Many Thanks for the reply Robert, much appreciated.
and yes there's a few other posts, hopefully getting slightly less clueless as we go on..
Thanks for the links.
Where I'd got to was chatting to this chap, seems friendly, helpful.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202983829677
I've got a Dec 1999 marea 1.6 and a Jan 2001 brava 1.2 so I was interested in a dual solution:
The brava has a 16 pin, I bought a handheld code reader for it but it wasn't fiat specific enough so it didn't tell me much. I'm hoping this software is more helpful.
After discussion the seller recommended the above ebay link used like this:
Marea is 3 pin to 16 adapter to blue 16 pin to usb.
Brava is elm 327 to usb.
You raised an issue with the ELM though...
(The emergency right now is the marea.)
I'm in Northampton but sadly the middle exhaust box has exploded so it can't go far.
The dilemma being whether to buy the exhaust (annoyingly with 15% off on ebay until tomorrow) when I don't know if I can fix this ABS issue first - MOT failure...
Obviously, it's not worth a new exhaust if it's terminal anyway.
Anyhow, back to the point.
I guess "my" sellers version for the marea only would be
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202960335425
The guy has spent some time with me today so I'd like to reward with a sale if it looks ok..???
*** That said would your links work for both cars? ***
I notice one of your sellers claims a genuine chipset, don't know if that matters or if the others just didn't claim it..
More answers, more questions.. Sorry.
Steve