Rave CDs

All,

On Friday, I talked to a guy at a LandRover dealer about the Rave CDs. He
said that they don't even have them and the LR doesn't sell/distribute them
(dealers receive their computers pre-loaded and are upgraded
automatically).

Does anybody know if they are available on-line, if this would be illegal,
etc? After all, they are just a bunch of pdf files (as far as I can see).
I would love to see that kind of facility, rather than randomly buying one
from ebay that might not even correspond to my vehicle.

Cheers.

Fred

On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 13:34:28 +0000, Fred Labrosse wrote:

> After all, they are just a bunch of pdf files (as far as I can
> see).

But require a password and/or correct version of Acrobat to read...

> I would love to see that kind of facility, rather than randomly
> buying one from ebay that might not even correspond to my vehicle.

You can always ask a seller a question... You are correct though that
there are several different versions available on eBay and one does
need to make sure.

Oh and don't expect to receive an "original" CD either. B-)

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On or around Sun, 20 Feb 2005 13:34:28 +0000, Fred Labrosse <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>All,
>
>On Friday, I talked to a guy at a LandRover dealer about the Rave CDs. He
>said that they don't even have them and the LR doesn't sell/distribute them
>(dealers receive their computers pre-loaded and are upgraded
>automatically).
>
>Does anybody know if they are available on-line, if this would be illegal,
>etc? After all, they are just a bunch of pdf files (as far as I can see).
>I would love to see that kind of facility, rather than randomly buying one
>from ebay that might not even correspond to my vehicle.


I've been of the opinion that the RAVE (why RAVE, btw? anyone know?) CDs
are all ripoffs. 's a pity they don't supply them officially, IMHO. You
can, I assume, get the paper manuals, but they're very expensive. I have
the "200" disco one here, 's a folder 2¼" thick, and at that it doesn't
cover everything. From what I can tell, the RAVE stuff is the same material
but in PDF format.

There again, I've not heard of anyone being "done" for supplying RAVE CDs,
nor for receiving stolen goods, which I suppose is technically the offence
that you (may) commit by buying 'em.

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Austin Shackles wrote:


>
> I've been of the opinion that the RAVE (why RAVE, btw? anyone know?) CDs
> are all ripoffs. 's a pity they don't supply them officially, IMHO. You
> can, I assume, get the paper manuals, but they're very expensive. I have

No, they don't provide them anymore (according to that guy I talked to).
They only do electronic version (from the TD5 engine, inclusive (?), at
least for the defender).

Fred

Austin Shackles wrote:
>
> I've been of the opinion that the RAVE (why RAVE, btw? anyone know?) CDs
> are all ripoffs.

RAVE IRRC = Rover Aftersales Viewing Environment.

There are numerous threads on the forums at www.mud-club.com
where you may well find you recieve a copy in the post if
you supply your details.

I wouldn't bother with ebay... BTW.

HTH

Mung.

On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:54:56 +0000, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On or around Sun, 20 Feb 2005 13:34:28 +0000, Fred Labrosse <[email protected]>
>enlightened us thusly:
>
>>All,
>>
>>On Friday, I talked to a guy at a LandRover dealer about the Rave CDs. He
>>said that they don't even have them and the LR doesn't sell/distribute them
>>(dealers receive their computers pre-loaded and are upgraded
>>automatically).
>>
>>Does anybody know if they are available on-line, if this would be illegal,
>>etc? After all, they are just a bunch of pdf files (as far as I can see).
>>I would love to see that kind of facility, rather than randomly buying one
>>from ebay that might not even correspond to my vehicle.
>
What vehicle do you have?
>
>I've been of the opinion that the RAVE (why RAVE, btw? anyone know?) CDs
>are all ripoffs. 's a pity they don't supply them officially, IMHO. You
>can, I assume, get the paper manuals, but they're very expensive. I have
>the "200" disco one here, 's a folder 2¼" thick, and at that it doesn't
>cover everything. From what I can tell, the RAVE stuff is the same material
>but in PDF format.
>
My RAVE cd is an absolute godsend. Worth every penny of the £5 I gave
for it. Fully searchable proper pdf. Owners manuals, Electrical
troublshooting manual, overhaul, service manual etc etc.

>There again, I've not heard of anyone being "done" for supplying RAVE CDs,
>nor for receiving stolen goods, which I suppose is technically the offence
>that you (may) commit by buying 'em.

I've been mildly slapped for selling Jeep and Honda cds on ebay, but
never heard of any convictions for dealing in that sort of
information.

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Colonel Tupperware wrote:


> What vehicle do you have?

Defender 110 SW County 2001 TD5.

Fred

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:59:06 +0000, Fred Labrosse <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Colonel Tupperware wrote:
>
>
>> What vehicle do you have?
>
>Defender 110 SW County 2001 TD5.
>
Not got one to match that. Sorry.

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