Elm 323 vs Vag-com

[g60leigh]

Hi guys I have an ebay lead and vag-com free version
but fancy an upgrade

through a mate at a garage I can have a legitimate user copy of the latest vag-com under his account but need a genuine lead, does anyone knowe where I can get one for realistic money?

has anyone tried these elm scan leads on ebay, they are all a bit more expensive, but are they any better?


cheers

 

[Fraser]

original rosstech is the way to go

gendan are a uk distributor

some have come up on ebay, i missed out on a full hex-usb+can at 125 the other day. otherwise the full price one is an investment as it pays for itself pretty soon

 

[Blue_Thunder]

If you buy the genuine lead, I think the most up to date software is free anyway?

 

[g60leigh]

I have bought tis one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290240232269&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=019
it is not ross-tech one but it has been tested working on version 704.1 so am pretty sure it is a full lead that has all the features, the garage I use there lead is not from ross-tech but is fully supported by it.

anyone know if it will work or if I have messed up!

 

[Broken Byzan]

It looks like it will work just fine

 

[Issac Hunt]

I have bought tis one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=290240232269&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=019
it is not ross-tech one but it has been tested working on version 704.1 so am pretty sure it is a full lead that has all the features, the garage I use there lead is not from ross-tech but is fully supported by it.

anyone know if it will work or if I have messed up!

Its counterfeit for sure. It probably will work with version 704 OK, but wont work with the latest version 805.

 

[g60leigh]

Its counterfeit for sure. It probably will work with version 704 OK, but wont work with the latest version 805.

why do you think it wont work?
as ar as I can see all the cheap ones only work up to version 4

 

[olds_kool]

it should work fine, my dongle is not made by ross-tech and says assembled in uk on it, but works fine with every version of vag-com, and i registered it fine with ross-tech, i beleive it was from a uk company who made them under licence a few years ago

if im wrong feel free to correct this but as far as i can tell all versions of vag-com are free to download and use (shareware), what you can do with it is down to the cable you have, if you register it you get support from ross-tech, if you buy cable used then you have to pay to register it

how much did you get it for?