Just had the 6 hr trial flash last week and have to say I was underwhelmed until I hit third gear, which just rocketed me off with the new torque thanks to APR. From there it was a great 4 or so days of driving until the trial ran out, then (could be placebo) I felt like I was driving a Yaris.
No exaggeration, the car just had no punch. I don't actually think the difference was that marked beforehand.
After that I had to go back and stage 1 done permanently to satisfy my torque craving, so I forked out the money.
While I was getting the flash done for good, I had a chat to another customer who quietly mentioned that there has been at least one incident of an Audi being flashed for trial where the owner demanded to know what they had done to his stock settings afterwards - he was adamant that the car was driving far more sluggishly than before. APR then "reset" his "stock" settings quietly. This particular guy I was talking to said that if you read extensively enough, there are multiple cases of owners who have accused APR of resetting the stock settings after trial to a lower level where you will be effectively forced to go back and pay to have the Stage 1 flash done.
I take no sides on this issue - bottom line is that with Stage 1 installed my GTI is a cracker and I'm driving it more than ever, but I did sit there in my "Yaris" for a few days just wondering what had happened...
2011 Audi A5 Sportback 2.0TFSI S-Tronic Quattro | Deep Sea Blue | 18" Audi exclusive 10 spoke | Bang & Olufsen | MMI Plus Nav | Advanced Parking & Reverse Cam | Sunroof | Sports Suspension | Xenons | Walnut Inlays || Previously: MkVI GTI | Carbon Steel Grey | DSG | ACC | Dynaudio | Reverse Cam | "R" LED Tail Lights | APR Stage 1
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