[budet76]

I did not buy a jeep scanner, but other brand this past spring for $800. Yes, it has paid for itself. Whether jeep specific, or generic which handles other car brands, a good scanner is worth it weight in gold. Expect 3 year life, and hope for more. Yes I recommend real dedicated hardware for scanners. I also have ANDROID apps for mobile use, and WINDOWS PC hosting BMW and FORD specific tools. I had hoped to reduce my scanning/code hardware and software, however it seems the more I learn, the more hardware and software I acquire for my fleet. Scanning and the use of a scope is indispensable and takes time to learn. Not a 1 day I know it all, doesn't happen.

 

[budet76]

After 3 years, some offer scanner vendors updates for money $$$. Also, after 3 years the newer items on the market are better and offer more features. What is important is "which" commands like "turn on fan, turn on fuel pump" are supported. Each vendor supports a subset of factory real shop scanners. I wish mine did more commands, but alas for$800 you only get some. Congratulations on post poster for getting a complete device.