My DSG woes!

[mike77t5]

Hey Jimble, I know exactly what you are talking about. When I test drove the GTD DSG I thought it was awful, very unresponsive and it made the car feel slow. I currently have a mk6 2.0 tdi 140 manual and that felt faster than the DSG GTD. When I then drove a manual GTD it was so much better, felt like an entirely different car. It was more responsive and I felt I had much more control over the car which overall made it feel much faster and what I expected the GTD to be like.

That was my first experience of a DSG box and i'm afraid to say I have been severely put off and probably won't consider one again.

[Mr Savage]

Gonna be a big loss on the GTI though, value wise, plummets as soon as you go off the forecourt then holds for a while.

I agree the fuel consumption is sickening, the R32 with it's thirsty 3.2 V6 hits the same average MPG figures....no idea what's going off there.

I've not even bothered with eco mode yet as the car doesn't feel quick unless it's in sport and being booted, hm making me consider changing now! Haha.

[Jimble]

Exactly! And this will be my first and last DSG box, i test drove the dealerships manual GTI a couple of weeks before i collected mine and i was extremely impressed which re ignited the excitement after a very long wait, only to feel quite disappointed  with my own car.

[2014GTi]

MPG wise you need to have a lot more miles on the car before it gets better. 10-20k miles is my estimate.
It's a shame the DSG is ruining your ownership experiance of what is a great car.
Maybe see if your dealer can swap you out into another GTi with minimal loss?

[Jimble]

Gonna be a big loss on the GTI though, value wise, plummets as soon as you go off the forecourt then holds for a while.

I agree the fuel consumption is sickening, the R32 with it's thirsty 3.2 V6 hits the same average MPG figures....no idea what's going off there.

I've not even bothered with eco mode yet as the car doesn't feel quick unless it's in sport and being booted, hm making me consider changing now! Haha.

Yeah i know, my thinking is if i don't bother with a few options i've got on the GTI then it might not seem so bad?

MPG wise you need to have a lot more miles on the car before it gets better. 10-20k miles is my estimate.
It's a shame the DSG is ruining your ownership experiance of what is a great car.
Maybe see if your dealer can swap you out into another GTi with minimal loss?

Thats a shame cos my 3.5year old mk6 only had 17500ish miles on!

[Chief1337]

This doesn't really apply to the GTi, due to gearing - however, the MK6 DSG R is much quicker to 60 than the Manual:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRwfvnDt7BA

Not sure if this affects the decision at all. Collecting my GTi next Saturday, spec'ed with DSG due to lots of positive feedback about the gearbox but reading this thread has really got me worried!!!

[Chief1337]

Gonna be a big loss on the GTI though, value wise, plummets as soon as you go off the forecourt then holds for a while.

I agree the fuel consumption is sickening, the R32 with it's thirsty 3.2 V6 hits the same average MPG figures....no idea what's going off there.

I've not even bothered with eco mode yet as the car doesn't feel quick unless it's in sport and being booted, hm making me consider changing now! Haha.

You instantly lose 20% due to the VAT - you can't get that back when trading in etc.

[Jimble]

Gonna be a big loss on the GTI though, value wise, plummets as soon as you go off the forecourt then holds for a while.

I agree the fuel consumption is sickening, the R32 with it's thirsty 3.2 V6 hits the same average MPG figures....no idea what's going off there.

I've not even bothered with eco mode yet as the car doesn't feel quick unless it's in sport and being booted, hm making me consider changing now! Haha.

You instantly lose 20% due to the VAT - you can't get that back when trading in etc.

EEEK!!

[Chief1337]

Gonna be a big loss on the GTI though, value wise, plummets as soon as you go off the forecourt then holds for a while.

I agree the fuel consumption is sickening, the R32 with it's thirsty 3.2 V6 hits the same average MPG figures....no idea what's going off there.

I've not even bothered with eco mode yet as the car doesn't feel quick unless it's in sport and being booted, hm making me consider changing now! Haha.

You instantly lose 20% due to the VAT - you can't get that back when trading in etc.

EEEK!!

Did you manage to get much discount on your original GTi order? If you can negotiate 10-12% off an R, might not be too bad to change.

Or go for another GTi, but a manual maybe? The DSG box is what £1500 extra over a manual?

[Snoopy]

You could try selling it private on pistonheads as I bet there are a lot of people who wont wait for a well speced GTI at the moment and would be willing to buy yours due to the spec.
Then buy a cheap car for the winter until your R arrives.