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Old May 7, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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after a setup any one had experience with this looks pretty comprehensive

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PANASONIC-TOUG...3A1%7C294%3A50
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Old May 8, 2009 | 06:41 AM
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Certainly looks a decent value kit if it works as well as the seller says.

Especially as it looks to come with just about all the cables you will need too
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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:22 AM
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Note that it is a "USED" Laptop, with suspect battery, but the cost seems fair even for all the leads.

I've got an ELM interface and that came with most of the software shown , but only the basic leads, was only £30 tho'

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i was going to get this but not from that seller i dont think im sure there was someone else selling this sort of kit for less than £400
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Baz - who and where please
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what he said^^^^ and so peoples views are this seems a good starter kit?
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looks like a laptop just loaded with load of software to me i would never choose something like that


go for a more dedicated machine, have a look at the snap on ones, not the solus there too dear but an older one

i use a mt2500 with a all makes cartridge, it also does eobd, seriosuly good bit of kit far better than laptop based ones, and a used one would be about the same money
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I've used a Very Simmilar laptop out in the pit .. C-ET mainly ... Pretty tough .. Even Survived a Deep-freeeeeze ..
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i have just got the ethos kit off snap on it seems good but i wish i had looked around a bit more first lol as i only wanted it to reset the fooking landys suspension . checky fooker wanted $500 for a reset after i fitted an ace pump so i bought my own kit
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Mate bought one of these, not sure if it's the same guy but looks very similar. Tough book was very used and didn't have a drive in it plus it was just pirate software you can easily get from torrents, infact I had most already and some are useless. The copy of Carsoft wasn't even correct and I had to install mine on it. It does come with the cables, but you can pick them up for peanuts anyway.
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Originally Posted by Graceland
Baz - who and where please
it was someone of ebay mate not sure what his user name was, you have to type diffrent things in to find it

i will see what i can do
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Eli - I've heard massive horror stories about people using carsoft to change options in the system on BMW's only to find that the carsoft program has destroyed the firmware in the instrument cluster thus rendering the car a write off

Cheers Baz - I'll have a looksie around too
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seriosuly look for an older snap on machione, loads and loads on ebay, dont want one with loads cartridges there older, you want an all makes cartridge, and can1b lead with a full set of keys, i keep meaning to sell mine and buy a solus, but finances are not excellent at the mo and i cant warrent the expence
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