Agreed...
Not to mention that from what I've seen in othe scenes... a chip upgrade under $300 is a bargain. I think I paid $350 for mine on my 2000 Golf 1.8T, and it was amongst the cheaper alternatives. I've seen similar, if not higher prices for Honda chip upgrades with negligible gains, pretty much imperceptible. Lastly, I'm looking at a chip upgrade for my wife's Trailblazer - they claim gains from 275 hp to about 311 or so.. for $575!!!! Granted, the larger value is the removal of the ECU drive by wire torque management.. I guess if it weren't for it in there from the factory we'd have a whole lot of soccer moms peeling away from stop signs, but still.. That's a lot of loot. I figure even if the gains are half of what's claimed, it's worth the reasonably low investment.
Ok.. enough, I'm not posting any more.. lest everyone think I have some sort of vested interest (I don't except to ensure that we get 10 people in this go 'round)