Mum is looking at buying a 2015 petrol golf with a DSG gearbox. I know next to nothing about them, so thought I'd poke the angry hive mind that is this place
Are they generally reliable?
Is there anything that I should be looking for on a test drive?
Do they need the oil changing?
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Ive Had 3 DSG cars. Great gearbox. IMO even better than the ZF 8 speed BMW use.Jackleg wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:22 am Mum is looking at buying a 2015 petrol golf with a DSG gearbox. I know next to nothing about them, so thought I'd poke the angry hive mind that is this place
Are they generally reliable? Yes - they had a bit of an issue with Mechatronic units when they were first launched - in 2004. They are fairly well established tried and tested technology these day and an number of indy places fix them. My mate just had his TT DSG box rebuild for £350
Is there anything that I should be looking for on a test drive? Make sure the box changes smoothly and pulls away without Juddering.
Do they need the oil changing? Yes they do - 40,000 mile intervals. Make sure its been done
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Re: DSG gearboxes
We've had two, both in Passats, a B6 and now a B7.
The B6 used to judder slightly when cold, new oil didn't make a difference, but OTOH it didn't get any worse in the five years or so we had it.
We've had the B7 just over a year, it's been absolutely fine and has just had an oil change as a routine part of the 50k mile service.
The gearboxes work great when driving but I always feel like I don't have enough control in slow manoeuvring. I prefer a traditional slushbox in those situations.
Like Scott says, they're well established units now.
The B6 used to judder slightly when cold, new oil didn't make a difference, but OTOH it didn't get any worse in the five years or so we had it.
We've had the B7 just over a year, it's been absolutely fine and has just had an oil change as a routine part of the 50k mile service.
The gearboxes work great when driving but I always feel like I don't have enough control in slow manoeuvring. I prefer a traditional slushbox in those situations.
Like Scott says, they're well established units now.
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We had that with the ibiza - Software update from the dealer fixed it. I had an exceptionally good dealership at the time.Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:12 am We've had two, both in Passats, a B6 and now a B7.
The B6 used to judder slightly when cold, new oil didn't make a difference, but OTOH it didn't get any worse in the five years or so we had it.
We've had the B7 just over a year, it's been absolutely fine and has just had an oil change as a routine part of the 50k mile service.
The gearboxes work great when driving but I always feel like I don't have enough control in slow manoeuvring. I prefer a traditional slushbox in those situations.
Like Scott says, they're well established units now.
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They don't like big miles, 2 of the taxis I drove had them and they were fcuked.
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Excellent. Thanks for the info. I shall pass it on.
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One thing to be aware of: they're not all the same. The most recent 7-sp version in VWs and Audis is wet clutch and is apparently less likely to require a clutch change in the future. The auto box chap I spoke to seemed to think they were generally pretty OK though overall; they've been around long enough that they're well into back-street repair territory. Go for one over a multitronic Audi any day.