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Carista or FORScan for the average Ford owner?

I'm trying to decide between Carista and FORScan for a Ford that I do all the maintenance on myself.

Most of what I need is diagnostics, service functions, and the occasional bit of coding. I'm not planning to become an expert or try to make constant configuration changes. But I also don't want to buy something I'll outgrow in a few months.

I’m hoping there are people here who've used both. If so, which did you stick with, and why?

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u/InfiniteBattle143 — 2 days ago
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Dealer couldn't turn off your Toyota's fake engine noise. Turns out you can do it yourself.

Dealer: “We can’t turn off your Toyota's fake engine noise.”

Turns out, you could.

If your Toyota has Engine Sound Enhancement (ESE), some of the engine sound you hear inside the cabin isn’t necessarily coming directly from the engine. The system enhances the engine sound through the car’s audio system, which can make acceleration sound noticeably louder or more pronounced inside the car.

Some owners like it. Others would rather hear the car without the added effect.

If your Toyota supports the setting, you can disable it yourself with Carista:

Connect Carista → Customizations → Chassis & Engine → Engine Sound Enhancement → Off → Save

That’s it.

No unplugging speakers, removing trim or making any permanent hardware changes. And if you change your mind, the setting is fully reversible — just go back in and turn ESE on again.

So if you’ve been wondering why your Toyota sounds louder inside than you expected, or your dealer told you the setting couldn’t be changed, it may be worth checking whether your model supports it.

There’s a full breakdown of how ESE works and how to disable it here:
https://carista.com/blogs/news/engine-sound-enhancement-disable-fake-engine-noise-carista

Anyone here running their Toyota with ESE off? Did you notice a big difference?

u/CaristaApp — 3 days ago