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Old 05-07-2009, 05:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
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MDC Trip Computer - save up those Euros!

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379 Euros + shipping

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Nice!!!!
Very cool addition to the smart. Especially for the owners with MDC CC.
Hopefully somebody here will carry it (Smart Madness?). I want one!

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Old 05-07-2009, 07:46 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I have a friend with one on a Canadian 450 cdi... the install was a pain in the ass, but it works well.

He had a problem with servo motor alignment afterwards.. it took a while to straighten out - but here is what happened:
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I have two of these units in my 450s. I think they are a great but like md said the install can be tedious. After you do a couple of them you learn a few tricks. My second unit failed about an hour after install but was repaired by MDC after I returned it to them.

I hope if somebody like Smart Madness handles these that problems can be handled locally.

The Scan Gauge shows many of the same functions plus trouble codes but only four things at one time and looks add on as opposed to factory. Much cheaper also. I have both units on one car and love them both.

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Droooooooool. When will you have these Boris?
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This is the one I'm ordering.

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Hopefully they will have a version for the U.S. with everything in U.S. measurments. I would get tired of converting all the time.
Still, it looks way cool!!
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379 Euros + shipping
It looks like it's actually over 600 Euros when you add up all the additional things on the left side of the page (adapters, sensors, cables, and distribution board) you'll need to see every readout shown in the picture. Is that right?
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It looks like it's actually over 600 Euros when you add up all the additional things on the left side of the page (adapters, sensors, cables, and distribution board) you'll need to see every readout shown in the picture. Is that right?
It appears you are right- have to have all the adapters to get all the readouts; Euro today = $1.3678 so 600 = around $820.
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Hopefully they will have a version for the U.S. with everything in U.S. measurments. I would get tired of converting all the time.
Still, it looks way cool!!
You can set them up to read whatever units of measure you choose.
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