I did not have enough chance to really try it out in any sense, I guess I can try it on my truck and compare it to Forscan (though I know that TOAD cannot do all Forscan does for Fords.) It looks to actually be the same program as the OBD-Wiz that came with my adapter but TOAD is fully functional and the SW that came with the adapter is hobbled. I found that the TOAD software was on sale, and had OK reviews so for $77 I bought it yesterday. What I was after was a better/decent OBD2 software than came with the USB adapter I got about 4 years or so ago. Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. But, if I'm going to spend $150 on SW is a cheap scan tool a better choice? I do like the USB adapter though as I can hook it up to my Surface and record data whilst driving is needed, etc. I have also been internet searching in general and found that there are some cheap/crap choices and some more expensive choices. This has got me wondering about better software, which is what I was trying to search the forum for. Of course Forscan is useless but the really sad 'OBDWiz' software that came with the adapter was good enough to read the codes and see what the issue was and teach her she needs to use hi-test gas. My daughter just bought a used Mini, promptly filled up with 87 octane and got a CEL. I know it is not a fully featured bidirectional solution but for a shadetree mechanic it does the job.

I have a decent ELM327 type OBD2 to USB adapter which works great with Forscan on my Ford truck. I have spent several minutes searching the forum but have not hit upon the correct search terms to find what I am looking for, so I'm sure I'm repeating an often asked question.

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