Planet 2000

[Banditboy]

Thinking about buying planet 2000..
Is it easy to use? Can anyone recommend a good seller?

[IanL]

I bought mine on EBay. Search on "Lexia 3". The real McCoy costs a bomb, but the Far East copies are ok. You pay more if it says "full chip" - I think that is important on later cars, but don't quote me.

You need to run it under a 32-bit Windows OS, preferably XP SP3. If you have a 64-bit laptop, install a free VMWare Player and then install XP in that (you will need the key).

[Capncol]

Thinking about buying planet 2000..
Is it easy to use? Can anyone recommend a good seller?

Most things are fairly straightforward with any sort of diagnostics, unfortunately there is also an element of knowing how to interpret the results.
For instance, a mate of mine was having trouble with his daughters car yesterday and rang me for advice. He had code read it, and deduced the throttle pedal was faulty.
I said the symptoms you have are unlikely to be the pedal and told him how to test it. He decided to replace the electronic pedal anyway without testing.
£120 later he calls me because it is still doing the same thing so I went over to take a look with him. Fault was actually a blocked Catalyst which didn't throw up any codes.

[Banditboy]

I bought mine on EBay. Search on "Lexia 3". The real McCoy costs a bomb, but the Far East copies are ok. You pay more if it says "full chip" - I think that is important on later cars, but don't quote me.

You need to run it under a 32-bit Windows OS, preferably XP SP3. If you have a 64-bit laptop, install a free VMWare Player and then install XP in that (you will need the key).

Thx,
So the cheaper one at around £43.00 will be more than adequate for an 05 plate?

[IanL]

It seems to be for my 05. I paid about £50. If you don't want to wait a long time for it, it may be an idea to choose a supplier who dispatches from the UK. It's also easier to return if there's a problem.

[Banditboy]

Thx for the help, will order later.