If we offered a discount to the members of of any particular forum, the members of every other forum on the planet would clamor for the same discount for themselves as well, at which point we'd be giving a discount to just about everyone.
That's why we have an "every day low price" for enthusiasts, which includes an interface which acts as a dongle, free updates, and includes full support via e-mail or on the phone if you care to call us.
Notice that you cannot buy anything comparable for any other brand of car for anything close to the price that we ask for a compete VAG-COM system?
And we do offer a lower-cost alternative. Buy a 3rd party interface and use the free shareware (limited functionality). Yes, you may go through some aggravation getting it to work. Time is money. ;-) Then if you want the full version, you can register for $99. Later if you should ever get a newer car which requires a current version of VAG-COM and one of our interfaces, we'll give you full credit for the $99 you've already spent.
Folks, developing a product like this does not happen for free. Over the years, we've bought four different factory scan tools (totally legit, anyone who's willing to spend the money can get one). These are not inexpensive. We spend a pile of money leasing the latest cars to test on (necessary to make keep current versions of VAG-COM compatible with the latest cars). We have a real office which obviously costs money to rent. And we have a few employees who do expect to get paid. ;-)
-Uwe-
