[AT] Right to repair

[Steve W.]

James Peck wrote:
> 20 plus years ago I was offered a used  red Snap-On Automotive
> Diagnostic Tool for $800. New. It was selling for around $2000 then.
> My concern was paying for the regular software updates for it.

Sounds like a Brick aka MT2500. They are a good tool and they have 
cartridges up to 2008 or 2009. However if you want to do more testing up 
to 2013 something like a OTC EVO has far more coverage built in for the 
price. They are an older tool design but for a DIYer they are a great 
tool, that can do probably 90% of what the OEM tools do.

My current go to scan tool is a Launch Diagun IV It's the size of a cell 
phone, under $700.00, 2 years of free updates and 5 year warranty.
It does pretty much everything a factory tool can do and a lot more than 
my Snap-On Verus Pro does. It's biggest drawback is also it's size. You 
may need a magnifier to read it...  It doesn't do programming yet but it 
can do keys and security system work that others cannot.

But like all the others it has a few vehicles it doesn't play well with.


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Steve W.