I just got my
Buddy today, eagerly tore open the box to have a look and and play with it a bit. Very nice piece of work, I really like the sticker on it that warns "Do not drive an unsafe vehicle" (totally different topic, but I like where it's going).
I went to work causing an EAS fault (harder than you would think) so I could test it out. I was expecting much fanfare: bells, whistles, confetti etc. but all I got was a few flashing lights, and a reset, fully functional EAS.
I wanted to do a big writeup on how it works, all the nitty-gritty details: positives, negatives, thing's I'd like to see done differently. All I can say is-
Brilliant.
Some folks may enjoy paying $120 at the dealer to get an EAS reset, consider it the price of admission for the comedy of a $3500 repair quote (for what's typically a $70 repair, oring kit and piston seal).
Some don't feel comfortable with SWMBO driving the RR and contemplating an EAS fault at the most inopportune time.
Some (me) like to tinker and end up causing a fault or 4 while playing.
This fits the bill. It won't tell you what the codes are, but 90% of the time it's obvious (the other 10% you'll want
this) or it's random enough to be annoying.
I have a RovacomLite, I tried to show SWMBO how it works, "not a chance".
Then I got a kicker, "maybe I can remember how to work it, if needed".
Then I showed SWMBO how the buddy works. She [i]enthusiastically[/i] said "yeah? that's it? where are you going to store it?" in the glove-box dear.
This may backfire, she rarely drives Darcy anymore from fear of being stranded (worse than her Disco..?), one less thing for her to worry about. Maybe it's time for another p38.
