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Re: Service Manuals
Posted by thegage (more from thegage) on Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:55:48
In Reply to: SAAB Performance Tuners, JPP, Wed, 11 Aug 2004 06:30:57
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Having been in the business for 12 years, I can tell you that aftermarket service manual sales are 95% about vehicle populations in the field. The other 5% is about ownership commitment, and how much someone might be willing to pay for service information. Chilton is in the former category, where they aim for low book prices and high volume sales. My guess is that the number of newer Saabs hasn't hit the magic number. Chilton is not at all interested in the latter category, even though you might be able to charge $100-200 or more for a manual, which seems reasonable compared to the cost of a full set of factory info. Where I used to work (not Chilton) we received regular pleas for Saab manuals, whatever the cost, but the decision to offer ones (or in that case, not offer) came down to resource availability and payback timeframe.
John K.
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Posts in this Thread:
- SAAB Performance Tuners, JPP, Wed, 11 Aug 2004 06:30:57
- Re: SAAB Performance Tuners, Garry, Thu, 12 Aug 2004 07:34:08
- Re: SAAB Performance Tuners, Roger, Wed, 11 Aug 2004 09:59:50
- Re: Service Manuals, thegage, Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:55:48 <-- Viewing This Message
- Assume You Have Found the Performance BB, Ian Glenday , Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:51:14
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