Diablo service/technical manuals. Any advice?

Hi everyone, I have come across a great set of manuals for diablo 99 which the seller is willing to part with for $3500. They are 5 sets of 3 inch thick binders which he says he bought for about $5000, 6 years ago. I have checked the prices on a couple of sites for the cd version and they are retailing for about $250-300. The dealers simply don't have them as they say that everything is online now.

 

I just want your opinion on whether I should buy them as he claims they are oem or should I go for the cheaper ones from Lambopower or Italian car parts. If anyone knows can you please let me know how detailed are they as the oem ones the person is selling do look authentic and seem to have everything in them just like alldata. I am just interested in the information not about its OEM quality.

 

Any help would be appreciated!

 

P.S. I have bought the sellers car but he does not want to throw the manuals in as he thinks they are worth quite a bit. I will be picking up the car next week sometime as I am waiting on funds to clear, so I am hoping I have an answer for him by then.

 

 

Thank you all in advance.

Hi everyone, I have come across a great set of manuals for diablo 99 which the seller is willing to part with for $3500. They are 5 sets of 3 inch thick binders which he says he bought for about $5000, 6 years ago. I have checked the prices on a couple of sites for the cd version and they are retailing for about $250-300. The dealers simply don't have them as they say that everything is online now.

 

I just want your opinion on whether I should buy them as he claims they are oem or should I go for the cheaper ones from Lambopower or Italian car parts. If anyone knows can you please let me know how detailed are they as the oem ones the person is selling do look authentic and seem to have everything in them just like alldata. I am just interested in the information not about its OEM quality.

 

Any help would be appreciated!

 

P.S. I have bought the sellers car but he does not want to throw the manuals in as he thinks they are worth quite a bit. I will be picking up the car next week sometime as I am waiting on funds to clear, so I am hoping I have an answer for him by then.

 

 

Thank you all in advance.

 

If you do not care about them being OEM and are just looking for the info, the CD version or the ones from Lambopower/Italian Car Parts would be the way to go.

If you do not care about them being OEM and are just looking for the info, the CD version or the ones from Lambopower/Italian Car Parts would be the way to go.

 

If you have used either one can you please let me know how detailed are the ones from Lambo stuff or Italian car parts?

I suppose if having print copies of the original pages is perceived as uniquely significant, then they might be "valuable" to someone. I seriously doubt they would be worth that kind of coin, though ---- maybe more like $1,000??

 

CD copies are available from various sources for about $200. So, unless the factory, hard copies are collectible Lambo stuff ---- I would say the owner is deluding himself about their value.

 

Also, at $3,500-$5,000 they would be useless as practical service manuals, at least to me --- meaning that I would be afraid to actually use them for fear of staining / damaging something so expensive --- I would put them in an hermetically sealed package and tuck them away in safe storage somewhere Then, I'd go buy the CD copies anyway to have and to actually use