You'll most like not get a monthly payment plan from AST unless your Snap-On tool guy sells them.
I was going to buy a Mercedes cartridge from AST but having been let down on the programming cartridge for the BMW ...gave me a load of..."Oh yes Sir...it will cover those...." I went to Snap-On and bought the Mercedes and BMW scanner cartidges from them......works okay so far.
Even complaining to Mr Assenmacher made no diff!......will not be buying anything electronic from them again.
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