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Old Aug 4, 2022 | 03:10 AM
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Worth a view .Its a lot better than my i carsoft which cost £125 . This is "only" £89 for the model 600. Covers SRS codes and looks like they have real people for backup.

 

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Old Aug 4, 2022 | 06:52 AM
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Has anyone here used the "Carly" scanner on their XK? It is recommended for the F-Type.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2022 | 12:37 AM
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Anybody buy one ? I am going to put my icarsoft i930 up for sale and buy one
 
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Old Aug 9, 2022 | 07:38 AM
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I ordered and received an iCarly. Haven't had a chance to use it yet.
 
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IClary ..never heard of it let us know
 
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These scanners are that much better than the Elm + the Torque app then?
 
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Old Aug 10, 2022 | 12:07 AM
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Well if you watch the video the information showing is far in excess of what I get on my i930
 
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Old Aug 10, 2022 | 01:42 AM
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I did watch most of it and I wasn't really blown away, not £100 blown away. Anyway I'm off to see the village garage where they will use their posh scanner and I'll see if it's better than my Elm + Torque. I suspect the real step up is a marque specific scanner plus software.
 
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I have a Launch x431, which I love to death. My mechanic bought one for himself after borrowing mine a few times. It can actually do things that his Snap-On system can't.

It's amazing. I was even able to program proximity keys for my Infiniti. It's a bit pricey (I think I paid about $800), and sometimes figuring out how to use some of the features can get weird. But you can do a lot with it.

 
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