Recent events have piqued my curiousity -- who provides the nicest owner's manual package that you've come across?
I'm not asking about the fancy cars that come with a large, hardbound book as a manual, or a limited edition coffee table book chronicling the development of the car, or things like a special watch, but the stuff that the hoi polloi get with our vehicles.
As a kid, I remember that the manual that came with the family Rover was actually a hardbound book, with color pictures, but not as fanciful or large as the one above.
Otherwise, it seems the typical manual still remains a smallish softcover booklet, with additional ICE, and service/warranty-related supplements.
The luxury marques will package them into a vinyl or fabric portfolio, but there's really nothing special or high quality about them, which is mildly disappointing considering the many thousands spent.
Plus, with the frequency with which they get misplaced, lost, or separated from the vehicle, the cost for replacements if a subsequent owner desires a hard copy can be steep, if they're available to begin with.
I suppose we should be grateful they still supply them, and haven't completely eliminated hard copies in favor of digital media, as most documentation is now provided, if provided at all.
I'm not asking about the fancy cars that come with a large, hardbound book as a manual, or a limited edition coffee table book chronicling the development of the car, or things like a special watch, but the stuff that the hoi polloi get with our vehicles.
As a kid, I remember that the manual that came with the family Rover was actually a hardbound book, with color pictures, but not as fanciful or large as the one above.
Otherwise, it seems the typical manual still remains a smallish softcover booklet, with additional ICE, and service/warranty-related supplements.
The luxury marques will package them into a vinyl or fabric portfolio, but there's really nothing special or high quality about them, which is mildly disappointing considering the many thousands spent.
Plus, with the frequency with which they get misplaced, lost, or separated from the vehicle, the cost for replacements if a subsequent owner desires a hard copy can be steep, if they're available to begin with.
I suppose we should be grateful they still supply them, and haven't completely eliminated hard copies in favor of digital media, as most documentation is now provided, if provided at all.