Suggest a good Code reader?

tim-4878 · 03-31-2008, 11:31 PM

Hello,
In the market for a code reader, can anyone suggest one?
I want one that reads codes and looks at live data.

Thanks,
Tim
99 SC2

**jonnyrocket92** · 04-01-2008, 01:16 AM

if you want a really good one that will do every ting poss. get one from snapon, you will pay big $$$ but it will give you all kinds of live feed, as well as stored date, and I beleave the ability to turn sensors on and off.

tim-4878 · 04-01-2008, 01:20 AM

Well i guess i should have listed my price range. Snap-on would be amazing, but i'm looking under 300 at least. Preferrably near the 150 mark.

RC1488 · 04-01-2008, 03:41 AM

I recently just got a reader. I found that there are 2 kinds of readers. 1 being hand held. The other being on the computer. I bought a bluetooth ELM327 OBDII reader for 90 bucks. Its just a reader that plugs into the car port and sends the data to your computer. By doing this i have MANYYYY choices of software to use depending on how much money I want to spend. Theres free software that just gives you DTC codes and lets you clear them or really expensive software that gives you a command window to tell OBD what you want done. I found this Program called OBDII 2007 that really nice for $89. It gives you many options and the best part....a free 7day FULL VERSION trial. Unlike others that give you Demo versions they give you the real thing. You get every feature for 7 days. Not bad i think