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Offline king monkey

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Is this too good to be true?
« on: 29 September 2019, 17:24 »
So then. You lot are far more knowledgeable than me. What is this? Is it too good to be true???

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Offline martin998877

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Re: Is this too good to be true?
« Reply #1 on: 29 September 2019, 17:29 »
it looks good but I'm not an expert on these.  There are loads on Amazon, where was this?
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Re: Is this too good to be true?
« Reply #2 on: 29 September 2019, 17:39 »
Aldi. That’s what took me by surprise.
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Re: Is this too good to be true?
« Reply #3 on: 29 September 2019, 21:13 »
These units do exactly what they say, you can read and clear fault codes. There is no ability to re program or change coding so depending on what you want to do it will work perfectly for diagnostics.
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Re: Is this too good to be true?
« Reply #4 on: 30 September 2019, 05:41 »
If you can put up with the verbal dribble, this might help you make a choice..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B07sI-wYrQ
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Re: Is this too good to be true?
« Reply #5 on: 30 September 2019, 08:02 »
I saw that yesterday too!

Not available until next Sunday though.
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Re: Is this too good to be true?
« Reply #6 on: 01 October 2019, 21:03 »
Quote from: bgbazz on 30 September 2019, 05:41
If you can put up with the verbal dribble, this might help you make a choice..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B07sI-wYrQ

Just managed to watch the video. Thanks. Think I’ll give it a miss based on that.
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Re: Is this too good to be true?
« Reply #7 on: 02 October 2019, 05:06 »
Quote from: king monkey on 01 October 2019, 21:03
Quote from: bgbazz on 30 September 2019, 05:41
If you can put up with the verbal dribble, this might help you make a choice..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B07sI-wYrQ

Just managed to watch the video. Thanks. Think I’ll give it a miss based on that.

A while back, a well meaning family member gave me a similar gadget, made by Autel and it is just about as useless.
If you wanted a decent one, maybe you could try Ross-tech and see what they have to offer.
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Re: Is this too good to be true?
« Reply #8 on: 02 October 2019, 06:25 »
Quote from: bgbazz on 02 October 2019, 05:06
Quote from: king monkey on 01 October 2019, 21:03
Quote from: bgbazz on 30 September 2019, 05:41
If you can put up with the verbal dribble, this might help you make a choice..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B07sI-wYrQ

Just managed to watch the video. Thanks. Think I’ll give it a miss based on that.

A while back, a well meaning family member gave me a similar gadget, made by Autel and it is just about as useless.
If you wanted a decent one, maybe you could try Ross-tech and see what they have to offer.
bit of a difference between a generic code reader and a full Vcds kit. OBD11 is worth a look and cheaper than vcds for a home user.
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Re: Is this too good to be true?
« Reply #9 on: 02 October 2019, 11:26 »
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