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I am looking to purchase a diagnostic scanning tool for my 03 Boxster S and would appreciate recommendations. I would like to keep the price around $300 USD. I have been leaning towards iCarsoft and Topdon. I do like the idea of being able to use it on my other 2 vehicles (25 Subaru Forrester & 19 Mini Cooper). Lifetime updates and Bluetooth dongle appreciated. Thanks for your advice and suggestions.

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Your best option is Durametric, but that is a Porsche only system. I have had many customers complain about iCarsoft not living up to their claims. Topdon is a great option, but the only model that I am familiar with that has proven to me to do just about everything on any vehicle and is capable of dealing with the secure gateways on newer cars that block diagnostic access is the Phoenix Max (I own one), and you would be looking at nearly $4,500. All the lesser Topdon units have some limitations with Porsche's, and I do not know which other models have the secure gateway capabilities.

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I have a Foxwell NT710 with the Porsche specific features. It's pretty good, you can test many internal functions, and even do some coding. Not as good as a Durametric, but more flexible as it does OBD2 for any car. You can also get many other brand specific extras, if that's important to you.

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