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Btw if somebody is asking why they just won't bring their own OBD scanner and plug it into the socket to see what mileage each ECU reports, there is an explanation in comments:

> Tom Layton here, the original Plaintiff. What you all must know is that the auto auctions prohibit buyers from bringing scan tools on to auction property. Therefore, you must believe what the auctions claim. Furthermore, of the 500 or so FedEx vans I personally purchased 99% of them were purchased on-line facilitated all over the country. I did not personally get to see or inspect them. I had to believe what the auto auctions stated on their condition reports.

>>TheLoa+(OP)
What valid reason is there to ban scan tools? Seeing none, it sounds like the auto auction is complicit in the scam. Because if you cannot inspect a vehicle properly before purchase and are rushed into purchasing what is probably a lemon, then it's definitely a scam. And how convenient it is that they have their own "condition" reports. Hello CarFax, my mechanic, and a scan tool or no sale.

>>sacnor+pM
Perhaps to avoid a fake/tampered scanners creating a he-said-she-said situation. Independent inspection is probably a good middle ground if trust is low and expected sale price justifies the expense.