I run a small repair shop.

[ealltech]

Hello everybody!! First time posting here and its because i really need help. I run a small repair shop. so I was wondering if there is some reasonable priced car diagnostic tools that would be able to bring my garage into the 21st Century?

Recently, I am paying attention to some online shops, I found that there are a wide variety of automotive diagnostic products online, but I dare not to buy.

I know an online shop is plusobd.com (It is not advertising), i don't know it is reliable or not.

Is anyone who have bought automotive diagnostic products online?

Please share some experience or skills.

Thanks.

[ATSAutomotive]

I think it depends more on what you work on.

[jerryandjims]

Years ago the old man I bought my first tire shop from had this trick. He put on a generic ball cap and skulked around other repair shops, asked questions, observed. He usually went to a shop near a mall and told the guys he was waiting for his wife to finish shopping. He learned a lot and schooled his crew on anything new he learned.

[juanpablo4219]

If you have the customers that drive those cars on your post let me congratulate you!

 

In this part of the country(Brownsville, TX) those are the paying customers but that type of customer is very demanding and also like to invest in their cars. keep in mind, they show them up and the vehicle gives them the looks and the personality.

 

In other words, these customers will pay for repairs in their cars, which makes worth while the investment in the diagnostic equipment.

 

Regards,

 

JP

[ATSAutomotive]

Didn't notice the website before, I would not be buying from that site. GM Tech 2 for less than $500, I think not. VW/Audi cables for $14.99, REALLY! What vehicles are you typically working on and what tests/functions are your techs asking for? There is no single scan tool that does it all but if you can tell us what you are needing I can make some suggestions.

[Mario]

What a gullible crowd we have.

[Mario]

Anyways if you go to the weblink posted it some knock off asian equipment from a site I would never enter a credit card number into. I put his shop name into google (LBHY auto shop) and it has more knock off diag equiptment. Look at the picture of the shop and the cars, would a REAL shop that is not a SPAM account have that clientiel and still be looking for scantool advise?

[Hands On]

Old post I know but I wanted to say Good point Mario. I do not know how many of you are in this habit, but when I start receiving advice from someone here I always Google their shop and read their Google and yelp reviews before decidiing on how to take the advice or how to respond.