Hi Mark,

The problem as I see it is the aftermarket tool manufacturers have missed the boat. In the case of Autodiagnos, which incidentally I still belive is the best aftermarket tool on the market at the moment, had a head start on all the others and were giving us features that no other dared to but at the expense of some basic functions that really should have been included. But alas with time they seem to have lost there way and the serious players who were their core supporters have had to re-invest in other equipment to fill the gaps left by Autodiagnos. Mainly OE or the likes of specialist gear like Autologic. They have now had to bow to falling sales and reduce their full kit price drastically. this coupled with lack of development means they will now struggle to give us the functions we need.

In my opinion they should have kept their eyes on the ball. Three years ago they were talking about giving us passthrough, Where is it? Two years ago they were talking about giving us ECU matching on all apps, Where is it?

They should have kept the price of the tool High set subs at a higher rate and concentrated on making the tool a very near dealer tool.

I would much rather have paid AD £600 pa for an excellent tool with lots of improvements than pay them and other companies £350 a yr for poor quality updates and functions.

But it is too late now as we have re-invested and will be reluctant to pay more to AD, which sadly means they may never be able to recoup enough to make any drastic improvements.

My thoughts and opinions I hope I am wrong

Mike