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VagCom Cable

Post by SwedishRS4 » Tue May 05, 2009 6:27 pm

I know i know, use the searchfunction!!

But i just ha 2 short question:

1: do I really need to buy the 249 dollar cable from ross-tech?

2: if so, does anybody ha one for sale at a good price?

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RE: VagCom Cable

Post by Dom81 » Tue May 05, 2009 10:41 pm

Don't know about Q2, but the answer to Q1 should be yes

You can buy a fake and rip off Ross-Tech for their software, but it probably won't work, and is IMHO wrong

I don't mind taking the odd penny from the big boys, but Ross-Tech give outstanding support (including replies to this forum) so we should support them
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RE: VagCom Cable

Post by PetrolDave » Wed May 06, 2009 8:26 am

If you want a cable that works every time so that you can get on with fixing your car and not have to waste time on fixing drivers, cables, etc then buy the genuine Ross-Tech cable.

Most third party cables, especially the USB ones, have either driver problems or work intermittently or only with very old versions of VAG-COM.
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RE: VagCom Cable

Post by TopBear » Wed May 06, 2009 11:53 am

You will recoup most of your outlay if\when you sell your cable on, so look at it as an 'investment'.
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RE: VagCom Cable

Post by reevesroadster » Wed May 20, 2009 10:53 pm

The answer to Q2 is Ross-Tech.
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