chip a mk5 plug and play?

[Niebz]

i have a mk5 SE not quite a gti i know but it pumps 105hp was wondering if any one knows a box i can plug in the OBD II socket or something then i can remove it easily so my dad doesnt know as he borrows my car sometimes and doesnt like 'going fast' also i dont want to change my insurence. iv herd of a box that just plugs in and has a performance and a eco setting on it soo any reviews or links you want to send me please would be useful
thanks
Tom

[Rhyso]

Remapping + not telling insurance = VOID INSURANCE which means should you be involved in an accident you are screwed

Its things like this why people start these threads
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=158828.0

Can't afford the insurance then don't modify 

[Jimp]

You can't really get anything more from the 1.6 engine anyway. Maybe 3-5 horses more but nothing noticeable.

[Niebz]

noo its the 2006 2.0 tdi. i would happily pay £2000 insurance but the cheapest i could get was £3700 on a 1L polo 10 years old piece of sh!t, then as soon as my dads a main driver he drives it 30% i drive it 70% and the insurance know this and said its fine and i now pay £1100 a year. i fail to understand how a car that does 120mph is cheaper to insure than a car that does about 60mph? even my dad says as a 17yr old i have testosterone in my body i need to take it out somewhere and would rather me go on a track and rag the balls out of it rather than on public roads, i cant do a track day as i have to be 18 on most but theres some roads up the moors with nice turns and can clearly see the road ahead i'm 17 but i'm not a chav   btw i live in a nice area and have nothing bad against my record so the insurance system is just crazy.
tom

[Jimp]

Ah, sorry about that. Still though, something that boost performance as much as a remap needs to be delcared otherwise you're running a big risk. 105 bhp is plenty anyway since you have, what, 250 NM of torque? 

[Niebz]

hmm spose its the torque aswell isnt it i never really 'used torque' when thinkin about cars il look it up so i under stand how it relates to performance. well my bro was getting a vectra and he said he could get a box that plugs in the obdII socket and simply unplugged :S ? like a box 5x5x5cm ?

[nr123]

You either have the 1.9 TDI 105 bhp engine or the 2.0 TDI 140 engine or if you're a really lucky boy a 170. There is no 2.0 TDI 105.

[Wayne]

Remapping + not telling insurance = VOID INSURANCE which means should you be involved in an accident you are screwed

Its things like this why people start these threads
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=158828.0

Can't afford the insurance then don't modify 

+1 never worth the risk

[gti265]

can i just ask, and feel free to shoot me down, but how can the insurance comapnies find out about a remap on a car?? can they see the map if the plug into the port or would they have to put it on a rolling road??

tom

[stealthwolf]

Plugging in I think. Unless they look for it specifically, even a VW dealer won't pick it up.

Obviously if the car's in an accident, one of the first things they will check is is the car up to scratch (ie up to MOT standard) and was it modified in any way?

If you lie to the insurers and then get found out, no insurance company will ever want to touch you and at 17, that means potentially up to five years (I think) of no insurance.

Stick with the car. 138bhp is more than I had on my first car (74bhp).