Advice required on ramp upgrade

Apparently there are a lot of new changes on the arrival, anyone remember the Dual Purpose Vehicles and talk about going to class 7 stations!

Apparently that may not be so, Americans have the BIG HUMORS (I might of got that wrong) but them big truck thingies then, they like HGV's but could be classed as Dual Purpose, so I think DVSA are now saying something along the lines of "IF" (big word that) it will safely fit on your equipment you can test it, but "IF" not it goes elsewhere for test. So yes it would be better to contact DVSA before hand to save any problems later. 

I knew it wold be wrong 

All the above is good advice (obviously Stealth in particular) so clear ANYTHING you're thinking of changing with your local office first. But, that aside, I think upgrading to a class 7 grade ramp has to be a good idea. All the bigger 4wd's just seem to be getting heavier and heavier. Also insetting the ramp into the floor is a no-brainer to me if you're changing anyway, at the more sporty end of the scale things are getting lower and lower. Some of the local Saxo's I get in these days have been so lowered I wonder how they get over speed bumps!

Oh and (edited) first read through I missed the fact that it's an ATL ramp. IF you want go ATL then most definitely you need to contact your local office! But you could just use it as a normal ramp and leave the ATL part out of it. Removing the shakers and fitting normal turning plates would be enough I guess?

You probably won't get much for a grand to be honest, and it depends how deep you want to get into diagnostics to be honest!

See if there is any scanners on the market with the most up to date software available, ebay had a MODIS for sale last week for £900 with some up to date software on it, yeah I know a lot of people call Snap On scanners, but truthfully a lot of people don't really know how to use them properly either. 

A really good thing built into the snap on scanner range is the ability to automatically record up to 2000 frames of data through the ECM when driving the vehicles with a fault present, along with the FREE Shop Stream Connect software you can view up to 16 graphs of data at the same time, locking individual graphs to compare data outputs from the ECM to establish what is or is not going through the ECM correctly.

They are a powerful diagnostic aid when you understand how to use them to their full potential. 

I tend to find the snap on stuff overpriced for what it can do,the above mentioned machines do most of what they can for about a third of the money(yes ive used them)and what I do on my own time tends not to be that in depth,just wondered what else was out there,cant beat advice from people who have used em.

I should also have added, although it will be over your budget, have a look at Delphi (I had a trial and was impressed) or the Bosch KTS series. I have a KTS 540 and although it doesn't do everything (nothing does!) it works well for me. Don't bother with a high spec version that incorporates a scope though. If you want or need to get that far (and you may well do) then a stand-alone scope like the Pico will be far better.

ref above ebay link, have to check that its not a clone

I used to have a 708 and it was fine, in fact my mate used to borrow it far more than I borrowed his Solus.

Snap on take advantage of their brand loyalty. I don't think I would ever buy their diag stuff, becasue their subscription charges are insane, and their machines in my opinioon are overatted.