Audi and Bentley manuals

[cobram@Channel1.Com (Cobram)]

 -=> Quoting Dupree, Jim <=-

 DJ> Audi and VW also have a CD ROM version of these manuals including the
 DJ> TSB's but it is a subscription program for dealerships only and there
 DJ> is a $5000.00 core charge for CD's that are not returned. 

     Kind of like what Mitsubishi does.  When I was exporting
     parts, the most time consuming PITA was getting quotes
     for Dealer Only Parts.  I became friends with the
     local ihsibustiM counter man, and he let me borrow
     the CD rom, I had it duplicated by a friend who
     had a CDrom duplicating machine. (NOT a cheap PC type,
     but a $10K unit at the time.) They had/have a similar
     core charge, and even fine the dealer if there isn't
     a large scratch through the CD when they returned it.

     Audi will probably do a similar thing, I'm willing to
     bet that they'll have some encryption scheme similar
     to what Alldate does with it's Professional versions.
     (These used to cost something like U$5k a year.) If
     they do, the CD's will pretty much be useless unless
     someone comes up with a crack or a physical decryption
     card for the PC.

     If not, anyone who needs a manual to work on newer
     Audi's will just have to bend over and say AUUUUDIII
     just like we do for everthing else we're forced to
     buy from our friendly authorized Audi dealer.
     
     BCNU

     
     

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