[ale] OT: cool gadget

[Byron A Jeff]

On Sat, May 27, 2006 at 07:45:34AM -0400, Jim Philips wrote:
> A fellow geek at work turned me on to this. If you go to a mechanic to see why 
> your "check engine light" is on, they'll charge you a hundred bucks just to 
> plug it in and see what message the onboard computer is sending. Now, you can 
> plug in this gadget and read the messages yourself. You may or may not know 
> what a big deal this is. Some mechanics will lead you round and round for 
> weeks trying to find the reason for that little light. Check it out here:
> 
> http://www.actron.com/

Um, the Autozone will read your codes and give you a free printout.
There's no reason for the average Joe to have an ODB II scanner.

BAJ