gti dsg

[mossy1969]

hi there never drove a golf with the dsg box .does anyone have any issues ie ...mechanicall problems or reliabiliy just i have been looking at one its an 08/ gun metal grey,leather 18"" monzas ,leather ,mfsw.heated seats.telephone prep??..also what compatibility of phones work with these 12000 milles up for 15495   looking forwaard to a reply cheers

[LaserBlue]

Hey ive never owned a DSG but have driven one around for a week and they are fantastic, however after a while i just got bord with not being fully incontrol and with day to day life it didnt suit me.

Their have been a few known problems that ive seen posted around here, but if its covered by warrenty i wouldnt so much, i would after though as im pretty sure they would cost a hell of a lot to fix or replce.

[Schuey]

DSG is great, but I prefer the 6 spd manual.

Although the DSG is my choice on the R32.

For another £500 quid or so you could buy my 08 Plate Steel Grey ED30 with only 4500 miles! (Its a manual too  )

[dan_apps]

have a search using the above in the MK5 section only, has been alot of topics covered including all known warranty fixes etc. 

[Egbutt Wash]

It's quite mature technology now.

For the love of god don't buy a manual, the DSG box makes a supercar out of the GTI.  A DSG GTI can beat any manual car in normal driving, most manual drivers can't be bothered searching for exactly the right gear, the mechatronics knows exactly the right gear and will flick into it in the blinking of an eye.

Like having a minature Lewis Hamilton under the bonnet.

[Schuey]

Hmmm............ I beat my friend consistently in a few sprints in my manual R32 vS his DSG ED30 but technically that's not normal driving, or is it ?? 

The down change is good on the DSG, but with practice you can achieve the same with a simple blip of throttle on a manual.

[bobotheclown]

ok this is a repost but demonstrates how efficient the DSG is compared to a professional racing driver:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gmMNRQ1GJ3o

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Hi Mossy

hi there never drove a golf with the dsg box .does anyone have any issues ie ...mechanicall problems or reliabiliy

As others have said, this has been covered numerous times in this forum, and also the other Mk5GolfGTI forum - the 'Advanced Search' function is your friend here! 

But basically, it is generally extremely reliable (unless abused).  It does have a limit on the torque it can handle, so if you want to modify your GTI to stratospheric outputs, then a manual is best advised.  Oh, the DSG box requires vital routine maintenance, in the form of a fluid and filter change every 4 years or 40k miles (whichever comes first), and that may cost an additional £200 or so from a VW dealer, over and above the normal servicing.  If you are particularly hard on your DSG, it would be wise to half that interval, and someone on this forum has found the need for fluid and filter change after just 10k miles.

Best advice is to go for a long, very long test drive - ie an all day test drive.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Hmmm............ I beat my friend consistently in a few sprints in my manual R32 vS his DSG ED30 but technically that's not normal driving, or is it ?? 

Erm, there are a whole array of reasons why you might 'beat' a DSG - however, it has been repeatedly proven, that with like for like, the DSG allways out-performs a manual - both in performance, and in fuel economy. 

The down change is good on the DSG, but with practice you can achieve the same with a simple blip of throttle on a manual.

REEEEEAAAAALLLLLYYYYYYY <yawn>

So you think you can complete a complete down-change in less than a quater of a second?   For the record, the DSG has been proven to be the fastest changing gearbox (of an "automated manual" variety) on the planet.  The DSG is faster changing cogs than a BMW SMG (even the latest), or any Ferrari "flappy paddle" gearboxes, which are well-known to be crap, as Clarkson so infamously rants about!

[ifti]

How do you know when its time for a DSG fluid change??
Do you have to remember wether it was 4 years ago etc, or does the car inform you - just like it informs you when it needs a service...?