I see that a Vag Com runs $600 to $900! I also see a OBD toolfor $71..............Question, is it worth it to buy the OBD, will it diagnose most issues enough to be worth purchasing, or will I end up needing to connect a Vag Com anyway?

 

I think benefit of having vag-com is that you can get more details from your ECM.
OBDII is just simple diagnostic tool that read off from ECM but only reads error codes.

vag-com is way to go I think. I got both.

 

Go here http://www.ross-tech.com/ & read, if it has thing you want, or will need, then you got to buy it, Oh, it's only $250.

 

http://search.ebay.com/search/search...&category0=

 

In that Ebay ad there are several meters and the one that looks more impressive is the Max Scan VAG405,Buy it Now...$149.97

How does this compare with the Vag-Com... non-professional, selling for$229. ?? Hay, there's an $80 difference, and I'm not rich!

 

Do you need CAN bus?
If not, buy a code reader from alpha-bid
for under $30.