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Perusing CL last night for Saab related stuff, like I do about twice a week, I came across a listing for a Tech 2. Now I've been contemplating purchasing a Tech 2 clone for a while now but haven't pulled the trigger. Back to the ad. It said Tech 2, barely used, in excellent condition - $75. Hmmmmmmmm????
The pics showed a Tech 2 , two adapters (one being OBDII), a power cable with clips to hook up to car battery, a CANDI module, the main Tech 2 cable, and what looked to be an original GM Tech 2 case. I emailed the guy immediately seeing that it had just been posted about 1 hour ago. He got right back to me and told me a few things that led me to believe this was a legitimate deal. I asked him if the memory module was in the unit and he said not that he was aware. I also asked him if it was a clone or authentic GM, letting him know it didn't matter to me either way. He said he bought it from a GM mechanic for a lot of money thinking it was the real deal. Used it about 5 times and had been collecting dust in his closet for years.
Long story short, the memory card (GM) was in the unit after all, he just wasn't familiar with the unit, using it as is, out of the box to diagnose a project Chevy around 7 years ago. I checked it out, booted it up and ran through some of the menus. All good. Bonus - it appears to be an original GM Tech 2 as it has the date code on the underside of the memory card housing lid. I'm so stoked as you can imagine 😁 Anyone have any other way to confirm if it's an original Tech 2 other than the date code?
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The pics showed a Tech 2 , two adapters (one being OBDII), a power cable with clips to hook up to car battery, a CANDI module, the main Tech 2 cable, and what looked to be an original GM Tech 2 case. I emailed the guy immediately seeing that it had just been posted about 1 hour ago. He got right back to me and told me a few things that led me to believe this was a legitimate deal. I asked him if the memory module was in the unit and he said not that he was aware. I also asked him if it was a clone or authentic GM, letting him know it didn't matter to me either way. He said he bought it from a GM mechanic for a lot of money thinking it was the real deal. Used it about 5 times and had been collecting dust in his closet for years.
Long story short, the memory card (GM) was in the unit after all, he just wasn't familiar with the unit, using it as is, out of the box to diagnose a project Chevy around 7 years ago. I checked it out, booted it up and ran through some of the menus. All good. Bonus - it appears to be an original GM Tech 2 as it has the date code on the underside of the memory card housing lid. I'm so stoked as you can imagine 😁 Anyone have any other way to confirm if it's an original Tech 2 other than the date code?
