Hi all,
Relatively new round here but on VWVortex but prefer to get some local opinions.
Before everyone starts flaming me for the above, I am not questioning the value of VCDS.
HOWEVER, for someone like me who is weekend/DIY mechanic and just likes solving problems under the bonnet as they crop up, I feel that VCDS would be a bit of an overkill for what I actually need it for ie: diagnosing faults, researching the fault and then being able to determine whether I can fix it myself or if i'm better suited to take it to a professional at least armed with some knowledge of the problem... Any sort of tuning etc i'll gladly take to a professional also.
The second problem I have is that I am a Mac user (as is the rest of my house) and have no interest in buying a version of windows to bootcamp for the sole purpose of VCDS if I can avoid it at all possible so really need a stand alone unit that will do the above.
Checking out Super Cheap Auto and they have an Actron Scanner which claims to work with my 2002 Golf GTi.
From an Australian and unbiased point of view, will this be enough and will it do what I want it to do?
Relatively new round here but on VWVortex but prefer to get some local opinions.
Before everyone starts flaming me for the above, I am not questioning the value of VCDS.
HOWEVER, for someone like me who is weekend/DIY mechanic and just likes solving problems under the bonnet as they crop up, I feel that VCDS would be a bit of an overkill for what I actually need it for ie: diagnosing faults, researching the fault and then being able to determine whether I can fix it myself or if i'm better suited to take it to a professional at least armed with some knowledge of the problem... Any sort of tuning etc i'll gladly take to a professional also.
The second problem I have is that I am a Mac user (as is the rest of my house) and have no interest in buying a version of windows to bootcamp for the sole purpose of VCDS if I can avoid it at all possible so really need a stand alone unit that will do the above.
Checking out Super Cheap Auto and they have an Actron Scanner which claims to work with my 2002 Golf GTi.
From an Australian and unbiased point of view, will this be enough and will it do what I want it to do?
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