This is the only real non-specific enough area to ask this so...

First off, I know about AllDataDIY. However, I want access to more than just one car. I buy, fix and sell up to 3 cars a month out of my home garage. Plus I work on 4 more of my own personal ones.
I am looking for something like AllData Repair where it allows access to the entire database, not one car per purchase. That is simply useless and pointless to me. I will spend thousands and still only get a very limited access. I have talked to a few shops and they tell me that it is approx $1000 per year for the full access, which at this point in a month or two I will be perfectly fine with paying.

While I do have an inquiry now with the local AllData salesperson, I have an idea the guy will tell me if I am not a business, then he will not sell it to me. Which I think is absolute crap personally. If someone wants to buy it, sell it if they can afford it.

 

I use alldata online. It has many different makes and models, pretty much any you will need to look up. Whats nice is it doesnt have a bunch of different CD's you havve to use to find different makes and models.

 

Actually I would like to get both, the disks and on-line. I just have a feeling that the Alldata dealer will tell me since I am not a business he will not sell me a subscription.
But I have used alldata before in my previous jobs and kinda liked it.
Though the more I think about it, the more I am thinking I may not need it. As the majority of stuff I am doing now is not real diagnostic type stuff, all I would really need is trq spec's and sequences. I guess it will depends on how much it will cost.

 

we use "mitchell on demand 5" and "indentifix"....neither of those are cheap but you sound like your ready for that raping so check those out


edit- A guy at the shop had a personal alldata account and I think it was like 200$ ish a month before he started here

 

buhahahahaha ok I just went to some of my bit torrent sources and found the complete Alldata 9.4 and many of the 9.7 update disks so I am downloading those...

If it is bad to advertise that ability then mods feel free to delete the post. But I did not name the source, just said it is available.

 

If that works out for ya, let me know I could use a program around the house

 

pm'ed ya about it.
And yeah I got to talk to the alldata dealer today and that's what he spouted, about 200 a month plus 150 set up... either way a rip-off if you know how to look around.

 

I wouldn't call it a rip-off. it's not cheap for them to buy rights to all of that informations. But torrents are nice

 

well considering that you can buy most FSM's for 75-100 and get alot more than AllData will ever tell you and they charge 25 a month for access per single car... Personally I think all new cars should come with a FSM, hell you bought the car right it should come with all the repair data to maintain said car.