I work primarily on BMW and Jaguars....I can tell you the ms905 does damn good on bimmers, and on late model Jaguars ,say 2009-2011...it does fair on older models such as 2003-2008 models...I find the BMW software 8.00 to be one of the best releases yet. Jaguar needs to have more updates and I find the software release very slow for Jaguar.I would go for the ms905 easily over the 708...It is very fast and has more features...I have coded many times, and reset,parameters flawlessly.I also have done several Mercs....I will say both units are good, but the ms905 is just steps above the 708, just my opinion. As far as FORD is concerned, I do use cf-19 Toughbook,with sdd and ids.......to do series stuff...but overall I find myself grabbing my maxysis more than anything!