@automatic carcode reader (hardware) & car apps

[treegump]

Found this as I was searching for an app to better track my vehicles.

I'm wondering if anyone is willing to try it out: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UZ0OHIQ/?tag=jhuntlink-20

Fuelly.com recently bought another app called acar which can be used to track maintenance of your fleet of vehicles with graphs to show mileage, etc.

I was initially looking for an app that would map my drive and help provide better/easier information regarding my drives - whether scenic or traveling or work.

Currently trying out MyCarTracks and TripLog

 

[79jasper]

What's your main goal of the mapping?
I believe torque pro can do it. Way cheaper too. Just don't cheap out too much on the Bluetooth dongle.

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[treegump]

Well, the thought behind the mapping thru triplog, acar, mycartracks was to have a log of mpg, miles driven, tanks filled, etc. Not really sure if there's a usefulness behind it.

But the inquiry about the @automatic carcode reader hardware & software would be to read codes and clear them without having to go to a parts store or calling a buddy up. And whatever extras come with it, are bonuses.

 

[79jasper]

Oh, okay.
So basically a fuelly with it mapped.
I haven't really heard about that specific app.
Be interesting to see what you come up with. I'm not sure I've seen anything that does that.

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[treegump]

Fuelly.com recently bought another app called acar which can be used to track maintenance of your fleet of vehicles with graphs to show mileage, etc.

: I'm still trying to see what I can get out of that.

I've tried to remove any of the other apps for fear of draining the battery.

But I'm quite interested in the @automatic carcode reader and wondering if we can find any testimony on whether it works or not.

 

[treegump]

If I go with anything, it looks like this is the best from several sources: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006NZTZLQ/?tag=jhuntlink-20

But there appears to be quite a few others on there as well. The @automatic seems to be a generic, but maybe not...
-MOST Reviews: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005NLQAHS/?tag=jhuntlink-20 (but I only saw it on Amazon)
-http://www.amazon.com/BlueDriver-Bluetooth-Professional-iPhone%C2%AE-Android/dp/B00652G4TS/ref=pd_sim_263_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=13QXKFDZ22ZYE7Q683Y5&dpID=517WXhAAX9L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR155%2C160_
-http://www.amazon.com/BlueDriver-Bluetooth-Professional-iPhone%C2%AE-Android/dp/B00652G4TS/ref=pd_sim_263_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=13QXKFDZ22ZYE7Q683Y5&dpID=517WXhAAX9L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR155%2C160_#customerReviews
-http://www.amazon.com/Vgate-Bluetooth-Scanner-TORQUE-ANDROID/dp/B00AAOOQJC/ref=pd_sim_263_7?ie=UTF8&refRID=13QXKFDZ22ZYE7Q683Y5
-http://www.amazon.com/Foseal-Bluetooth-Diagnostic-Android-Windows/dp/B00T5G53ZM/ref=pd_sim_263_14?ie=UTF8&refRID=13QXKFDZ22ZYE7Q683Y5 (supposed viruses in software cd)

And then there's the age old quest of finding something that you can reprogram a gas motor: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YAEZB2E/?tag=jhuntlink-20