Re: Do people want a hard copy of the owners' manual for their car?

[voxwoman <voxwoman -at- gmail -dot- com>]

That's assuming that (a) you have your laptop with you (and it's net capable
on the cell network, and you have a plan that gives you access to that), (b)
you are in an area with unsecured WiFi (if your laptop is "simply" wireless
and not g3 networked) or that has cell service, (c) your laptop is charged,
and (d) the company's web site is operations and the document is there.

A book requires no extra equipment (unless you need reading glasses) or
power. I figure if the auto companies attempt this, it will stop 5 seconds
after the first lawsuit from some stranded person who is not net savvy.

-Wendy

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net> wrote:

> Oh, man. Something is wrong with my car, and I'm probably in a rush, and
> I'm trying to find out if I can fix it . . . the LAST thing I would want to
> have to do is fire up the laptop to locate some online document somewhere.
>
> Give me a beat-up manual in the glove box any day.
>
> --Nancy
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