MG Midget and Austin Healey Sprite Owner's Workshop Manual

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A must have - Rated
Haynes manuals are virtually must-have possessions for anyone with a car old enough to make strange sounds.

Anyone who already knows a thing or two about cars or mechanical engineering will have no problem following the descriptions, but for a complete beginner (such as myself) some of it might take some further research (via the net or asking someone), and I would have welcomed a few more photos of parts etc. It's still well worth the price though, providing not only descriptions on how to take apart and put back together again the pieces for all the models of midget, UK and US, and easy to follow wiring diagrams, but also sections on fault diagnosis and tips on maintenance.

Advantages and disadvantages... - Rated
The manual the other reviewer is obviously referring to is a reprint of the factory service and driver's manuals. (If that's not enough of a clue to identify it, you're out of luck...) Thus, it has all the original information. Definitely good to have.

HOWEVER, since it is the factory manual, it refers to all the dealership tools, most of which are unavailable, or are prohibitively expensive. This is where the Haynes manual shines. Since they base their manual on an actual disassembly and reassembly of the car, they can (and do) offer ways to do the job without the factory tools. I have them both, and refer to each frequently.

I don't understnd the problem with terminology. Both manuals use the same (British) terminology, and the Haynes has a "translation table". In any case, either one beats the equivalent Clymer or Chilton's.