[911_Dude]

I understand what you are saying. But its really just a mind set adjustment. I have 4 cars and two bikes I maintain. Only the Cayman R is new. Your right, the new cars have a bunch of ECU modules. But as a DIYer on these newer cars you just have to accept that you need to add a laptop and cable to your big red tool box. There is aftermarket software for every car maker out there that will do most, if not all, of what a dealer can do. For the Cayman I bought a Durametric Pro cable in a group buy. Once you get used to the software, I think it will be very helpful as another tool in the tool box. Another expense? Yes. But the price of doing DIYs on newer cars. You can justify the expense like any other tool. Guys were saying the same thing when OBD ports first showed up on cars back in the 90's. Once you get past the software layer, they are all the same.