowledge"

Citroënbender

Are you sorted now with a 147 manual or still searching?

Diamond Ric T

All good. I downloaded the e-learn manual which is the original service manual. I am still a bit raw about the other mob who splash PDF over everything they sell in order to suck people in. Thank you for your concern. It is most appreciated.
ALFA 166 3.0 V6 2001
ALFA 156 2.0 TS Manual wagon 2001
ALFA 156 2.0 TS Manual sedan 2002
ALFA 147 2.0 TS Manual 5 door hatch 2003

"My thirst for learning is only transcended by the joy of sharing the knowledge"

Vanalfaalfetta

Same thing happened to me, took me 2 days to figure out how to open, the workshop manual was unusable.

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