£4-5k to spend..

ethos said:
I don't think it's as simple as "change the date m8", infact pretty sure they wouldn't be able to do that!!

...oh and I don't catch the train (it's too cheap and not fast enough) :D
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It probably is, the ECU will get flashed with whatever you want it too. Whether or not the tuning place would actually do that is another matter. That aside its a huge shot in the dark, but you are probably right with being safe rather than sorry. I'd find a hard time paying up £300 extra in insurance for a £200, invisible ECU remap. Its different if it was an aftermarket or piggyback ECU.
 
Yes, but there will be a date that the map was put on the ecu surely? Bit like "date created" + "date modified" on a windows system.... I'm completely guessing this by the way- but pretty sure they'd be able to get that sort of data off.

I even heard it logs top speed and the time on vag cars :eek:
 
TBH I couldn't and wouldn't risk it. Insurance companies aren't as ignorant as we'd like to think and the vRS is a very commonly remapped car. I darent post what it would cost me to declare it on my insurance because the kids on the forum will all hate me but percentage wise its a big increase ;)

This may all change if my new job see's me doing less mileage and not requiring business use on my policy as I will pobably consider a more mod friendly insurer. Unfortunately the job I've just applied for will see me doing much more mileage and more business use :(
 
Psycrow said:
See, you said once you are used to it standard you will consider it. That plays on every octy drivers mind until they can't take it anymore and just get it done. <£500 for 40-50bhp, who can resist!
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And I probably would have been one of them. I would have held out for a while as £500 is a fair wad of cash (and that IS what the Scottish tuners seemed to be asking - I checked when I was considering an Octavia)

The way I saw it was you get two cars for the price of one (+£500) - when you get bored of the standard power you remap and have an all new more powerful car to play with.

On the other hand if a remap was £200 I think it would probably have gone on straight away.
 
Thanks again, loads of info if I get an octavis VRS :D

Any opinions on an Audi S4?
Although still going to be 8-10ish years old, are they any good?
Insurance is fine even though it's group 20 (~£850)
 
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