tneconni

Currently my daily driver is a 2016 sq5...love the car, have had zero problems with it.

Turns out I'm going to get a healthy tax return and I can't help but wonder if it wouldn't be fun to put it towards an ECU tune. A couple cars back I had a GTI tuned by APR and it was hysterical fun. But also horribly unreliable...constantly needing service department attention. The SQ5 has been bullet proof so far...but the GTI's reliability was probably just as much the underlying unreliable platform (2007, MkV) as it was the tune.

So, anyone tune and regret the choice? Other than APR, are there any decent companies offering stage 1 in the American southeast?

simplesez

If you live in the SE then go with APR as they are local and you'll have better support. Jump right to Stage 2 since it only involves a tune and pulley for not much more $$. Not having to do exhaust work is really nice.

Do it soon as lots of tuners are doing Tax Sales which run out soon if not already.

syracusedave

I just went APR Stage 2 on my 2014 SQ5 and I am CRAZY HAPPY! It woke up the Beast!!! The first time i launched it, the tires chirped and within 3 seconds i was literally dizzy. it took a couple of launches to get used to the power.
I did my homework on the toon and have heard of no issues with toons on the SQ5 3.0 motor. I had the work done at Cantec Automotive in Syracuse, NY and they have an awesome reputation (you see exotic cars there on a regular basis: Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, etc. If you haven't yet pulled the trigger, I highly recommend it. Its great for the foot!!!

MAMOHT

BlackSVT

It's only 1 data point, but I've been APR Stage 1 since ~25k and Stage 2 since 53k. It's daily driven, and just hit 80k miles and no issues at all