Carista users, whats the real deal, with this unit??

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Hey folk,
So got the basic Carista unit pluged in today and connected on setting..
No dice??
Anyone have success with this ghost product ??

 

[basicxj]

I downloaded Carista, and found it worked with a device I already owned, so I didn’t buy their proprietary OBDII reader.

You want to plug in, make sure your Land Cruiser is “on” and then open Carista on your phone (mine runs IOS). Carista didn’t hunt for my Bluetooth OBDII interface naturally, but eventually detected it and I was able to perform multiple scans and adaptations.

You might have to detect the Carista OBDII with your phone (Bluetooth or Wifi) to get things started.

 

[wocampb]

Don’t use their device, it is terrible. I use it with a device I already have and haven’t had an issue with it. I bought their device and promptly returned it because it was terrible.

Plug the device in, then turn the vehicle on and open the Carista app to find your device.

 

[Mopper]

I bought their Evo interface and have used it with a couple packages including Carista. Seems to run ok but from memory was slow connecting. I don't remember having to monkey with it to get it to connect but can test something specific for you if you'd like

 

[cvx5832LC]

Same. Downloaded the app and used an existing wireless dongle. I paid for a month's subscription, programmed everything I wanted then cancelled the sub.

 

[Jersey Skier]

No problems here. Bought the Evo on sale and a one month subscription. Of course I screwed something up and needed to use it again one a month later so I needed to re-subscribe. Added a year and now I probably won't need it again, but at least I'm covered if I do.

 

[MSINAL]

I have 5year old, or more, carista dongle and it works just fine with my LC

 

[basicxj]

I have 5year old, or more, carista dongle and it works just fine with my LC

I’ll confess I was originally going to buy one, but my inner cheapskate said “try the Veepeek one you already have” and I listened. Luckily for my inner cheapskate, it worked.