Black Friday Goodies for 7/7.5?

[CHB100]

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...

You miss the point. Which would you buy first. All of my 60 car purchases have been with my own cash. How m@ny on this or other forums actually own their cars outright. Hardly any from what I gather, and as such they maybe have to be selective.

[BobbyT]

yeah most people finance in one way or another, it's the norm. I don't see why people get snooty about it.

[JackB]

So I’m late to the party- as per usual -and this is the first I’ve heard of the ODBeleven and am completely intrigued by it. It sounds like a fantastic product, would the standard €40 one be recommended or the €65 Pro version? Also, their website mentions credits which seem to come with every order...what are they for?

Sorry for the dummy questions.....

[JoeGTI]

So I’m late to the party- as per usual -and this is the first I’ve heard of the ODBeleven and am completely intrigued by it. It sounds like a fantastic product, would the standard €40 one be recommended or the €65 Pro version? Also, their website mentions credits which seem to come with every order...what are they for?

Sorry for the dummy questions.....

It’s basically a more user-friendly “casual user” interpretation of VCDS. Until obdeleven the only way you could do the tweaks mentioned in this thread was with VCDS or “Vag-com” as it was called. VCDS is relatively expensive and daunting to use if you’re not comfortable with it.

Obd11 can do most (all?) of the little tweaks but it’s via a simple enough Android phone/tablet app.

I think the “pro” version is worth the extra outlay as it allows you to do more intricate “vcds-style” mods with the long coding. Otherwise you are restricted to a few pre-configured tweaks built into the app and relying on credits (not actually sure how credits work tbh).

[I wanted a GTi]

You can buy credits from the Google play store but you can also earn them by looking at adverts I think. You also get some free ones every day you connect to it.

Without doubt go for the pro version and do the coding through adaptation and you don't need the credits. So easy to use, once you get your head around it. You will need to have an android device or say a blackberry and sideload the app.

[scanesare]

You miss the point. Which would you buy first. All of my 60 car purchases have been with my own cash. How m@ny on this or other forums actually own their cars outright. Hardly any from what I gather, and as such they maybe have to be selective.

Buying with cash or not is totally irrelevant to whether you can afford a 60eur item, in fact it is probably the other way around. If you've already spent a considerable amount of your cash to buy the car you probably need to be more tight, whereas paying out a loan which is a fraction of your monthly income and having your capital mostly untouched gives you more flexibility.

Back to the question, I had the OBDEleven in my hands before even getting the car delivered to me, how's that sound for priorities? I had read all about it and knew it would be exactly what I need after my VCDS adventures in the past. JB4 (at around 8 times the OBD11's price) came around a month later and as for pedal box? I don't know if I will ever bother really, I still consider it rather useless. Not in the sense that it's a fraud, but in that I don't want to trigger full throttle so early in all occasions. As much as I despise late throttle reply, I also don't want excessive throttle before I actually push the pedal almost to its end so I'm quite happy with my own throttle management for the most part.

[GTD1414]

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.

Well you learn something new everyday. Thanks 

[GTD1414]

I ordered OBDeleven on Friday with the pro software and got a free carry pouch and 200 credits. 

[7MAT]

I ordered OBDeleven on Friday with the pro software and got a free carry pouch and 200 credits. 

Wow ... 200 credits FREE is a great deal, like others I purchased mine before the car arrived - great device!

[glorioso2299]

Seeing as my post started this thread which Im glad it did as some great feedback Id like to take the opportunity to clarify a few things ...

1. I didnt say I couldnt afford the 50quid or mention affordability I rather simply asked if it was worth spending that plus around 50 more for a android device to be able to use it effectively OR spend the money on a tangible instant impact item such as the pedalbox....

2. For the  "flash" poster who made it about money and started commenting on how if you cant afford etc...MATE those who flash the most in my experience are those who have the least ...so regardless of how much money ,what model you have (owned ,leased , borrowed) or how much people have to spend on their VW ..they contribute to this thread... they deserve to say and ask whatever they feel is relevant to them and do so hoping the feedback will be helpful and beneficial....to which most have SO THANK YOU and I will be ordering OBD11 and spend the next few hours reading through the threads .

With all the above said ...thanks to all who actually provided meaningful feedback !