Do not buy an old fashioned cheap analog meter that has a sweep hand. Buy a new cheaper digital meter with numbers. The primary reason is when reading glow plug values you require a useful resolution down to under 1 ohm value. Plus the accuracy when reading voltages etc is so good. That is almost impossible on the analog type without spending a fortune. In canada our canadian tire stores put one on sale often for around 10.00 that is more than adaquate for the occasional user. Also is one of the better examples of a products decline in price with time. Used to buy flukes (a famous brand) when this type of meter first introduced and other varients. seem to remember 200-300 dollars apiece as well. About 10 years ago gave a batch of new fairly cheap meters to my son-in-laws, uncles, and friends for christmas. Almost only gift that is totaly remembered where it came from as all these years later still average several calls per year of how do I use this for a certain application? Or worst asking for interpretation of what they have found. When giving these out I was not certain it was a really good ideal but time has proved I was wrong. . All of them became electrically literate to some extent. Of course for the first few years the phone rang a little more often than usual. Reminds me that better buy a batch for the grandchildren and hope their fathers do not borrow them permanently.