Well, which one should i get... chilton, haynes, etc....

 

Helms.

 

Don't waste your money,if your going to do any serious auto work get the Helms like 8Mike9 said. Go to e-bay manuals, I got one for 36.00 incl. shipping,they'er about 3times that new.

 

Get the GM shop manual. There is nothing better.

 

HELMS! (Aka GM shop manual) http://www.helminc.com

Next, I prefer Haynes. It's great for basic work (like dropping the gas tank, removing the rear axle, rebuilding brake calipers, etc)- but the Helms is King for diagnostic work... especially for the section with all the charts for computer error codes, and the section with all the electrical diagrams. (And I do mean, "ALL" the diagrams!)

 

Ill get em both, where do i get the GM Manual

 

Helms sells the GM Manual. I bought mine from them. $90, but worth every penny.In my opinion, the illustrations alone are worth that.I put off buying one for ten years because of the price, but now that I have one, I don't know how I got along without it.Could have saved me a bunch of time and frustration if I had it earlier.
-Rich-

 

Don't the shop manuals have less pictures because they are ment for experienced mechanics who are used to all of the terms they use?? I have heard the best thing to do is buy the shop manual and suppliment it with the haynes manual just for the basic pictures.

 

Actually much better pictures and diagrams,mor detailed, in shop manual.

 

I have the Haynes and the Chiltons Manual. When I compare what those two manuals (collectively) provide and compare them to my GM Manual for my 83 Monte Carlo SS, I think the Haynes/Chilton's manual combination is better than the GM (different cars, of course).

One observation - the Haynes has more pictures and the Chilton's has more diagrams. That's why they compliment each other so well.