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Lee Trinder
Member Since: 12 Aug 2018
Location: Henley in arden
Posts: 515
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Hi there, I have just received the car genie from the AA. Anybody else got one? Is it any good.
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14th May 2020 4:01 pm |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10562
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Is that the thing you pay a monthly subscription for a fault code reader ?
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14th May 2020 4:17 pm |
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Lee Trinder
Member Since: 12 Aug 2018
Location: Henley in arden
Posts: 515
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Yes Pete.
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14th May 2020 4:21 pm |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10562
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To me it didn’t stack up.
You seam to be renting a very cheap and generic fault code reader
Was how I saw it.
Can you use it yourself to read fault codes?
Or is it remote control only ?
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15th May 2020 2:34 pm |
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RogB
Member Since: 15 Jun 2018
Location: Mansfield
Posts: 1693
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not forgetting the AA can then track your speed, location, driving style etc etc etc.... may as well have an insurance black box fitted IMO 2011 D4 XS 305 MY12 - gone but not forgotten
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15th May 2020 2:58 pm |
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Lee Trinder
Member Since: 12 Aug 2018
Location: Henley in arden
Posts: 515
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I wasn’t really sure what to expect when it turned up. I don’t think I’ll keep it plugged in all the time, it tells me that the battery is fully charged (I new that already) and that I have no faults (not me obviously, I have loads!) I was wondering really if anybody has found it useful.
Cheers.
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15th May 2020 8:53 pm |
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gundogman
D3 Decade
Member Since: 18 Apr 2012
Location: Geordie - exiled in Manchester
Posts: 536
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For some unknown reason I was asked to be part of the trial run.
The AA assured me it would be a game changer.
Sadly, It wasn't as good as they promised. Original Owner.
Mods:
RRS modded grill- Narpy.
De tango'd lights- Beanie.
EGR's blanked -Flack
LED's allround.
282,000+ club (miles)
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16th May 2020 5:03 pm |
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pwheeldon
Member Since: 15 Jan 2020
Location: West Yorks
Posts: 1462
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I looked at this and as above, it looked to me like a simple odb that the aa can access,but you have to pay extra for it. If it was something like the iid for £5 a month I may have considered it. I am a member with the aa and think their service is spot on, but this seems a bit gimmicky to me. Discovery 4 GS 2009 Auto Stornoway Grey
Discovery 3 s 2005 Auto Bonatti Grey Gone
Discovery 3 SE 2005 Manual Zambezi Silver Gone
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16th May 2020 5:13 pm |
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Lee Trinder
Member Since: 12 Aug 2018
Location: Henley in arden
Posts: 515
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If a fault developed and it told me what it was, then that would be an advantage.
I went for it because it was cheaper as a new customer than an existing.
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16th May 2020 6:33 pm |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
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If its bogo std obd reader, it will only tell you engine codes and nowt else.
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16th May 2020 9:15 pm |
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aja4x4
Member Since: 14 Apr 2019
Location: Westbury
Posts: 2462
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The only times i have called the AA or RAC i have told them whats wrong and just to send a recovery truck but they still send a Tech to check it out and waste another couple of hours of my life.
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17th May 2020 9:30 am |
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L319
Member Since: 14 Dec 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 2081
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I also find the fact they will insist on sending a tech. first a nuisance , but I expect they have too many members of the public miss diagnosing. The only time the AA accepted my diagnosis was a call out for a Rover Group company Range Rover with a blown head gasket. Just sent the Relay truck to take it to the dealer which was only about 2 miles away.
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17th May 2020 10:04 am |
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