So is that it? Have I really exploited all avenues? Or is there someone out there with a magic lamp? Probably not. Wow now that does make Haynes' manuals look cheap!!! The parts rep was unable to tell me if that also included the wiring diagrams.

Chassis manual £78.25 with the engine manual a further £43.48. After contacted the dealer - two weeks' ago - I finally got a response today. In desperation I also pursued the dealership route. But having trawled the world-wide web for days I have - so far - failed to find any reference whatsoever to a 'CD workshop manual' for the Toyota MK3 model. I've managed to secure a 'CD manual' for our 2003 Hond Civic - from a third party via eBay - no problems. But, who wouldn't pay £5.99 for a comprehensive service manual - I thought - given that an oil/filter change and quick inspection is likely to cost around £160 at a Toyota dealer? Ah well, the search goes on. All to no avail.Īs a journalist I know it's not cost-effective to produce full-blown paper-based manuals for limited production models.

I've already had lengthy correspondence with Haynes's marketing rep., over the prospect of producing car-specific service guides (in a digital downloadable format directly from Haynes website to save publishing/distribution costs).

So, I thought: 'It's time to purchase a workshop manual and keep costs down by doing my own servicing.' My MR2 MK3 is coming to the end of its 3 year warranty period.

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