Which code reader to buy?

[hell pie]

I just got the latest Atlantic British catalog today. They are selling their own code reader. It looks like it can do programming as well. Price was pretty steep, close to $2k. It's more of a square shaped device, unlike the rectangular Faultmate, but the text in the display makes me think it is a rebadged Faultmate.

 

[jesus_man]

I have a little more experience with AE and I can say that it only does General Drivetrain stuff, unless there are different packages you can buy... I could not get a code for a suspension fault.

J.D.

 

[Roughtx]

I bought this one for my father's disco and it works well. Does not do all the fancy stuff you are talking about. I am pretty sure it works on a LR3, but you would have to check:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000KID31K

 

[YoungstownLR3]

I recently bought an app for my iPad that was 100$. 50 for the program and 50 for the ipad to obd II cord. Worked great with my Jetta, thankfully havn't had to use it yet on the LR3. It's called Dash Command. It also monitors other engine functions as well as diagnostics.

 

[hell pie]

Here is the link for the new Atlantic British code reader:

http://www.RoverParts.com/Parts/3000LR.cfm

I'm very curious how it compares to the Faultmate MSV2.

 

[thorgal]

For starters , Faultmate is cheaper?

 

[hell pie]

Yes, the Faultmate is more than $500 cheaper; I purchased an MSV2 a few months ago. The Atlantic British one looks like a rebadged Faultmate to me, which makes me wonder why the big markup in price. One seeming difference is that the AB reader is for multi-vehicle use, whereas the BBS is single or multi-vehicle depending on price, the multi-vehicle license being more expensive.

 

[Trynian]

Something doesn't look right to me so it is hard to say. There is an * next to programming that says system coverage varies by make. The coverage tab does not give specifics to any programming abilities. I am in doubt that one could do the things really needed that FM can do for less.

 

[kodiakdragon]

AutoEnginuity

Sorry to bring back an old thread, but it appears that AutoEnginuity now offers an enhanced option that allows some resetting of codes. Substantially less expensive than a Faultmate. Has anyone used this?

 

[Landroverja]

Buy the launch

We use the launch scan tool. It does pretty much everything on my truck and it's not only for land rover so it has a lot of other uses