Revo remap report (p.3): the Frog has done it!

[FroGTI]

Do you guys find it's more difficult to then sell the GTI on when your ready to, as any prospective buyer will 'think/know' its been thrashed as its been remapped ?

I don't tell them

[Exonian]

Do you guys find it's more difficult to then sell the GTI on when your ready to, as any prospective buyer will 'think/know' its been thrashed as its been remapped ?

I've re-mapped at least half a dozen of my own cars. None of them have been thrashed. The maps boost the low speed torque which makes for more relaxing and economical driving. I occasionally give the car a blast but never thrash the car.
If you sell your car privately to an enthusiast they will probably be glad if it has a top quality re-map on it. If you p/x it to a dealer you just flash it back to stock first.
The re-mapping can narrow down the list of prospective buyers but it doesn't make the car difficult to sell on. You could say that the £500 re-map money is dead money at resale time, but so is money spent on options when the car is new. Many people who re-map their cars look after them far, far better than the 'average' owner.

[FroGTI]

^^^ my sentiments exactly.

[VWKev]

Do you guys find it's more difficult to then sell the GTI on when your ready to, as any prospective buyer will 'think/know' its been thrashed as its been remapped ?

I've re-mapped at least half a dozen of my own cars. None of them have been thrashed. The maps boost the low speed torque which makes for more relaxing and economical driving. I occasionally give the car a blast but never thrash the car.
If you sell your car privately to an enthusiast they will probably be glad if it has a top quality re-map on it. If you p/x it to a dealer you just flash it back to stock first.
The re-mapping can narrow down the list of prospective buyers but it doesn't make the car difficult to sell on. You could say that the £500 re-map money is dead money at resale time, but so is money spent on options when the car is new. Many people who re-map their cars look after them far, far better than the 'average' owner.

What you do with your car is irrelvant, you could be the most granny like sunday driver in the world, any prospective buyer wont believe a word you say if its remapped. You just told me you dont thrash your cars, and I dont believe you. I wouldnt buy a remapped car in a million years, but as you say, who would know if you got it flashed back to stock.

[Snoopy]

Like Kev above i would not buy a remapped car in a million years. The amount of Ed30s and mk5 GTIs i rulled out because of it. In the end i went for a new mk6.
Afterall you just have to go read some of the stupid coments by modified owners to workout how some of them treat there cars.
At the end of the day a remaped car may put more stress on the engine/suspesion/drivetrain components reducing the live of them.

[Exonian]

Do you guys find it's more difficult to then sell the GTI on when your ready to, as any prospective buyer will 'think/know' its been thrashed as its been remapped ?

I've re-mapped at least half a dozen of my own cars. None of them have been thrashed. The maps boost the low speed torque which makes for more relaxing and economical driving. I occasionally give the car a blast but never thrash the car.
If you sell your car privately to an enthusiast they will probably be glad if it has a top quality re-map on it. If you p/x it to a dealer you just flash it back to stock first.
The re-mapping can narrow down the list of prospective buyers but it doesn't make the car difficult to sell on. You could say that the £500 re-map money is dead money at resale time, but so is money spent on options when the car is new. Many people who re-map their cars look after them far, far better than the 'average' owner.

What you do with your car is irrelvant, you could be the most granny like sunday driver in the world, any prospective buyer wont believe a word you say if its remapped. You just told me you dont thrash your cars, and I dont believe you. I wouldnt buy a remapped car in a million years, but as you say, who would know if you got it flashed back to stock.

Nice to see the usual balanced and calm Kev reply  

[GolfTi]

Do you guys find it's more difficult to then sell the GTI on when your ready to, as any prospective buyer will 'think/know' its been thrashed as its been remapped ?

I've re-mapped at least half a dozen of my own cars. None of them have been thrashed. The maps boost the low speed torque which makes for more relaxing and economical driving. I occasionally give the car a blast but never thrash the car.
If you sell your car privately to an enthusiast they will probably be glad if it has a top quality re-map on it. If you p/x it to a dealer you just flash it back to stock first.
The re-mapping can narrow down the list of prospective buyers but it doesn't make the car difficult to sell on. You could say that the £500 re-map money is dead money at resale time, but so is money spent on options when the car is new. Many people who re-map their cars look after them far, far better than the 'average' owner.

What you do with your car is irrelvant, you could be the most granny like sunday driver in the world, any prospective buyer wont believe a word you say if its remapped. You just told me you dont thrash your cars, and I dont believe you. I wouldnt buy a remapped car in a million years, but as you say, who would know if you got it flashed back to stock.

Nice to see the usual balanced and calm Kev reply  

He does have a point though, I'd never buy a car which has or has had  a remap.

[Exonian]

Like Kev above i would not buy a remapped car in a million years. The amount of Ed30s and mk5 GTIs i rulled out because of it. In the end i went for a new mk6.
Afterall you just have to go read some of the stupid coments by modified owners to workout how some of them treat there cars.
At the end of the day a remaped car may put more stress on the engine/suspesion/drivetrain components reducing the live of them.

I know where you're coming from, and I'd be very wary of buying a re-mapped car myself despite the fact I'm quite happy to do my own.
But not all owners are the same, there are some forum members cars I'd quite happily buy despite their modifications as I would know that everything possible was done to preserve their cars in tip top condition. Some forum members cars I wouldn't touch with a barge pole. Caveat Emptor

[simonpolly]

FULL POST-OP REPORT ON PAGE 3


After umming and ahhing for the last couple of weeks, and having grilled you senseless on which company to go with and when to do it, I decided to book a Revo remap for tomorrow. I was coming over to England anyway tomorrow for a bit of shopping and so I thought I may as well get the remap over & done with. The guy I spoke to really seemed to know what he was talking about and put my mind at rest regarding warranty and other issues. He said they had done a MB S600 a couple of weeks ago that had only 22 miles on the clock and managed to get 850hp out of it

Anyway, I will be happy if they give me the 275hp they promise on their website. I will report back on Sunday once I'm back in France.

Wish me luck for the operation :embarassed:

Who needs a Warranty anyway

[Exonian]

FULL POST-OP REPORT ON PAGE 3


After umming and ahhing for the last couple of weeks, and having grilled you senseless on which company to go with and when to do it, I decided to book a Revo remap for tomorrow. I was coming over to England anyway tomorrow for a bit of shopping and so I thought I may as well get the remap over & done with. The guy I spoke to really seemed to know what he was talking about and put my mind at rest regarding warranty and other issues. He said they had done a MB S600 a couple of weeks ago that had only 22 miles on the clock and managed to get 850hp out of it

Anyway, I will be happy if they give me the 275hp they promise on their website. I will report back on Sunday once I'm back in France.

Wish me luck for the operation :embarassed:

Who needs a Warranty anyway

Yep, maybe we should all become Buddhist monks and sit on a hill pondering what will go wrong in our lives? This is a GTI forum not a Prius forum. Live a little.
Oh and a re-map won't void the warrnty on your air-con or radio.
The Frogster lives in Frogland where he says it's illegal to have a re-map anyway, so the dealers aren't exactly going to be looking for signs whilst he plies them with his cheap wine!

If you think re-maps are bad and scary like the monster under your bed then stay away from them and don't look under your bed at night.