Less Expensive: amzn.to/46HuKwm More Expensive: amzn.to/44DL1Ap Which car scanner tool should you buy? Should you go for a less expensive unit or a big expensive bi-directional scanner?
Call me boujee man but i got the matco maxlite lol its so raw....my buddy has a c class and i set shift points with it, i can set idle, fuel air, anything....luve data recording. And it has every software u can imagine in it already... Bugatti Ferrari rolls.....not that ill be working on em here in Wichita 🤣 but i can!! 🤣 awesome ti see your growth bro this is dope
Yea man, yours is on another level lol. I just need to reset oil life and check window motors and stuff. One day I'll be there at your level!! And thanks man!!
I got the Xtool A30M it wipes the floor with the TopScan dongle. The Xtool was $180 dollars on sale normally $200. It has way more special functions is bidirectional and lifetime free updates. I just love the thing. Looks very hot at your house bud sorry man.
Unfortunately for the people who got there first , eventually technically catches up. Scanners were 5-10 grand & manufacturer specific when i used to work at the dealership 10 years ago
Hey. Thanks for the vid. Can the smaller one trigger transmission shift soilenoids? Please lmk, I’ve been searching for a good, inexpensive one with that capability for 2 days now. Thanks agan
I don't believe OBD1 actually works on it, I believe those are for the OBD2 early vehicles that were still using the OBD1 connector. Might be worth verifying that but want to save somebody from buying the whole tool just for OBD1 functions.
Phoenix Plus programs key fobs. Just comes with it. You have updates for 2 years. After that - another year of update is $545. The Phoenix will fully function without updates - it just doesn't keep up with the newly released vehicles etc. The statement on a lot of these devices includes TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System.) I don't know if some of the even more expensive units will actually do TPMS - but this is a word game. TWO types of TPMS. DIRECT and INDIRECT. These types only do INDIRECT. Indirect is where each wheel speed sensor is used to estimate the pressure in the tire. The Phoenix plus will manage that. (Phoenix plus does a LOT) However, these won't do the DIRECT type. The Direct is where you have a tire pressure device built into the schrader valve - and it sends a signal up to the computer. It is an Exact pressure. Indirect is using the rotational speed of the tire and comparing it to the other tires - to decide if a tire is low. Stupid & smart all at the same time. Direct (imo) is the way to go and the way a bunch of cars are... You have to have a separate TPMS device for that. Just a heads up. I've been reading about these; and planning on shortly purchasing a Phoenix Plus. Don't like the $545 update fee a couple years later - but I'm not a shop or a dealership. And the device is not bricked - it just no longer receives updates on various codes and model years. I believe the Phoenix Lite will also program key fobs etc.
@@beardedreviews that's what I thought but it said it takes away functionality after a year unless you pay. All these positive reviews will die when people have to pay to keep the features a year from now. I read the fine print. It's garbage unless you work on cars all day.
Most of the better Bluetooth dongles are an annual subscription. Carly is $99 and is slow and missing most functions you need. You can always use the light version for free, then if you need to go deeper you can buy a year fee for the bidirectional or then upgrade to the pro.
Is it a hundred bucks for everything? (Including every single car and all functions) I saw that thinkdiag is like 20 bucks for every function and another fee for more cars
@@miguelarmenta5703 i don't know i don't own one but i read the fine print before pushing pay. you have 2 tier sub's 50 will get you some features, enough if you are not a pro and you are just a casual or weekend warrior 100 will get you more features but not enough to run a shop since it seem limited to the amount of cars and functions. you can't program modules with this. that being say, is a slight step above an autozone code reader but not high enough for a snap on tablet seems to be. but for the price i guess is ok since those snap on's can cost an arm. i am not sure if you can program keys with this, i was reading and reading and i couldn't find anything being clear about that function so again. if you can't program modules and you have to pay a hundred each year is not worth it for me
First year is free. I bought one because it was the cheapest way to power bleed abs system after replacing pump. Every other scanner was over $100, and I wasn’t certain if they are trash.
@deadlata9767 Yes first year is free because you paid the $50 to buy it. But after the first year you have to pay $50/year or it's a brick. Better to get xtool a30m. Its a similar tool and I've seen it as low as $130 but has free lifetime updates.
Sweating is what people do when they actually DO SOMETHING . You probably get cramps in your fingers from typing, like the cramping I’m having in my thumb trying to type this response.
