Extended warranty

[Finance_Analyst]

Dont bother with extended warranty unless you have DSG , as you could be looking at $12,000 .

I'd disagree as any thing could blow, e.g. Turbo, RNS system etc which would cost way more than $1,700. The DSG insurance is just the icing on the cake....

[ian]

I'd disagree as any thing could blow, e.g. Turbo, RNS system etc which would cost way more than $1,700. The DSG insurance is just the icing on the cake....

I had my DSG gear box replaced and i was told it cost over $10,000 /

[Mountainman]

I'd disagree as any thing could blow, e.g. Turbo, RNS system etc which would cost way more than $1,700. The DSG insurance is just the icing on the cake....

It just appears from what I read on this forum that the DSG is the most complained about system in any VW, both from an inconsistent operational point of view as well as troubles/failures. It seems like owners are doing VW's development for them.

[magellan]

Anyone thinking of taking an extended warranty should read this article. Lemon laws protect you | carsguide.com.au

[Corey_R]

I read the article, and apart from a line about dealers not being allowed to pressure you into buying an extended warranty, I'm not really sure of the relation of anti-lemon laws and extended warranties. If the car has survived 3 years, it's surely well past the stage of being "a lemon"

[Maverick]

Anyone thinking of taking an extended warranty should read this article. Lemon laws protect you | carsguide.com.au

Anyone considering not getting the extended warranty because of the ACL should have their heads examined. Australia has a long history of creating consumer laws but not enforcing them, anyone who has ever dealt with the ACCC or state based departments like fair trading will know what I'm talking about. It's all very well to have these laws but when the only way to enforce them is through the courts very few people will bother due to the costs involved and especially when a major failure for example is not defined.

Take a look at one of the examples they give

LEMON #1

MR X had a few problems, over eight months, with his new 2001 model Falcon ute -- two failed motors, two failed clutches, one failed gearbox, engine noise and shock absorber woes.

A lemon? Not according to the NSW Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal which, despite finding that Mr X's ute was not of merchantable quality, was ``satisfied that neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was aware of the defects before the sale of the car''.

It also found the dealer ``had rectified all identified defects and, although the manufacturer took six months to identify the systemic problem, it did honour its warranty by providing replacement parts''. Mr X's claim for a refund or replacement was dismissed.

[Maverick]

It just appears from what I read on this forum that the DSG is the most complained about system in any VW, both from an inconsistent operational point of view as well as troubles/failures. It seems like owners are doing VW's development for them.

Volkswagen have sold over TWO MILLION DSG boxes so of course there will be some with problems. The 6 speed box has been around since ~2002 and is bulletproof, there are problems with the mechatronics at times with solenoids but there are no widespread failures of them. Half or more of the problems posted are because the owner CBF RTFM and they don't understand that the DSG is NOT an automatic transmission and it doesn't have a torque converter.

[DoggieHowser]

the owner CBF RTFM and they don't understand that the DSG is NOT an automatic transmission and it doesn't have a torque converter.

Would the DSG need a different way of driving vs a torque converter based car?

We've driven the V GTI for years now either in auto mode where it behaves like a torque converter auto or in manual mode but can't say I have treated it differently.

If anything, I suspect my familiarity with the DSG in manual mode caused me to take the same liberties such as downshifting to perform an engine brake in my other small runabout that might have contributed to an early demise of the torque converter in that car

Ps what's CBF?

[Maverick]

Would the DSG need a different way of driving vs a torque converter based car?

Yes because the DSG operates more like a manual especially with hill starts.

[DoggieHowser]

I'm very thankful for the standard hill start feature on the VI 77TSi which we didn't get on the V GTI