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Old 28th September 2012, 08:13 PM
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is the VAGCOM link u show the latest version, is it on cd or downloadable & is it available for more than 1 computer?

Iv got a few cars & this could be quite helpful to me...

When you pay they send you the cable, then you download the programme from the Ross-Tech website, you then register the cable with Ross-Tech. Not sure how many computers you can put it on but I would think there was no limit as it is the cable that is the key to it working
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Old 30th September 2012, 09:05 AM
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I bought mine from this Company www.vag-diagnostics.com They are very professional and offer full online support. Think I paid around £79. It works perfectly, they send you a cd with the software and cable or you can download direct from their website once the give you the access code.
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I looked at those guys (vag diagnostic .com) a while ago, and they are basically reselling the chinese copies with some support. Might as well get it from china if you are going down this route:

http://www.dhgate.com/vag-11-30-vag-...bc45d02ed.html
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Mine was the 10.60 version and still works perfectly
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The problem with Chinese clones is that you cannot connect PC to internet as VCDS checks with servers and if clone cable is detected it overwrites EEPROM in the cable rendering it useless. You can reflash it again but it's a lot of hustle.
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