[PLUG-TALK] Car Talk, Subaru, Bus reader

[Larry Brigman]

On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 8:46 PM, wes <plug at the-wes.com> wrote:
>> I wonder if there are better quality diagnostic tools than the hand held
>> thing they use at the auto parts stores.
>>
>
> there certainly are. the price goes up exponentially. the $500 ones will
> tell you what the code means, if it's been programmed to know that. The
> $5000 ones will tell you what part to replace, give you instructions on how
> to do it, and comes with yearly updates for new cars.
>
> (I was a mechanic once.)
>
> -wes
>

Sounds like a perfect open source hardware/software project.