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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: ifti on 28 January 2009, 15:22
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Im considering a DSG, but am concerned about the repair/replacement costs if anything should go wrong. I would like a general idea of how reliable these systems are in comparison to a standard manual box.
If you have a DSG system, please comment on how reliable yours has been so far, including your mileage etc. It would help me get a better idea of how reliable the systems are over manuals....
Please vote in the poll!
Thanks in advance.
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ifti,
Just buy a manual and sleep soundly.
To assist it would help if everyone polled that their DSGbox was terrible (even if you don't even own a car).
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nope no probs, smooth gear changes and much faster than any human at changing gears.
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ifti,
Just buy a manual and sleep soundly.
To assist it would help if everyone polled that their DSGbox was terrible (even if you don't even own a car).
wow.
If you have nothing useful to post, dont bother posting.
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My DSG is superb. In all my years of experience driving many, many different main-stream cars, the DSG really is a superb box.
Yes, it does have some slightly 'unusual' operating traits - but learn to adapt your driving style - and there isn't a gearbox which can match it.
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ifti,
Just buy a manual and sleep soundly.
To assist it would help if everyone polled that their DSGbox was terrible (even if you don't even own a car).
wow.
If you have nothing useful to post, dont bother posting.
You have just found our resident 'troll' - just ignore him when he comes up with posts like that. :rolleyes: Though he occasionaly does come up with some interesting and worthwhile stuff - so sometimes you do need to give him air time!
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45000 kms and no issues.
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ifti,
Just buy a manual and sleep soundly.
To assist it would help if everyone polled that their DSGbox was terrible (even if you don't even own a car).
wow.
If you have nothing useful to post, dont bother posting.
Next you'll be polling us on mpg.
Then tyre life.
Then residuals.
Just buy a Toyota Yaris. That should be safe enough.
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Had 4 DSG Vw's, and not one single issue in 2 years.
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ifti,
Just buy a manual and sleep soundly.
To assist it would help if everyone polled that their DSGbox was terrible (even if you don't even own a car).
wow.
If you have nothing useful to post, dont bother posting.
Next you'll be polling us on mpg.
Then tyre life.
Then residuals.
Just buy a Toyota Yaris. That should be safe enough.
lol
You're about as useful as a can opener with an egg! ;)
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I hear nothing but good things about the DSG box.
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ifti,
Just buy a manual and sleep soundly.
To assist it would help if everyone polled that their DSGbox was terrible (even if you don't even own a car).
wow.
If you have nothing useful to post, dont bother posting.
Next you'll be polling us on mpg.
Then tyre life.
Then residuals.
Just buy a Toyota Yaris. That should be safe enough.
lol
You're about as useful as a can opener with an egg! ;)
Don't feed the trolls! :wink: :grin:
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18 months 20k miles and still going strong
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Just sold at 29k with no problems, the only criticism I have, and its purely personal, is that at low speed, ie creeping onto a roundabout etc, it does not like 2 footed use, and I have always driven any 2 pedal car with left foot braking, up to speed you can do this no probs, but at low speeds, as you go to apply the power, the car just bogs down, like a huge flatspot, you then have to come off the throttle and go back on, can be quite hairy if you go for a gap and you just crawl.
Had extensive discussions with VW, until they realised I left foot braked, then they said the system was not designed to allow this, the ECU overides the throttle in favour of the brake.
Just changing your brain not to do it, is hard. But in one foot use, its perfect.
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only driven about 8000 miles since buying my car since last year, I drive mostly town stop start gas guzzling commuting, it behaves impeccably. When I do let her out of her life of domestic servitude she becomes a complete untamed wild eyed whore and I sit back and enjoy the ride :tongue:
Dsg rocks!!!!
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Ok guys, thanks yet again for your comments.
Looks like a ED30 DSG it is!
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only driven about 8000 miles since buying my car since last year, I drive mostly town stop start gas guzzling commuting, it behaves impeccably. When I do let her out of her life of domestic servitude she becomes a complete untamed wild eyed whore and I sit back and enjoy the ride :tongue:
Dsg rocks!!!!
Are you speaking from experience? :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
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Ahh did not realise he was talking about his car :grin:
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Cue an appropriately cellacious and provocative pic from Red Robin.... :laugh:
Not...err OF Red Robin (I hope).... :grin:
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22 k and new Mech unit :cry:
lucky under warranty though,
good option thought and quicker than manual but beware of gremlins!!