MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: daddykool on March 08, 2015, 07:38:50 pm
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Hi! guys .
Have not used Vag Com or anything before, had gti for 8 years, but now my son has 2013 Ibiza fr 2000 diesel .
So he is talking about buying a diagnostic cable for about £15 , Even I know this will be pretty crap!
How much does a good kit cost and what exactly do I need to order ,i know it should be Ross Tech.
Any advice would be welcome !
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This is what I have.
http://www.gendan.co.uk/product_VCHU.html
:happy2:
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Cheers ,Looks a good bit of kit , Is this what most of you are using on here ,or do others have differrent preferences?
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+1 :happy2:
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Same for me (though I managed to save a few quid by buying a used one from a forum member)
I thought I'd use it for a few jobs then sell it on, but it's been invaluable!
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Thanks Guys!
Always a great help as usual!
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I have one too. :happy2:
They may seem expensive to buy but a) They are really, really handy and save you a lot of time and money.
b) You get excellent back-up from Ross-Tech.
c) They work.
d) When you decide to sell it you will get most of your money back.
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What's the average price for a decent piece of kit?
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At the end of the day, if you use it more then 4 time to help fix your car, it's payed for itself, it a professional peace of kit, and like most people have said, when you come to sell, your get most of your money back. All win.
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Is the piece of kit mentioned earlier in the thread the best one to go for, or are their other options also?
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+1 for VAGCOM (that one at the beginning of the thread). Expensive, but they pay for themselves in no time. You'll get the majority of your money back if you come to sell it, and you know it's going to work (unlike the dodgy copies).
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So will I need a laptop to use this on the car,or does the cable store the data to be uploaded to my PC
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VCDS +1 :happy2:
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So will I need a laptop to use this on the car,or does the cable store the data to be uploaded to my PC
Yes you need a laptop to connect to car using the cable.
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Garage told me you have to make sure your not on the Internet whlist on vag.com otherwise they can find out your using it without a licence and get done for it. . . Is this true?
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Garage told me you have to make sure your not on the Internet whlist on vag.com otherwise they can find out your using it without a licence and get done for it. . . Is this true?
The cable we are talking about is the official licensed version - costs around £270 from offical UK distributers.
http://www.ross-tech.com/distributors.html
I got mine from Marshalls Industrial
http://www.mi-uk.com/
Cheap ones on e-bay may be illegal copies
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Garage told me you have to make sure your not on the Internet whlist on vag.com otherwise they can find out your using it without a licence and get done for it. . . Is this true?
Shouldn't matter if you have a licensed and paid for version - would you honestly plug an out of date pirated diagnostic computer into your 9k+ motor??
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I have one too. :happy2:
They may seem expensive to buy but
d) When you decide to sell it you will get most of your money back.
As per Andy has written, you will definitely get your money back when or if you decide to sell. Used ones on ebay are selling around the £250 mark.
Hence i shall also be buying one from Gendon fairly soon
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Yup, no point buying a dodgy one IMO. If you're planning on keeping the car for a while, just fork out the money and sell the cable when you sell the car.