Need a multi vehicle code reader

[josh279]

Really need a hand on this one, I need  a code reader that can do standard obdII as on the MR2 and older vehicles like a 1999 petrol Vectra B and a 1999 petrol Merc W210.  This is all as my brother's and dad's cars have both decided to throw CEL and run rough and If I'm going to get one, I want one that I can use as well.  None of us want to ask any mechanics we know if we can swipe a code reader again as running out of favours.

There is a chance that the Merc will be OBDII, but I doubt it as my old 1997 Merc had the most bizarre diagnostic socket I have ever seen.  The Vectra definitely isn't, it's got vauxhalls useless ALDL (may as well be ALDI or LIDL) 16 pin socket.

Happy to spend upto around £200, but ideally less.

Any help is seriously appreciated as I have just spent hours searching the internet for something that can do all of them and I'm now losing the will to live.   s:crazyeyes: :crazyeyes: s:crazyeyes:

Quick edit:

meant to say found this one, do you reckon it'll work for all 3?

[mrzwei]

You may have a problem because I don't think OBD11 was compulsory before about 2002 (could be wrong on the date). However, a lot of cars were compatable before that date. My 1999 Z3 is but my 1999 Saab is not so it's pot luck really.

[Treboeth]

 m http://www.ebay.co.uk/dsc/Vehicle-Parts ... p=15&_sc=1 m

for the merc and an obd2 480 model for the 2 and vectra  s:D s:D