VIDA Question

Post by **rmmagow** » 15 Mar 2013, 13:37

I recently downloaded a VM Vida through a message at this site (I don't know how to do that "viewtopic" business). I got it running and it actually runs pretty OK on a 1 gig ancient Acer machine. Part numbers there, is that how the dealer determines the right part number to order meaning I can place my trust in the P/Ns that are pulled up and order the parts via that number? I am close to Tasca Volvo in RI and their site is easy to order from via part number. Big help too when looking for replacement parts that maybe non-volvo would be OK.

Post by **mercuric** » 15 Mar 2013, 13:53

Yup. Parts are what it's best for... The technical information is useful, but definitely angled at experienced techs, so a bit cursory for us folks that don't work on cars all day in a proper shop with all the special tools.

Post by **regent** » 15 Mar 2013, 16:24

A lot of the 'special tools' in it could be circumvented or substituted for with smart tricks, or they may become simply unnecessary if one can sacrifice a bit more time (of which we apparently have much more than we have money)

The procedures and specifications in VIDA are precious - like the tightening torques - and the functional descriptions or 'theory of operation' - make everything intuitive and pretty easy to follow, even for a shadetree Mech.

The DiCE interface is what I like most - with its testing and event analysing capabilities.