[Tigercub]

I'm still looking for a owners/operators PAPER manual for my 2017 Lusso. I have a French version because mine was a Quebec car. Me no speak dat.
If anyone has one to sell?

 

[Tigercub]

Thanks for that CDPond, I never thought of searching for a 2018 manual. I might go that route. You are probably correct, there is little difference from 2017 to the 2018 owners Manual.

 

[Tigercub]

Go to Fiatusa.com site and you can order a print copy. USD40 for the bigger version. "Owner's Manual" or USd50 for the entire set of print documents you got with the car (User's Guide instead of Owner's Manual, plus other paper forms).

Thanks Taz, however, just like the techauthority.com site the 2017 Spider manual is "out of stock"

 

[Tigercub]

You are probably correct on that. However, I am a stickler for being fussy. I gotta think about it. I could always buy the correct 2017 manual with the cover etc on Ebay and try to sell my French version on Ebay....to ofset. I imagine Ebay might have a better chance of selling the French Manual than I would.

 

[Tigercub]

Maybe, certainly worth a shot. The challenge being that the French language market would be considerably smaller. But it won't cost you anything to list it on eBay, but when you sell it, I think you will need to pay eBay a commission fee that's a percentage of the sale price. That said, still a better location to list it than on Kijiji or FB Marketplace. Worst case scenario, you could check with a local printing services shop to see what they'd charge you to print and bind the .pdf version for you (likely more than the cost of purchasing it off eBay, but worth a shot if you happen to be near a Staples).

Yes, I might consider a print out owner's manual but only if an original was not available. It's about the total car original package for me. My Lusso came used with some funky wheels which I just hated. It made the car look like an older good looking women who wears a needless and over the top amount of makeup. ARRAH! I was very very lucky to find a fellow on this site who had a mint set of original wheels and shipped to me. Bliss!

Now, I see there is some supposed "Factory Service Manuals" on EBay. 2017 Fiat 124 Spider Shop Service Repair Manual CD Classica Lusso Abarth 1.4L | eBay
I don't know what might be in this CD service manual or how many pages etc. Has anyone here purchased one of these?

 

[Tigercub]

If you head over to the MOPAR Tech Authority site, you'll see it listed... but out of stock. I have the USB version of it. It's hard coded to work with Internet Explorer, which Microsoft has now given the kiss of death... so for longer term use, you'd need an old laptop or desktop that still runs with a version of IE on it. I anticipate that in the near future Microsoft will issue an OS update that purges IE from Win 10 builds. So if you do go that route, you'll want to air gap the device you plan on using to read the CD.

The contents aren't a .pdf, but rather interactive HTML... for all intents, a huge interlinked series of html pages. It's a handy thing to own if you intend on keeping the vehicle for the long haul, and I purchased both the service and electrical manuals such that I'd have something I could use with any shop doing work on the vehicle in the years to come. But it's not an operating manual. If you do decide to buy it, also consider getting the electrical system version of it as well.... it would be described as "Wiring Info".

Thanks for that info. The CD in my link is from 2017. and I have an old laptop with Explorer on it, do you think I could "print" pages from the CD in legible text?
BTW I bought one of the 2017 owner's manuals from Ebay should have it in early Jan

 

[Tigercub]

Well, I ordered an owner's original manual from an Ebay seller in the States and it arrived this week. Unfortunately, it had been wet at some previous point and now dry but "wrinkly" and looks pretty bad. I have shipped it back and the seller says he will replace it. The cost to recieve was over 120 US and now with my shipping cost back to him an additional 25 Canadian dollars.