durametric cable and vin

[KevinH1990]

My wife bought my cable used as a Christmas present about 3 years ago. (The seller had posted here or on Renntech and I provided my wife with the contact information.)

My understanding was that the cable had been used on one car. I had not verified this until I saw Gary_d's post tonight. The test shows only the last 6 digits of the VIN, and those corresponded to the VIN on my car.

So, I guess that I got a deal since my wife only paid $125 for the cable and it is the newer version.

Interesting result. I had been saving my third VIN in the event that I ever bought a new Porsche. Now I can buy two new Porsches.

[NewArt]

Originally Posted by KevinH1990

My wife bought my cable used as a Christmas present about 3 years ago. (The seller had posted here or on Renntech and I provided my wife with the contact information.)

My understanding was that the cable had been used on one car. I had not verified this until I saw Gary_d's post tonight. The test shows only the last 6 digits of the VIN, and those corresponded to the VIN on my car.

So, I guess that I got a deal since my wife only paid $125 for the cable and it is the newer version.

Interesting result. I had been saving my third VIN in the event that I ever bought a new Porsche. Now I can buy two new Porsches.

This is interesting. My cable, bought new from Durametric, shows no VINs even though I have been using it for over 2 years on my car. The "used car analysis" feature is unclear as well. If I plug it into a prospective car, will the VIN be recorded?

[JayG]

Originally Posted by NewArt

This is interesting. My cable, bought new from Durametric, shows no VINs even though I have been using it for over 2 years on my car. The "used car analysis" feature is unclear as well. If I plug it into a prospective car, will the VIN be recorded?

Mine does the same thing, no attached vins even though I have used it on both of my cars.

I believe you can pull basic info form a car without recording the vin. Check the manual

[NewArt]

Unfortunately, the manual is not clear about what one can do/not do befote it registers a VIN.
So, for those of us using this tool, is this a common phenomenon: no VINs being registered on your cable?