[Shop-talk] Inexpensive OBD-II Scanner

[David Scheidt]

> On Feb 3, 2024, at 17:57, Moose <eric at megageek.com> wrote:
> 
> Not to hi-jack a thread, but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for an excellent scanner up to $500?
> 
> I have a few of the model specific ones, but I was wondering if there is something much better.

There are a bunch of pretty nice scanners in that range, from launch, thinktools, and topdon. (And no doubt others. )  it’s very hard to keep track of what is what, because the models change all the time, and what the best deal is varies. I’ve used scanners from the three companies mentioned, they all did the things I wanted.  I own a topdon (I don’t know the exact model, I could figure it out, but I am sure it is discontinued.) because it was on sale when I bought one.  Watch out for the length of support and updates included, you will see the same tool with different included support options, at different prices. 

Figure out what you need, and for what makes, and shop based on that.  Bidirectional tests are pretty much table stakes for most real diagnostic testing, and depending on what you work on, module programming may be required. Or not.   

Also: this is not a buy for life tool. Whatever you buy will be obsolete in a couple years.  

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