I have a $60 Actron that just reads and/or clears codes. It has some kind of diagnostic, too, but I have no plans to use that. I don't need any more than reading and clearing so I don't screw something up.
It's so small I keep it in the truck along with the other tools and it can be used for most any other vehicle with an OBDII port.
When I bought it at Autozone, the teller suggested I charge $20 to eventually get my money back. A service place will charge $100 just to do this but their version is much more expensive, plus the price of repairs. Money saved for sure and I don't plan on charging any of my friends who use it. I used it for a friend who found out he had a bad oxygen sensor that he then replaced himself. Money saved for him, too.
I kick myself that I didn't buy one sooner!
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