Volvo diagnostics -map of members that can help

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Originally Posted by Clan

It's not just volvo is it , its Renault, Citroen microsoft , sony playstations etc etc for example ... they spend £ millions developing their hardware and software and providing a team of 10 or so people supporting it , so want to get their money back and they do this by charging their dealers around £6000 a year for software licences , and communication lines . So hence your £50 or whatever charge for code reading ..
Any you CAN have the proper diagnostic SW and HW like the independants do but you have to pay for it ...

see that contridicts what ive found from local dealers
they flatly refuse that it is purchasable
i dont Want "live" to change things like sw/keys/alarms, even at the £ of that i Dont mind paying the dealer/volvo to do that, (yes im insane)

id not mind paying for a legal copy (stand alone only , no live services at all) of vida (or vadis) and not mind the ££££ for a proper gen volvo hw interface, but they refuse point blank to admit it is purchasable, even if it is at "falls off chair" price point.