Tuning Part 2.5: The Decision

So after much deliberation, half made up of further research (reading and YouTube) and the other half pure procrastinated consternation I finally made a decision. I decided to go with the Cobb Accessport. Why?

A few reasons I chose this option, and rather than trying to put this into elegant prose, below is a list.

• Price point - Cobb closely guards the pricing set by authorised dealers. There isn’t a lot of room to move here, but I did manage to find one seller that provided a 5% discount for joining their mailing list. Equating to $100.

• Installation - originally looking at a Mountune product, but after looking into it further, it turned out that once the OBD device is registered you need to wait 4-7 days for the ECU and TCU maps to arrive in your account for download. Cobb’s are ready to go. Installation is also via hardwire, not Bluetooth connection to OBD device. A small matter, but more reliable I felt.

• Return to stock - the first step in Cobb’s installation is a backup of your stock ECU and TCU maps. A great option for resale. Additionally, after speaking with VW, they were supportive of the tune and had no issues continuing to service the car. However, they did mention this likely involves a stock return. With an OTS tune, I could easily reinstall my tune.
  
  

• Flexibility - the Cobb Accessport allows for different fuel options, including Flex-Fuel. Furthermore, there is a wide variety of gauges to monitor the car post-tune, log data, shift lights, and a valet mode.

The Accessport hasn’t arrived yet, I suspect with Christmas this is likely to go take until January. At which point I will write a detailed review of the installation process, the Accessport itself and how it has affected the car across different driving conditions.

Thanks for reading.