Just wanted to pass this tidbit along for those that haven't looked in a while. I have some larger projects coming up on my XJL and though I have many PDF manuals, I find the navigation and search to be absolutely horrid, though AI can be leveraged to help with some of it. I was taking a look at Topix trying to justify the cost once again and while I do appreciate the fact that we are even "allowed" the dealer systems access, it is, as you know quite expensive. There is a case to be made for someone doing a lot of work; however, it is still tough. I mean a year's subscription is still easily cheaper than a single dealer visit.

It struck me to take a look at Mitchell1. I have only ever used AllDataDIY in the past (which IMO is kinda not great and I think even worse now with Autozone). I saw that the price for 4 years with Mitchell's DIY product is only $59, so I went ahead and paid the entry fee and folks, I gotta say it is really decent. By and large it has most (though not all) of the info that I have in my manuals, but the navigation and searching blows an 8k page PDF out of the water and at $59 for 4 years access, it seems a no brainer to use at least as a first source of info. If it isn't here, then I can revert to the PDF, but it is worth a look if you haven't ever or haven't recently. Note, I am in no way affiliated with Mitchell Just thought it is useful enough to share.

 

it is sad now because Mitchell DIY is no go for us Europeans. It used to work but not anymore.

 

VPN using US server? Should work, I think.

 

Used to use ProDemand when I was in the firestone world, yes it's much more user friendly than Topix in general, and topix sucks if you have to search it all as a PDF anyway.

If you need something specific from topix let me know, i'll supply it if I can.

 

Right on, so far I have been able to find most of what I need without Topix, but that can change as my stable grows, for sure! And yeah, that is my logic. One hour of my time is worth more than $59, so if it saves me even an hour of searching in the next 4 years, it will have been a very wise investment.