I thought I saw a thread about the best shop manual.....can someone post a link or just tell me where to get it?

Thanks!

 

not sure from which thread you are talking about but from what I've glipsed it was said that chilton is a rehash of the helms manual, but with outdated material. haynes is better than chilton's because it's based off of a complete tear down and rebuild of the vehicle. Helms is the best. Having read all of that advice myself I still am hesitant to get the helms manual for my 01 accord v6. the repair manual for me is $70 plus I have to spend $40 for the V6 supplement because that's my engine. thata a total of $110, which is nothing to laugh about.
I just need to know basic stuff so hopefully I will just see if I can get away with buying just the Haynes manual which is $20.

just so you know my user manual that came with my used car said it was published by Helms Inc. I'm not quite sure what that means, whether Helms is a publisher for Honda, or what I am not sure

to get Helms just type in helms in google, the website is the one that points to Helms Inc

 

Helm inc. (without the "S")
www.helminc.com

They publish the 'official' factory shop manual for Honda, Ford, & a few others.