Date:         Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:45:44 -0900
Reply-To:     Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Use of VW Dealers computer
Comments: To: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net>
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Not only are the parts catalogs electronic these days, thay are often not at
the dealership at all.  At the Honda/Acura dealership I work in we use an
online catalog hosted by the manufacturer.  They do supply it in disc form
every month but we only use it as a back up.  We have not had printed
catalogs since 1997.

Mark in AK
Assistant Parts Manager
Continental Honda/Acura

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 3:56 PM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:

> As computers invade every corner of the world these microfiche readers will
> become less & less common.
>
> The local MB dealership no longer has one - everything's on the computer.
>
> Tom
> www.kegkits.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
> Charles Nighbor
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 6:12 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Use of VW Dealers computer
>
> Time to time when my VW Official Manual doesn't show what I need to see how
> it goes together I go the nearest VW Dealer and he gets out the right
> flinch
> to feed into the computer like reader. If it is the correct view of what I
> need he prints it for me.
> I have the print out of the fold down table. With that I was able to repair
> my table when in the closed position and couldn't be opened.
> Thanks
> Charles Nighbor Architect
> Walnut Creek, CA
> PS Thinking of selling my 91 Multi Van 126,000 miles
>