I finally paid for the 3 day access to the service, and downloaded the
130 MBytes of the service manual and the additional 86MB of techical
books, TSB, etc. etc available for the 2003 Legacy and Outback.
My .02:
Downloading is a pain. The files will not download correctly (I am
using Netscape 7.01) unless you open the files first and then save them
to the disk. If you download and save them directly to disk, without
opening, then, when trying to open some of them, you will get an error
message saying that the file may be corrupted, probably because it was
an attachement to something else.
If you download the files with the original file name, you will never
find any info when you need it. I sorted the files by using folders and
subfolders by topic, and within the topic, I used sequential numbers and
file names related to the subject.
Right from the moment you pay (for the 3 day access in my case) the site
will report only 2 days left. On the final day, the site shows you the
link to the access renewal page, even though you can still access the files.
I tried contacting Crestec Digital, the provider of the download
service, at the phone nr. included in their confirmation email and never
got an answer. On the other hand, an email sent to them was promptly
responded.
By the way, if someone needs a section of the manual, just ask for it
and i will gladly email the pdfs. Be specific as to what you want.
