Hi

 

I am looking to buy an OBD device, but I don`t know which one. The best ones are very expensive, and I would like one that is not breaking the bank. I know the OBD-11 is a good one, but it is very costly, and it works only on some specific cars. I would like one to cover most of the cars.

 

Thank you

5 hours ago, decebal said:

I know the OBD-11 is a good one, but it is very costly, and it works only on some specific cars

So which do you want? Something like an OBD II or VCDS that works well on certain marques or a cheap generic reader that makes "close guesses" on everything?

I've got a cheap OBD device £15 years ago I think, that I use with the app Torque on my android phone which was £5 I think. It's good for looking at live data, but only gives a very broad guess at faults as @Paws4Thot said. 

 

I've since got the OBD11 and it's far superior. Just keep getting vag vehicles and you're fine! 

On 22/06/2023 at 06:13, Paws4Thot said:

So which do you want? Something like an OBD II or VCDS that works well on certain marques or a cheap generic reader that makes "close guesses" on everything?

I wanted something cheap but I decided not buy anymore because I am going to get another car as I suspect that the engine is going to pack up.

 

How much is for a VCD, as I am interested.

 

7 minutes ago, decebal said:

I wanted something cheap but I decided not buy anymore because I am going to get another car as I suspect that the engine is going to pack up.

 

How much is for a VCD, as I am interested.