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JFP in PA · 07-09-2024, 01:49 PM

I have never been a fan of the iCarsoft units, the constantly over promise and under deliver on capabilities, which they continue to say will be available in a future update that never seems to materialize.

Obviously, the best would be a legitimate PIWIS system, which is lease only and opens at $20K for the first year. And don't even think about spending your $ on PIWIS clones, many of them are incomplete, cannot be updated, and some can actually damage the car's electronics. So, unless you are willing to spend mega $, I would go with the Durametric software. Not as capable as the PIWIS system, but much better than a lot of companies selling "made for Porsche" standalone units that are mostly global OBD II junk with a couple of Porsche specific capabilities thrown in for a higher price than a global OBD II unit.

07-09-2024, 01:49 PM	#8
JFP in PA Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: It's a kind of magic..... Posts: 6,458	I have never been a fan of the iCarsoft units, the constantly over promise and under deliver on capabilities, which they continue to say will be available in a future update that never seems to materialize. Obviously, the best would be a legitimate PIWIS system, which is lease only and opens at $20K for the first year. And don't even think about spending your $ on PIWIS clones, many of them are incomplete, cannot be updated, and some can actually damage the car's electronics. So, unless you are willing to spend mega $, I would go with the Durametric software. Not as capable as the PIWIS system, but much better than a lot of companies selling "made for Porsche" standalone units that are mostly global OBD II junk with a couple of Porsche specific capabilities thrown in for a higher price than a global OBD II unit. __________________ “Anything really new is invented only in one’s youth. Later, one becomes more experienced, more famous – and more stupid.” - Albert Einstein