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2008 Autoblog Holiday Sweepstakes - Day 4: CarMD for two

Filed under: Maintenance, Contests


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Today's prizes for the 2008 Autoblog Holiday Sweepstakes are two CarMD handheld diagnostic tools. These useful little handheld scanners plug into your car's OBD-2 port (accessible on all 1996 and newer vehicles) and diagnose any problems that might be lurking underhood. They will tell you if your car's running fine, what service intervals have passed or if something isn't working properly and what it is. You can use CarMD to check out used cars before you buy, double check a mechanic's diagnosis and confirm your car is ready for that next road trip. Plus, you'll be able use included software from CarMD to find out exactly what those trouble codes mean, how to fix them and how much it might cost. Read the instructions below on how to enter to win your own CarMD handheld diagnostic tool.

How to Enter:
  • Leave a single comment on this post (if you leave two or more, all of your comments will be disqualified)
  • You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
  • Limit 1 entry per person during entry period
  • This entry period begins 1:30 PM EST on Thursday, December 18th and ends at 12:00pm EST on Friday, December 19th. We'll randomly select 2 winners at that time to receive one CarMD handheld tester (ARV: $98.99/per) each. Please check your e-mail!
  • For a list of complete rules, click here
Click here to view official rules and come back each day this week around 12:30 PM EST to see what else we're giving away. Happy Holidays from your friendly neighborhood Autoblog!

Congratulations to Fau Veh, esteva03, Anne, Albert Klang and Justin who were the winners of the 2008 Autoblog Holiday Sweepstakes - Day 3! If you're any of these people, please check your email and verify your eligibility. If you're not, comment on this post for your chance to win one of two CarMD handheld diagnostic tools!

ALSO, if you weren't a winner of
the Snake and the Stallion on DVD, you can still buy a copy from Spirit Level Films with £10 off by CLICKING HERE and using coupon code AUTOBLOG01.

CES 2007: Check engine light? Analyze this!

Filed under: Gadgets, CES, Tech



How many times have we heard our dads say, "These new cars, you just can't work on 'em." He's right. Instead of blue smoke out the tailpipe and a chatter under the hood, modern cars have vague "check engine" lights and incomprehensible error codes. At CES we saw two devices that translate at least some of those ones and zeros.

Both the Actron AutoScanner Plus and the CarMD have the same goals. For those who have more money than time and prefer someone else poke around under the hood, these two competing devices give some knowledge of your car's problem before turning it over to a pro. No reason to get hosed $4,000 for a fouled plug anymore. DIYers can take those translated codes to the Internet where each company provides database solutions to your problem.

Follow the jump for details on each device.

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