Autel MaxiTrip TP100 MaxiTrip beats ScanGauge in my book.

I must say I did quite a bit of research on this unit when it came out but the price had me stray away from it. Last week I happened to be looking at the scangaue and I happeend to see it for sale on Amazon so I figured ok lets give it a try.

I received it today, unpacked it and rushed out to hook it up to the car.

First and most striking part was how similar it was to the scangauge from look of the display to the placement and the font of the words.

Then it took me nearly seconds to set it up and see what it was capable of. Now people have complained about innacuracy but this is not the case with this unit. The one I received is V1.1 and it is exact with the readings on my odometer when it comes to miles or distance traveled.

Second important feature was the fact that the unit can check vital systems in my car (2001 Cadillac Catera) and report wtih OK, NC or NA... I believe they call it readiness test. I noticed also that it was also able to read my VIN Number.

Thirdly the unit seems to have features that lack on the scangauge. For example when you are in GAUGE Mode, with the press of the side buttons you can switch between 3 or 4 pages and each one can be customized with whatever gauges you want to view.

So for me at start up I care about engine temp, open/closed loops, ignition, RPMs and intake air temp. Then once moving I can swap to the next page which shows Speed, Average Fuel Consumption, DTE etc.

Further more there are many other options under trip and settings that appear to be easy to use and well though out form user stand point.

So my first impressions of the unit is that its cheaper then my ScanGauge, its better in many ways, and appears to function as designed.

Further testing and comparisons will be performed and another review will be posted.