VAG-Com heisst jetzt VCDS ?!

Vag-Com Diesel enthusiasts... that's where VCDS comes in .

I didn't even know what he wanted when an American asked me if I had "wäg kom."
Americans tend to shorten words and then pronounce the shortened version - for example, "Jeep."

It's good that it doesn't work well with VCDS.

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Hello,

VCDS stands for Vag-Com Diagnostic System. The reason for the short-term renaming is a legal issue regarding the registration of VAG-COM as a trademark in the United States.

Apart from the unpronounceable abbreviation, nothing else changes.

Best regards, Rainer.

The latest beta version is called VCDS 803.0.


803.1 already since the day before yesterday

Except for the unpronounceable abbreviation.

Vau Ceh Deh Ess? Vau Weh started with such things.

-Uwe-

@Martin et al.: "GP," meaning "general purpose," doesn't seem to be the origin of the word. It's quite impressive, that "www."
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep
haithamina

@haithamina

I never said "General Purpose" , but I meant pronouncing "GP" (whether it's a Ford code or something else).

And the Wikipedia article itself states that it is _unclear_.

No matter what, apparently people over there express everything openly... although they will likely have problems with "Wie Zieh De Es" .

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No matter what, apparently people over there are expressing everything openly... although they will likely have problems with ''Wie Zieh De Es'.

No, not everything is pronounced literally, especially when it's obviously not possible. For example, 'IBM' is always pronounced 'Ei Bie Emm'.

In American English, VCDS is said: Vie Zie Die Ess. It's really not a problem, and definitely better than paying lawyers for the next 5 years.

Best,

-Uwe-