Recent Content by Grumpy8811

yeah, 3 ways they can get over on you, and if you eliminate them providing financing or being able to take a trade, there is only one area that has any wiggle room in it for the dealer side to work their financial magic. :) the ability to walk out from a deal also works wonders on negotiating...

reality is diesel have been choked with emissions equipment since 2007.. aka 18 years of it now.

yeah, last 4 vehicles I purchased were with no trade in and pre arranged financing from the credit union.. and ask em if they can beat that.. you literally are writing them a check for the full amount when you do it that way.. so they lose their ability to do the paper shuffling hide some...

anymore, you can just internet shop these things and buy one 1000 miles from home if its worthwhile to you. pick exactly the truck you are looking for.. my current truck was purchased using Sams Clubs car buying process.. but I played a gamed their system by using Sams Clubs in different...

realistically, it is what Topzide said.. while its possible, its not very feasible or financially sensible..

yeah, they do.. I'm using a laptop to communicate here. but the fact remains the original post was asking about OBD 2 scanners. and there are different choices available for the end user. kind of like motor oil... some people think one is better than another.. and I know there is more than one...

new Caterpillar Zero Emission Haul Truck

I'm one of those people that do not see the point of a light duty pickup with a diesel engine, so the move to a HD version with the Cummins sounds like a good move to me.

if all you have to deal with is Mopar Stellantis stuff, as well as owning a smart phone or carry a laptop with you Alpha OBD makes perfect sense. realistically it is $50 on top of the cost of the other stuff.. desirability of one thing over the other also has to take the end user into account..

lets put it this way, maybe my butt is totally off base and now Mopar has become a European brand which will render it undriveable due to its overcomplication... I hope not. The beauty of these trucks was their crudeness and lack of sophistication. I'm one of those people who are willing to...

FWIW the turbo charger works off of the heat energy in the exhaust system. since the volumtric efficency of a turbo charged diesel engine is above 100% so the air filter makes pretty much zero difference to operations in the exhaust system. you can also point out that the more restrictive a...

that 120 dollar scanner I have reads all ABS, Transmission, Body and Engine stuff with the added benefit of working on all makes of vehicles.. but it cant do some dealer level functions.. but if a person needs full capabilities, that generic scanner isn't for them... but many of the people...

I dont have a smart phone... I do have a laptop... so I could use Alpha, but that device I posted clears codes, reads data on all engine, transmission and ABS systems on all vehicles domestic and foreign... and is quite compact... no it is not as sophisticated or have all the tools a...

except you also need a smart phone or some type of PC for those 2.. whereas these others are standalone devices and will operate across more than one brand of vehicle.. already run into the benefits and drawbacks of dedicated versus generic diagnostic tools...

what is your definition of "superior"?