Ed this is interesting. I'm stage 2 apr GTI but I have been eyeing your ots stage and Cobb AP. The goal down the road would be to go stage 3 which I would still need the Cobb. When I get to stage 3 I would want a custom etune from you. But it doesn't seem cost effective to do your ots only to do a custom tune down the road. Is there a way to do this and make it cost effective?
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I don't think it's ever "cost effective" to do buy another OTS tune and then pay for custom tuning down the road, regardless of what company.
Accessport is $675 (or $475'ish used) and comes with OTS Cobb ECU. Even if you add Ed's OTS tune ($125), you are all in at $600-800
Then you later want to get E-tuned ($400) and your all in $1000-1200. The kicker here is you can always sell the Accessport if you switched tune platforms, sell the car, return to stock, etc., and recoup that $475. So your end expense for Cobb OTS, EQT OTS, and EQT pro-tuned is only $525-725 after all is said and done -- Unless you plan to keep your car forever and never sell the Cobb AP.
For comparison, Eurodyne users pay $800 for the Eurodyne OTS tunes (ECU) and the ABILITY to have a custom tune done (Maestro). Then you pick your tuner and spend $200-500 to actually get that custom tune = all in $1000-1300
Note: buying a used Eurodyne cable ($80) only get you the cable, not even OTS tunes.