How would you pay for an authorized paper book set of the factory service manual for your jeep?

I'm thinking of picking a set up just to have them.

 

I got the PDF version of mine from Pacific Coast Manuals for $15. I suppose if I ever wanted a hard copy I could take it to work and print it out, but it's nearly 1900 pages!! Maybe if I could find a 3 ring binder that was about 10" thick and an industrial grade 3-hole punch...

Hell, at the very least it would come in handy for chocking the wheels on my trailer or making a good base for the jack. Stopping bullets. A winch anchor...

 

Pillage around on eBay and club boards. You might also want to check with Bishko Automotive Literature - they do reprints of various vehicles (scored a manual for our 1978 Dodge M500 from them for $30.)

I've got a good collection of hardcopy FSMs, running from 1963 forward, and I think the most I've paid for any one of them was about $40.

 

The actual FSM costs about $100 (new), I found the 4 diagnostic manuals on eBay for like $40 for the set (used).

 

Yea I can't find that used price for the set (4). I prefer the actual FSM.

 

If you're lucky you can find them at used book stores. (real lucky) I've seen some people on here scan them for others as well

 

You can also stop by your local Jeep dealers and ask to talk to the mechanics. Apparently sometimes they sell them because when I called to price one, the parts manager asked the mechanics there if they had one to sell but they had already been sold.