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Originally Posted by Icecreamtruk

Its a tool like any other. A code reader is not any more magical or rare than a wrench. It takes longer to get a wheel of the car than it does to read a code, and as a bonus, you dont end up sweaty/dirty. Also, its not because the dealer tells you something that it means exactly that. They are a business like many others, some are good and will do a fine job, others are shit and just looking for ways of taking money from you. A code reader comes in handy because you can easily tell when the dealer is telling you bullshit about it (since they seem to assume that nobody other than a mechanic of some sort can read these codes...)

This. I have wrenches that are more expensive than my code reader. There's no reason not to have one these days.