Is your Mk6 a DSG or manual?

[Lucas_R]

Its brand new according to HP. There are reconditioned ones available that are cheaper aswell.

STANDARD HARDWARE

= Dual Mass Flywheels -
= Mechatronics unit – New (12 months warranty)
= Mechatronics unit – Reconditioned (3 months warranty)
= New DSG transmissions (12 months warranty)
= Reconditioned DSG transmissions (3 months warranty)

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...ram-73662.html

[Tobes_WIR35]

I reckon I'd be happy with a reconditioned one. As long as its done properly of course.

So is he going to keep the failed one? I'd be interested to pull it apart. I'm an electrical engineer and I'm doing a PLC programming course with a mechatronics engineer, it'd be cool to pull apart.

[Lucas_R]

Yeah ill leave it up to my mate to decide on whether he chooses a new or reco'd mechatronics unit. I was told that the new ones are about a 4 week wait, so if the reco'd ones can be supplied quicker then he might go with that option and presumably save a few bucks at the same time.

I'll ask him to request the broken mechatronics back from the mechanic.

[Tom87]

I reckon I'd be happy with a reconditioned one. As long as its done properly of course.

So is he going to keep the failed one? I'd be interested to pull it apart. I'm an electrical engineer and I'm doing a PLC programming course with a mechatronics engineer, it'd be cool to pull apart.

Here ya go:

VW Mechatronic Unit - DSG DQ250 02E - YouTube

[Cavill]

There was this VW TV ad that showed a white DSG effortlessly overtaking a truck. Looking at the driver I saw no gearshifting so I assumed he had the DSG box.

This ad swayed my opinion into going for the 7sp D*****S***G******.

Lucky I am still alive after the multitude of 'DSG failure' fails I have experienced trying to drive this car.

[Tobes_WIR35]

Here ya go:

VW Mechatronic Unit - DSG DQ250 02E - YouTube

Pretty much looks as I thought. If I am ever unfortunate enough to have a mechatronics failure warranty claim rejected due to ECU tune I'm going to take that fight all the way. The claim that the additional torque could damage the mechatronics unit is tenuous at best. By virtue of the very nature of mechatronics, the torque is transferred through the gearbox, diff, driveshafts etc. Not the mechatronics.

[Tornado_ALIVE]

Just picked up a manual TDI and am very happy with it. Holds revs in each gear very simulate to my Amarok. Bought the wife a manual for her to learn / remember how to drive a manual so she is more comfortable in the Rok later.

I did't mind the DSG, however the manual will always be cheaper to service and theoretically more reliable. Rightly or wrongly I did deliberately keep away from 7 speed DSGs.

[golf_rrr]

I've got a dsg in my r and my brother has a manual mk6 gti. As much as i love the dsg i have to admit I do look forward to taking his car out and throwing around the gear stick!

[tonymy01]

It might be "grass is greener" scenario
I just had my car serviced and had a loan Passat 2.0 TDI dsg, and was quite impressed with that in both sports mode, and with the stick flicked across into manual mode. In fact, it is not easy to drive in S because it breaks out into bucket loads of wheelspin! So much torque in that too, great drive really.
The dsg gear changes are superb, so fast. But it still was annoying that it would change gears when it felt like. Still live my manuals the most you can have sedate and crazy, all by the most intelligent computer there is, your head Just a shame the clutch pedal travel is quite large on the vw, making dsg level fast up changes impossible...

[MomijiTMO]

I went with a manual in my GTI. The main reasons were that I like a manual when pushing the car hard, my other half had an A3 for a while and I thought the DSG was a bit strange and I was worried about he cost of repairing the DSG gearbox.

The last point is pretty poor. Anything and everything could go wrong. I should have got a Toyota if I was truly worried. :p