As my cars are getting up there in miles and age, I anticipate more things starting to go wrong on them. I had a recent issue with the brakes on one of them, but without taking it to a mechanic, couldn't do any diagnostics or activate the ABS with just a basic one. Had to resort to back road driving and slamming on the brakes to activate.
I'm willing to spend $300-400 for a decent scanner, but am looking for one with some functionality; not one just to read a CEL. I know that with that price range, it's not going to do everything, but I do want to be able to try some diagnostics and not just throw parts at the problem. Some seem to include access to factory type, step-by-step repair databases and others don't.
Any recommendations for decent scanners with good support in that price range?
I'm willing to spend $300-400 for a decent scanner, but am looking for one with some functionality; not one just to read a CEL. I know that with that price range, it's not going to do everything, but I do want to be able to try some diagnostics and not just throw parts at the problem. Some seem to include access to factory type, step-by-step repair databases and others don't.
Any recommendations for decent scanners with good support in that price range?