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iruffell



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Cheap Alternative to ScanGuage
Just got one of these
Click image to enlarge for £11 delivered on eBay, it's bluetooth so you can leave it plugged in and couple it to the Android Torque App (free) I thought it was worth trying out.
It seems to work pretty well although the MPG figures are way out (App forum says it's a known fault and fixed in next version)
Post #70703 12th May 2011 4:25pm
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BigMike



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i use torque with an obd II bluetooth key. works very well. I have it on an archos 5 and have just put it on an HTC wildfire which is smaller and easier to deal with. does all the things a scangauge does and a bit more for much less money.
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Glynparry25



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I did think about one of these..... but then I would have had to pay £200+ on an android phone which I wouldn't use 80% of the features so stuck to a scangauge2.

You guys will have to post up some pictures of it all Smile

Glyn Dog Sheep
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dgardel



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Re: Cheap Alternative to ScanGuage
iruffell wrote:
Just got one of these
Click image to enlarge for £11 delivered on eBay, it's bluetooth so you can leave it plugged in and couple it to the Android Torque App (free) I thought it was worth trying out.
It seems to work pretty well although the MPG figures are way out (App forum says it's a known fault and fixed in next version)


Could yuo share the ebay link? Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition

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iruffell



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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bluetooth-ELM327-Fau...530wt_1010

I'll put some pictures up when I get a chance.
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dgardel



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iruffell wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bluetooth-ELM327-Fau...530wt_1010

I'll put some pictures up when I get a chance.


Thank you mate Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition

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RobKeay



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Does this work with an iPhone?
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BigMike



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no, only android
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RobKeay



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I have found one for iPhone app is £25 and Bluetooth unit is £49.
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BigMike



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Thought you meant Torque? which is android only. still, the cheap bluetooth obd key should work with any OS. which is it?
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RobKeay



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Found one called dash command! The app is about £24 but looks pretty powerful.
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caribcat



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I bought the ELM 327 and am looking for an iphone ap to work with it. Right now I can't get it to show up as a possible BT connection so suspect this might not work!
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mse



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Does it work with any car? Most interested for my wife's ford - but if it worked on my land rovers...bonus.

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I have found one for iPhone app is £25 and Bluetooth unit is £49.


Rob where was that from? Mike
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Eduardo



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I bought some weeks ago this one

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002PYBZJO

To be connected to my laptop via USB (I prefer this way because some comments said that the bluethoot tend to lost the signal).

Until now works quite well

Cheers Eduardo

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MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo"

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RobKeay



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The app was in the app store on the iPhone and the unit I found on eBay. Don't know if they work together tho.
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