Black Friday Goodies for 7/7.5?

[I wanted a GTi]

OBd11 does seem like a cool little gimmick but is it really wort while ....all youtube posts focus on the tail lights blinking and sh!t LOL...i mean any serious cool mods that will impact the driver experience ? I know its not a fortune but all in all between a new or used android tablet and the device 100 ...50 more and you get a pedal box that gives you a tangible experience ...also if dealers can pick up on mods such as remaps etc would they be able to see obd11 mods and potentially claim youv'e messed with the ecu etc ...sorry might be a dumb question but feedback and experiences on the above would be great to hear!

Yeah, all the OBDeleven tweeks are sh!t.

Full brake lights
Leaving/coming home set to fogs and drl's and up to 90seconds
Drl's set to 100% and rear lights light with drl's
Fogs set to flash with main beam
Indicators set to 4 but can be set 5 flashes 
Puddle lights set to stay on even if mirrors are folding
MIB2 set to sport
DIS set to red accent
Climate fan shows speed when in auto
Climate set to warm weather countries 
Heated seats set to remember setting 
Soundaktor set to 0%
Mode button set to stay white when in sport mode
ADS set to strong
Headlight washers turned off.

[Booth11]

OBd11 does seem like a cool little gimmick but is it really wort while ....all youtube posts focus on the tail lights blinking and sh!t LOL...i mean any serious cool mods that will impact the driver experience ? I know its not a fortune but all in all between a new or used android tablet and the device 100 ...50 more and you get a pedal box that gives you a tangible experience ...also if dealers can pick up on mods such as remaps etc would they be able to see obd11 mods and potentially claim youv'e messed with the ecu etc ...sorry might be a dumb question but feedback and experiences on the above would be great to hear!

If it’s a toss up between OBDeleven and a pedal box, go the latter.  Then save up for the former.    For the price, OBDeleven is worthwhile.  I have similar tweaks to above and it’s money well spent imo.

[monsta]

Awesome GTi have some decent deals on. VWR springs down to 175 which ain't bad.

Very tempted by those I must say!

[scanesare]

OBd11 does seem like a cool little gimmick but is it really wort while ....all youtube posts focus on the tail lights blinking and sh!t LOL...i mean any serious cool mods that will impact the driver experience ? I know its not a fortune but all in all between a new or used android tablet and the device 100 ...50 more and you get a pedal box that gives you a tangible experience ...also if dealers can pick up on mods such as remaps etc would they be able to see obd11 mods and potentially claim youv'e messed with the ecu etc ...sorry might be a dumb question but feedback and experiences on the above would be great to hear!

With all due respect you clearly don't know what you're talking about. OBD11 gives you access to a myriad of settings and adaptations (basically the same as VCDS, is VCDS a gimmick also?  ) and most of them are for the better driving experience, via an interface miles ahead of VCDS and at 1/3 of the VCDS cost... A fraction is mentioned two posts above but there's literally hundreds of other things that you could be after or that you probably did not know they even existed as an option that you can set to your like, there's a reason why VCDS/OBD11 adaptation threads are 50+ pages long... I wouldn't even know where to start with mine: Brakes adjustment, lsd locking adjustment (very significant one), XDS adjustment, disable power cut-out during launching, disable start/stop, disable soundaktor, LED and Xenon adjustments and I haven't even touched on the minor stuff.

I know thousands are driving their cars on 100% stock settings and ignorance is bliss and all but really, OBD11 is one of the most useful stuff you can get for this car if you have even the slight interest to mess with the settings that are already available from the electronics but that the manufacturer would not bother providing you with access to. It can't even be compared to a pedal box, at least not more than it can be compared to buying a pair of trousers, totally different things.

[GTD1414]

OBd11 does seem like a cool little gimmick but is it really wort while ....all youtube posts focus on the tail lights blinking and sh!t LOL...i mean any serious cool mods that will impact the driver experience ? I know its not a fortune but all in all between a new or used android tablet and the device 100 ...50 more and you get a pedal box that gives you a tangible experience ...also if dealers can pick up on mods such as remaps etc would they be able to see obd11 mods and potentially claim youv'e messed with the ecu etc ...sorry might be a dumb question but feedback and experiences on the above would be great to hear!

Yeah, all the OBDeleven tweeks are sh!t.

Full brake lights
Leaving/coming home set to fogs and drl's and up to 90seconds
Drl's set to 100% and rear lights light with drl's
Fogs set to flash with main beam
Indicators set to 4 but can be set 5 flashes
Puddle lights set to stay on even if mirrors are folding
MIB2 set to sport
DIS set to red accent
Climate fan shows speed when in auto
Climate set to warm weather countries
Heated seats set to remember setting
Soundaktor set to 0%
Mode button set to stay white when in sport mode
ADS set to strong
Headlight washers turned off.

This list is exactly why I'm ordering OBDeleven. 

Didn't know about the fogs/full beam feature, will add that, my 106 GTi had this back in the day. 

Just out of interest what is the factory setting of DRL (guessing 80%?) and what is the warm weather climate?

[CHB100]

OBd11 does seem like a cool little gimmick but is it really wort while ....all youtube posts focus on the tail lights blinking and sh!t LOL...i mean any serious cool mods that will impact the driver experience ? I know its not a fortune but all in all between a new or used android tablet and the device 100 ...50 more and you get a pedal box that gives you a tangible experience ...also if dealers can pick up on mods such as remaps etc would they be able to see obd11 mods and potentially claim youv'e messed with the ecu etc ...sorry might be a dumb question but feedback and experiences on the above would be great to hear!

With all due respect you clearly don't know what you're talking about. OBD11 gives you access to a myriad of settings and adaptations (basically the same as VCDS, is VCDS a gimmick also?  ) and most of them are for the better driving experience, via an interface miles ahead of VCDS and at 1/3 of the VCDS cost... A fraction is mentioned two posts above but there's literally hundreds of other things that you could be after or that you probably did not know they even existed as an option that you can set to your like, there's a reason why VCDS/OBD11 adaptation threads are 50+ pages long... I wouldn't even know where to start with mine: Brakes adjustment, lsd locking adjustment (very significant one), XDS adjustment, disable power cut-out during launching, disable start/stop, disable soundaktor, LED and Xenon adjustments and I haven't even touched on the minor stuff.

I know thousands are driving their cars on 100% stock settings and ignorance is bliss and all but really, OBD11 is one of the most useful stuff you can get for this car if you have even the slight interest to mess with the settings that are already available from the electronics but that the manufacturer would not bother providing you with access to. It can't even be compared to a pedal box, at least not more than it can be compared to buying a pair of trousers, totally different things.

I don't think folk are comparing, it's a matter of affordability and what to buy first. I don't have OBD11 yet as not as necessary as the pedal box which massively alters the cars characteristics. The nuances that OBD11 alter are minimal by comparison IMO of course.
If you could only have one, which one would you keep? Open question.

[I wanted a GTi]

OBd11 does seem like a cool little gimmick but is it really wort while ....all youtube posts focus on the tail lights blinking and sh!t LOL...i mean any serious cool mods that will impact the driver experience ? I know its not a fortune but all in all between a new or used android tablet and the device 100 ...50 more and you get a pedal box that gives you a tangible experience ...also if dealers can pick up on mods such as remaps etc would they be able to see obd11 mods and potentially claim youv'e messed with the ecu etc ...sorry might be a dumb question but feedback and experiences on the above would be great to hear!

Yeah, all the OBDeleven tweeks are sh!t.

Full brake lights
Leaving/coming home set to fogs and drl's and up to 90seconds
Drl's set to 100% and rear lights light with drl's
Fogs set to flash with main beam
Indicators set to 4 but can be set 5 flashes
Puddle lights set to stay on even if mirrors are folding
MIB2 set to sport
DIS set to red accent
Climate fan shows speed when in auto
Climate set to warm weather countries
Heated seats set to remember setting
Soundaktor set to 0%
Mode button set to stay white when in sport mode
ADS set to strong
Headlight washers turned off.

This list is exactly why I'm ordering OBDeleven. 

Didn't know about the fogs/full beam feature, will add that, my 106 GTi had this back in the day. 

Just out of interest what is the factory setting of DRL (guessing 80%?) and what is the warm weather climate?

The Drl's are set to 80% I think and someplace around 40% when the lights are on. I've set mine to 100% all the time and no they do not blind oncoming drivers.

Warm weather climate setting makes the air conditioning cool the car much quicker, it doesn't make it colder though but very nice when the car has been sitting in the sun. It cools the car in around half the time.

[scanesare]

I don't think folk are comparing, it's a matter of affordability and what to buy first. I don't have OBD11 yet as not as necessary as the pedal box which massively alters the cars characteristics. The nuances that OBD11 alter are minimal by comparison IMO of course.
If you could only have one, which one would you keep? Open question.

Come on If I had a 30K car (i actually have) and could not afford a one-off purchase of a £50 dongle that provides access to all those settings I would rather sell it altogether, this can't possibly be a serious question?  It's fine to say you don't care about them or need them but the cost argument on this particular item isn't realistic. I spend 2-3 times that amount just in fuel every month...

[dubber36]

Didn't know about the fogs/full beam feature, will add that, my 106 GTi had this back in the day. 

They weren't fogs, they were driving lights, just like on the 205 GTI. The 309 GTI had driving lights in the bumper too, along side its fog lights, as did an XR2i.

[BobbyT]

I bought VCDS from Ross tech years ago to tweek some things on an A6 avant, I thought that was steep at the time but its been fantastic on the Audi and VW's I've had since and I feel its paid its outlay. It should also work on my R fingers crossed