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Originally Posted by YamahaR86
Places with good public transportation like NY I'd imagine. If I live there in the city I wouldn't own a vehicle  I also did 6 years of motorcycle only.
I typically tell people to go to autoparts store to get their battery checked/codes but on the rare occasion the car can't be moved that's when the OBD2 reader you own is more convenient. Also like my case the other day when I was driving my CEL came on. Immediately pulled over, took the OBD2 out of my glove box and read it. |
A reader is a great tool if you have the skills and resources to actually fix the issue it identifies.
It is an OK tool if you just want to know what the issue is before you take it to somebody else to fix.
It is a worthless tool if you do not understand what the issue is or what to do even after pulling the code.
For 99.9999% of the driving public owning a reader is a complete waste of time and money.