Best bang for your buck scan tool in the $700-$1,000 range

[wheelman]

I've heard good things about various autels I've also seen some ancels on Amazon. Not familiar with those at all but the pricing looks nice. What would be a good scan tool that covers all the common makes such as GM fca Ford vw Toyota Honda Hyundai etc. Things like bidirectional controls are important.

 

[2EHA]

if you can only pick one take thinktool/topdon they have aggressive promotion

launch and its clones are the most versatile and the hardware isn’t from 2011

 

[joegreen]

Saw scannerdanner was given a topdon to try. Looks promising

 

[FowVay]

The Thinktool Pros was on sale this past weekend for $935. I had it in my cart but didn't buy. It's back to $1165 this morning. I hope it goes back on sale for black friday or some other promotion. I think that was the deal for such a capable tool.

 

[zfasts03]

thinking Launch or Autel myself.

 

[atikovi]

I've had this one for a few years now and like it just fine. Just wish it had a storage place for the wireless OBD2 connector.

https://www.amazon.com/Autel-Maxisys-MS906BT-Connection-Diagnostics/dp/B01B1P8JQ4/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?gclid=CjwKCAjw7p6aBhBiEiwA83fGug3SwztzWQFrAfWZouOiHD-DR2Q86pANs_i9BmrQ4ifm81GbZrlY7hoC9h0QAvD_BwE&hvadid=243361884424&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9007783&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=6735906810859821750&hvtargid=kwd-408764739830&hydadcr=7479_9586274&keywords=autel+906bt&qid=1665668936&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjgxIiwicXNhIjoiMy4zMyIsInFzcCI6IjMuMTEifQ%3D%3D&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFDUE9XVzlRNlhPWVEmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAxMDM4NDEyR0dZMjVTMEFPWUk5JmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA3MDU5ODlNQ1BZSkhIQVNOTVEmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

 

[dubber09]

XTool D8 or D9? D7 is about same as D8 with new firmware as of 2-3 months ago.

 

[dubber09]

 

[The Critic]

Not a Thinktool...

 

[wheelman]

Not a Thinktool...

Why?

 

[The Critic]

Why?

I am not in a position to publicly discuss.

 

[nthach]

launch and its clones are the most versatile and the hardware isn’t from 2011

all the Chinese scanners(Autel/Launch) use somewhat modern SoCs from Mediatek or Samsung(similar to an Amazon Fire TV/Echo Show, Galaxy Tab S series or a mid-range Android or non-Qualcomm Galaxy S phone) but are still stuck on Android ICS(5)/Jellybean(6)/KitKat(7)/Marshmallow(8) for some reason instead of the latest 10/11/12 builds. It might not matter but some are security-minded.

 

[wtd]

The Thinktool Pros was on sale this past weekend for $935. I had it in my cart but didn't buy. It's back to $1165 this morning. I hope it goes back on sale for black friday or some other promotion. I think that was the deal for such a capable tool.

I've had this scanner for about a year and it's been a good tool so far.

 

[wtd]

I am not in a position to publicly discuss.

What do you think of the Topdon equivalents? They are both Launch based software.

 

[wtd]

The Thinktool Pros was on sale this past weekend for $935. I had it in my cart but didn't buy. It's back to $1165 this morning. I hope it goes back on sale for black friday or some other promotion. I think that was the deal for such a capable tool.

It's on sale on Thinktool's site for $899. https://thinkcarus.com/collections/...hicle-diagnostic-tool-thinkcar-thinktool-pros

 

[ms21043]

I have the Topdon Phoenix Lite 2. Have had it for less than a month so I haven't used it much yet. But, from what I see so far, it looks promising. From the few reviews out there so far, not a bad one yet. They're going for about $740 now and include 2 years of free updates.

 

[zfasts03]

Will the D7 allow to turn off Active Fuel Management on a `16 Suburban?

How about customizing `18 Toyota 4Runner setting for door locks, beeps and all that kinda stuff?

 

[dubber09]

Will the D7 allow to turn off Active Fuel Management on a `16 Suburban?

How about customizing `18 Toyota 4Runner setting for door locks, beeps and all that kinda stuff?

Try asking on amazon since the people who bought the D7 may have vehicles in question.
I haven't bought one yet, missed the sale.

 

[nthach]

Will the D7 allow to turn off Active Fuel Management on a `16 Suburban?

How about customizing `18 Toyota 4Runner setting for door locks, beeps and all that kinda stuff?

Can’t speak for the first use case or for the D7. My ThinkDiag2 works with C-BEST on a 2019 Lexus RX just fine.

 

[Trav]

I am not in a position to publicly discuss.

Why not, its not like you are the competition for them. You are telling people not to buy one with no explanation, that is not right.
I have not seen any bad reviews on the Pros or S20