Automotive Scan Tool

[mfewtrail]

So Walmart started selling a version of this as the Hypertough HT200 for $50. I picked one up and am very impressed. I also have a couple of generic scanners, generic Bluetooth scanners, Rosstech, iCarsoft and an Autel MD802.

I haven’t compared line by line but seems amazingly impressive for the price. Biggest con is the mobile software, it’s really clunky and I had to download the main app and a Mercedes specific app. And it takes a ton of space on my phone.

I have one of those as well. It's probably the best bargain for someone that needs it for a single make of vehicle and currently has no scan tool. An extra make is $20+ for a single year subscription, so it kinda makes sense to just purchase another HT200 for $50 if you're keeping a car for a few years. When I first got it, I was both impressed and disappointed. I was impressed by the level of information that was accessible with it, but disappointed with how slow and buggy it was. Surprisingly enough, autel updated the app a short time later and it made a massive difference. After the update, I was no longer getting a ton of freeze-ups and accessing everything was significantly faster.

 

[P0234]

Cool, glad you like yours as well. I haven’t verified but apparently the reviews state that you have access to the additional makes you buy but stop getting updates after a year? If so that is really a bargain. But yeah as you mentioned $50 for a new dongle isn’t bad either.

 

[p00p]

If all you're doin is resetting dtc and scanning, autel does a good job at it.
For me, I play around with refashing models and not one device does it all for the hobbyist on a budget.
I'm constantly trying to find the device that will rewrite GM BCMs for stuff like the 2004-2012 Colorado. No luck so far.