thats a very good answer twazerk or should that be **** zer, the reason i and my cronies say as you put it,buy a haynes manual, is simply, that owning one will cover all the things that people who are often not that mechanically minded will need to know. try to explain how a headlight out on dozens of different motors,could be very long winded,and having a manual is the best way,but i doubt you would be able to work that one out,we have manuals at our garages of loads of vehicles to help our mechanics and apprentices out and they only cost a few pounds.
very sad of us i know.