I'm a wee bit late to this particular party but can I just say to anyone thinking of buying into
Multiecuscan to not forget Gendan? Here's their lead set :
https://www.gendan.co.uk/product_FESCBL.html Pretty good price although you'll still need the interface. The big thing with them though is the backup which seems to be accessible indefinitely.
Bought VCDS (VAG-COM when I bought it) for "talking" to my VAG vehicles and it connects with just one interface. So I got used to simply plugging in and doing a whole vehicle scan before starting work on servicing etc and it scans all available modules in one go. I like doing this because it gives me a "known" staring point but also because if a fault code gets posted when I rescan on completion I can be fairly sure it's been something I've been "fiddling" with which has set it.
So when I started considering
MES for my Fiats I was a little put off by the multiplicity of leads required to do a whole vehicle scan. However then I discovered the multiplexed interface and, although quite expensive, decided to go with it. My pocket is a little lighter but I love the versatility of it and the fact i can quickly access anything that
MES is capable of looking at.
I bought the VCDS from Ilexa down in Truro but he doesn't do the
MES so I had to look for another source and saw a lot of good reports about Gendan. I must have rung them at least half a dozen times with "silly" questions and was always met with informative and enthusiastic responses. In the end I bought from them and then had problems getting the interface to "speak" to the
MES program in my laptop. Lots of help from both forum members and Grant at Gendan soon had me firing on all cylinders though.
I like hard wired connections for security of the link and speed - Here are my two interfaces
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The VCDS is quite old now and I suspect I might benefit from a newer version but I'm concerned about all this manufacturer security gateway nonsense that's on the go just now so I'm putting off any expensive updating until i see how it's all going to pan out for "driveway grease monkeys" like us.
Baglady (sorry for the poor memory, I think it's Chris? but maybe I'm wrong) How are you getting on with the
MES? Have you been doing much with it, and if so what?