Scanners

[qwk_snd]

Wanted to see what you guys/girls are using for bidirectional scanners that can monitor all cars/trucks. Tell me what you have, what it can/can't do, and whats it gonna cost. not looking to break 4-5 bills if possible.
Are there any good handheld's that can help me? Thanks for your input

I notice that you said "all cars/trucks" but for Chevy, Ford, and Dodge HP Tuners is a great option. The HP Tuners scanning package, if that's all you're wanting to do, is $349. OR, the best option, just buy the HP Tuners VCM Suite for $499 then you can scan, tune, and do anything and everything you want. http://www.hptuners.com/index.php

[blacstar]

I appreciate it, and i thought about them. Im buying this for my nephew. he's a mechanic at a body shop where they mostly work on toyota, honda, well pretty much anything under 100k. I wanted something for him to read/communicate powertrain, abs, body codes on most if not all late model vehicles. but i will def look into it, thanks

[qwk_snd]

I appreciate it, and i thought about them. Im buying this for my nephew. he's a mechanic at a body shop where they mostly work on toyota, honda, well pretty much anything under 100k. I wanted something for him to read/communicate powertrain, abs, body codes on most if not all late model vehicles. but i will def look into it, thanks

Yeah, HPT probably wouldn't do much good for that. lol

[Duct_tape123]

My neighbor, who's a professional shadetree mechanic, has a obd-II code reader from Sears and it works great on all makes and models. I think he said he paid around $350 for it.

[blacstar]

My neighbor, who's a professional shadetree mechanic, has a obd-II code reader from Sears and it works great on all makes and models. I think he said he paid around $350 for it.

I will check it, do you know the particular model?