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Nonda Smart Vehicle Health Monitor Lite USD $0 (Was $59.99) + USD $4.79 (AUD $7.25) Shipping @ Nonda.co

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Update: The deal has been extended for 3 more days. I don't know why, but changing/updating the expiry date. If you know please let me know also. Thank you.

Was searching for an OBD2 monitor and came across this. Checked in Amazon Australia (https://www.amazon.com.au/nonda-ZUHMBKBTV-Vehicle-Monitor-Wi…) and was costing around $59.99. Checked in nonda website and came across this deal.

So ordered 2 to Australia (Shipping fees 8 AUD each).

People who already used/using this or anyone experienced in this space, please let me know if this is good or bad for your vehicle and how we can use this.

  • Engine Health Monitor
  • Pro dashboard
  • Easy to Install

Features :

Simply Plug It In
Engine Health Monitor
Safety Center
Pro Dashboard
Clear Error Codes
Driving Behavior Analysis
Automatic Car Finder
Mileage Log

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Q. Why are you giving away this device for free?
A. US Cars are on average 11.8 years old1, and the fatality rate is four times higher in those old vehicles. As the leading connected car company in the US, nonda is committed to protecting people's journey behind the wheel through innovative products and technology. To deliver our social commitment and growing our business at the same time, we've decided to give away 1,000,000 FREE nonda Smart Vehicle Health Monitors to boost American Drivers' safety.
Q. Would the Smart Vehicle Health Monitor drain my vehicle battery?
A. All Vehicles' OBD II ports have constant power supply even if the engine is turned off. No matter what OBD II adapter you are using, it'll drain your vehicle battery eventually if you don't drive for a long time;
Our New Smart Vehicle Health Monitor Lite is the smallest one in the market and only requires 5-8mA of power to run. It is 100% safe to leave it plugged in if you drive your car frequently. However, we highly recommend that you unplug this device if you won't drive your vehicle for a long time, just like you'll unplug all appliances when you leave home for long vacations.
Q. Do I need to pay shipping for the free device?
A. Yes you do. We use USPS first-class package shipping for US orders and standard postage package mail for international ones. You only need to pay the same amount of what our shipping provider charges us.
Q. Is there any hidden fees in using the device?
A. No, there isn’t. After you receive the free smart vehicle health monitor, you can download our free ZUS Smart Driving Assistant App and start to use it simply by pairing the device with the app. All the functions mentioned above are 100% free with no catch.
Q. Will you collect my vehicle data, and what will you do about it?
A. We'd only collect your engine and trip data with your consent. All data collected will be solely used to enhance your driving safety and experience without any privacy breaching. nonda is a GDPA and CCPA compliant entity.

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  • Shipping to WA comes up as $4.79 USD for me.

    • +8

      Yes 4.79 USD is ~8 AUD .. ordered via paypal .. mentioned the same in the description..

    • -5

      They are intended to save american lives because there's an issue with their vehicle safty and fatality rates.

      I don't feel comfortable/morally right taking one or these as its obviously not for us and is going to save lives.

      Its like when they have a homeless food cart and going there to take donated food or if they handing out masks to the poor in china and getting those or if they handing out food and clothing and Africa and taking them.

      But yea it fits the definition of a deal so not negging.

      • +6

        If it saves an American/Australia/Indian/Chinese/insert any country does it matter? If they wanted to lock it down they would have not allowed international shipping. Arguably better driver training will save more lives than an OBD dongle, but at least they are trying- although it’s probably just a marketing tactic.

        • This has nothing to do with driver training. Driver training doesn't stop parts of your car failing due to it being too old / not serviced properly.

          Does that mean food trucks should verify someone is in need before the give food?

          • +1

            @Bryanalves: You obviously missed my point. Im saying that if these guys wanted to save more lives, investing in driver training would be better than giving out a dongle. Who would you rather be on the road with - someone who has defensive driver training or someone with this dongle? Regardless of the car condition i'm picking the person with more skills. This is a marketing ploy - but im not complaining.

  • Sites broken

  • Shipping came to $7.25 AUD using AMEX card

    • +26

      Oh man wish I’d read comments first, I paid 3c more on Visa :(

      • +5

        A well rounded error

      • Every OzBargainer knows they need at least ONE Amex card to be part of the tribe. Hand in your Visa.

    • Yes .. but from a good company i think .. not a generic one as far as i know ..

      • is that app also free?

        • +1

          Yes .. according to my knowledge it is ..

          • @iamprabhath: Thanks, then it is worth to buy this…

  • Thanks OP, got one.

  • +96

    this is the perfect example of not knowing anything about the product but end up buying it anyway because it's on OzB.

    • +6

      ^ this is referring to myself, before people get offended.

      • +3

        Hehe .. no offence mate .. i know the feeling too ..

      • +6

        I feel attacked

      • Same boat ha ha :) :)

      • +1

        OMG haha I just bought it and I don't even know if my car has an ODB2 thingy

        • -1

          If your car is 2005 or newer, it has it :)

      • +4

        I'm offended that you think I might be offended

        • Thank you for the giggles

    • +1

      I have another ODB2 reader, which showed some weird errors, after my car stalled twice. Took it to the garage, and they could not find any fault errors AT ALL, using their own readers. If this works I might buy a second one and send it to them, so they might be able to also read error codes.

      • +4

        Not all car problems bring up error codes. Some require good ol fashioned fault finding.

        • exactly. like if a vacuum hose comes loose.

        • Funny thing was that I could read error codes, and the garage could not. This sucks.

          • +1

            @cameldownunder: you should by this ODB connector and offer your error reading services to the garage

    • +1

      I know the feeling! In my case I actually had an OBDII scanner on my buy-this-when-you-get-around-to-it list, so… yay!

    • Bought one but it says lite! You nailed it the wake up call will be in the mail as the full software suite will bite!
      Took 6 attempts to pay with paypal and I splurged the non Amex huge 3c wastage!

  • -1

    Thanks OP, grab 2, seems like OBD eleven but a lot cheaper ;)

    • -1

      OBD2, not OBD11

    • OBDeleven has coding for VWAG cars, which is the main reason you buy it. OBD2 readers are cheap since it mainly reads and clear codes only, but for $8 is great value just to keep around the garage.

    • +12

      Grab the OB1. He's your only hope

  • Is the site getting hammered?

  • Worked for me! Now to figure out where the OBD port is in my car…

    • +2

      Should be below the steering .. in most cars ..

    • +8

      Just stick it in the exhaust pipe

      • Speak up, you're very muffled..

      • +2

        Name of your sex tape?

        Jokes!

  • +1

    Oh very expensive! but I Got one, thanks ;)

  • +14

    Thanks OP, bought one.

    What is it?

    • +2

      Same. If anyone can tell me what I just bought that would be great.

      • Car diagnose tool. Find your ODB2 port ( for older people like me, it looks like an old SCART port ), connect to the phone via bluetoot and discover what the sensors inside your car are measuring.

        • +21

          bluetoot

          Toot toot.

  • Tx OP, got one :)

  • +2

    Wait, why is this free? Am I missing something?

    • Same question in Questions and Answers .. that is the best reason we got .. :)

      • Ahhhh…… Woops, didn't read that far down.
        Thank you!

    • +7

      That's a good question. I can tell you that US Cars are on average 11.8 years old, and the fatality rate is four times higher in those old vehicles. As the leading connected car company in the US, nonda is committed to protecting people's journey behind the wheel through innovative products and technology. To deliver their social commitment and growing their business at the same time, they've decided to give away 1,000,000 FREE nonda Smart Vehicle Health Monitors to boost American Drivers' safety.

    • that's what I'm thinking.
      I mean I want one but what's the catch…

      • +2

        Terms and conditions - line 478 - Your Soul.

        • and line 666 - your firstborn child

    • Has to be access to global trip data. Why else? Sell that to UBER, Didi, taxis? Someone would buy it.

  • +2
    • +1

      Yeah .. i know .. but we can try one for free ..

  • Got one. Thanks OP!

  • Isn't this free for US market only?

    • +1

      Nope mate .. all the people commented here are from AUstralia .. i ordered 2 ..

      • People commenting # people received.
        Saying based on your descrption: To deliver our social commitment and growing our business at the same time, we've decided to give away 1,000,000 FREE nonda Smart Vehicle Health Monitors to boost American Drivers' safety.

        • I've ordered one, I wouldn't be surprised if the orders get cancelled but hey, may as well try.

      • can you order 2 in one order itself?

        • +1

          nope .. 1 per order ..

    • +2

      Maybe selling to Australians does boost American Drivers' safety? :-P It doesn't say they will only sell to Americans.

      • But American lives in Australia.. right:) .. we still need to answer FATCA question everytime we open bank account…

      • Butterfly effect?

    • +2

      From the Q&A:

      Q. Do I need to pay shipping for the free device?
      A. Yes you do. We use USPS first-class package shipping for US orders and standard postage package mail for international ones. You only need to pay the same amount of what our shipping provider charges us.

      If it's only for America they wouldn't ship internationally.

      • They might do for fully paid items, I pointed it out for the free pieces which are supposed to be for US drivers.

  • +7

    Q. Will you collect my vehicle data, and what will you do about it?
    A. We'd only collect your engine and trip data with your consent. All data collected will be solely used to enhance your driving safety and experience without any privacy breaching. nonda is a GDPA and CCPA compliant entity.

    so they will collect your vehicle data

    • Sorry .. dont know all the details .. but i dont think they had get much data from my car except that i service my car regularly .. :)

    • +4

      Of course they will collect your data. Who doesnt?

    • +1

      Maybe a hidden gps data

    • +1

      Hopefully there is an opt out option - looks to be that way and the fact they are up front about it is promising. Have to keep an eye on it though - does have GPS data

      Automatic Car Finder
      Never worry about finding your car in a parking lot anymore. Simply open the ZUS® Smart Driving Assistant App to find your car with the map or compass.

      • +1

        My problem is which level I parked on…

      • Can you just disable location tracking for the app?

    • OMG not my data…
      Then what?

      • Yeah, oh no, the big corporations will know I drive to the train station and back.

  • My experience of a Nonda product was not good (tyre pressure monitor) one of the sensors broke and their support was dismal.

    • Sorry to hear that mate .. my first product from Nonda is this .. should have to try it for myself ..

    • -1

      Yea yeah this is a free product

  • +5

    Not sure will fit into my car or not, the sites functionality is broken, had ordered anyway.
    Hail OzBargain.

  • +1

    The Amazon one seems to be the 'full' version, not the 'lite' one here. Anyone know the difference?

    edit: Also do these things generally let you write to the car's computer, for example editing mirror folding functionality and that sort of thing? Or am i thinking of some other product?

    • You're thinking of another product, though still one that communicates over obd2. These can only "write" by clearing codes - definitely engine codes, maybe not for other modules (abs, srs, body modules).

      • ahh…balls

        Oh well. Might still be good for a 5-minute tinker.

    • You want one of these
      https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Viecar-4-0-Bluetooth-V4-0-BLE-OB…

      But use the 'Carista' app on your phone which requires a monthy fee to access the 'custom' section to edit your cars dealer level functions
      https://caristaapp.com/
      AU$ 53.99/year or AU$ 14.99/1-week pass

      • The app clearly says it can 'personalise the behaviour of your car's lights, windows…." etc, so I get that

        But re. the hardware, what sets that Viecar gadget apart from this nonda thingy? Amazing as its claims are ("smallest body and more chips in the world"…sounds like the premise of a fat person's dream), it doesn't say anything about car personalisation?

        • Here is why

          https://www.carscanner.info/choosing-obdii-adapter/
          http://priusapp.com/ - click on 'What OBDII to buy' at top

          FYI the VIECAR and the CARISTA dongles are exactly the same. When you run the app it askes if you have a generic ELM327 or the 'Carista" dongle and you select that if you have the viecar. The ELM327 clones cannot access all the prtocols required for proper ecu communication, as you can read in those websites ive linked above.

  • Did they have non-lite version?
    I don't see any on their website

    • yeah, the non-lite version is what's listed on amazon au. It's a physically bigger unit, according to the photos.

  • +1

    No GST, but I hope Customs don't think we're just scamming them with the price :)!

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