For years I have always wondered why Snap-on has ignored Suzuki, Land Rover, Volvo and others on scanner capabilities. Ok, I know, that there some plans....
And a lot of brands that Snap-on covers are really just Generic data with some Troubleshooter info. Subaru and Isuzu come to mind.
Yes, I admit it. I bought a Launch X431. I had to! Do I like it? Not really. The screen is monochrome and it's true it doesn't always communicate.
Did Launch help me fix some cars? Yup! I had to use the Launch! Otherwise, I would had to turn away that 1999 Volvo S-80 with multiple module issues. And as it turned out I made some good money on that job.
Since the economy has been bad we are not turning away any cars. We used to shudder when a Jaguar showed up, but we just fixed another one.
Every week, the other tools guys come in my shop touting the capabilities of Launch. To be honest, they have some good points. Launch is really taking off now. A lot of shops are buying that scanner, because it does a hell of a lot for the money!
Now I have noticed that there is "Help" for codes on Launch, similar to "Troubleshooter"
Are we gonna sit here and let Launch take away more of the scanner market? As some of you know, I am a loyal Snap-on user. I post a lot to help improve the tool, if it sounds like complaining, I just hope something comes out of it.
Bob
And a lot of brands that Snap-on covers are really just Generic data with some Troubleshooter info. Subaru and Isuzu come to mind.
Yes, I admit it. I bought a Launch X431. I had to! Do I like it? Not really. The screen is monochrome and it's true it doesn't always communicate.
Did Launch help me fix some cars? Yup! I had to use the Launch! Otherwise, I would had to turn away that 1999 Volvo S-80 with multiple module issues. And as it turned out I made some good money on that job.
Since the economy has been bad we are not turning away any cars. We used to shudder when a Jaguar showed up, but we just fixed another one.
Every week, the other tools guys come in my shop touting the capabilities of Launch. To be honest, they have some good points. Launch is really taking off now. A lot of shops are buying that scanner, because it does a hell of a lot for the money!
Now I have noticed that there is "Help" for codes on Launch, similar to "Troubleshooter"
Are we gonna sit here and let Launch take away more of the scanner market? As some of you know, I am a loyal Snap-on user. I post a lot to help improve the tool, if it sounds like complaining, I just hope something comes out of it.
Bob
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