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I am running a tire shop, but we also do some auto repairs. I hope to eventually do a lot of repairs, but right now we're only doing a few here and there.

 

My question is this- how do I get a scanner for my mechanic without spending thousands and thousands of dollars.

 

Our last mechanic had a $4000 scanner, and now we had to fire him for stealing money, so I am about to hire a new guy. I'm wondering how I can get this done without spending a ton of money. We are cash flow NEGATIVE right now, so I gotta get it done cheap.

 

I've seen stuff on the internet for $100, are these any good? What would you recommend?

 

thanks guys for the advice.

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I am running a tire shop, but we also do some auto repairs. I hope to eventually do a lot of repairs, but right now we're only doing a few here and there.

 

My question is this- how do I get a scanner for my mechanic without spending thousands and thousands of dollars.

 

Our last mechanic had a $4000 scanner, and now we had to fire him for stealing money, so I am about to hire a new guy. I'm wondering how I can get this done without spending a ton of money. We are cash flow NEGATIVE right now, so I gotta get it done cheap.

 

I've seen stuff on the internet for $100, are these any good? What would you recommend?

 

thanks guys for the advice.

first what are you looking to do depends on what you should purchase...how do you wake up tire pressure sensors if you replace them or rotate tires etc? A code reader may work but they are very limited in their ability.. I have a modis a verus both are costly and something new to the market call a Launch through Mac tools which set me back 3 grand a big saving over the snap-on stuff.

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first what are you looking to do depends on what you should purchase...how do you wake up tire pressure sensors if you replace them or rotate tires etc? A code reader may work but they are very limited in their ability.. I have a modis a verus both are costly and something new to the market call a Launch through Mac tools which set me back 3 grand a big saving over the snap-on stuff.

You should try watching craigslist, we just got a Launch x431 master kit for 250.00 updated to 2008 for 250.00.

anther option is the Autel Link, it's a high end code reader with live data for about 175.00 off the Matco truck.

 

Larry

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