Dropped $300 on a Snap-on scan tool back in 2009 and it's still going strong

I bought a used Snap-on MT2500 back when I was still learning at a shop in Phoenix. Cost me $300 cash from a guy who was retiring. That thing paid for itself within 6 months when I diagnosed a crank no-start on a 2002 F-150 that three other guys couldn't figure. Has anyone else held onto an older diagnostic tool that still does the job?

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paul1171mo ago

Noticed how the OLD stuff just WORKS while new stuff breaks after a year.

wren8061mo ago

How many of us have old tools that just refuse to die? That MT2500 was a beast back in the day, and it's awesome yours is still paying off. I feel you on the crank no-start too, those Fords could be tricky. It's like the older electronics were built to last through heat, dust, and daily abuse, while new stuff feels like it's made out of spare phone parts. My old Matco scanner from 2010 still works fine, even if the display is a little dim now. Makes you wonder why companies can't just keep making things that hold up.