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[captainarc]

We are currently using an old DOS based system that isn't doing everything we need it too. We have a small shop with 6 techs. Lokking at rey & rey, adp, etc. WOndering what works good for a VW store?

[robc]

Either of the majors will work good in a VW store. Normally for a small shop I would lean towards R&R because of the flexibility and slightly easier user interface compared to ADP. But with the whole R&R/UCS combination - they scare me for a small store.

You owe it to yourself to look at some of the other players out there (other than Arkona). I have a personal like for Procede (http://www.procedesoftware.com/default.asp) for smaller shops because it uses standard Microsoft products as their backbone. It is much easier to find a local person to support the system than the majors. The trade off obviously is that it does not have the robust reporting or controls that Big Two do.

[possum]

Check with your Parts Mgr., as the last I heard VW was aligned with ADP for all of their systems. Not to say R&R et al won't work, but I think VW has a preference in ADP.