ron, they stopped doing that with this version of etka :)
this version has all the part numbers.
and if it doesn't have a part number, there are updates that have all of them.
sudhir

On 1/8/07, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote:
>  > So, what does 7 offer that 6 can't? Is a simple matter
> >  of an update to part numbers that are NLA?
>
>
> When it comes to a Vanagon, yes. A newer version will no longer list the
> part numbers of discontinued parts. On the other hand it will include
> superseded parts, giving the most recent part number of any given part. If
> you have a newer VW, where parts are still being superseded regularly, it
> may be very useful to have the lastest version. However, on a Vanagon few
> parts are still being updated/superseded, and many are being discontinued.
> Therefore a newer version may be actually less informative than an older
> one, as the only significant difference is that it will no longer show the
> part numbers of factory-deleted parts (some of which may still be available
> aftermarket or N.O.S.).
>
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