77tsi manual gearbox crunching

[Cejay]

I have a 77tsi polo comfortline with a manual gearbox, thre car crunches a hell of anlot when changing into first. Getting quite bad. Has anyone had the issue before? The car only has 50000kms on it. Getting it checked out by the dealer.

[Transporter]

Not very common fault in the VW gearboxes, usually they’re smooth. How many people drive it?

[Cejay]

Myself and my wife. Owned the car since new. We own two other manual cars, so i doubt this is due to my shifting style.

[h100vw]

Are you changing to first while still rolling? It's probably Syncro related. A change of fluid used to fix this in the 9n3 gti manuals.
I'd also advise trying to avoid down shifting to first while rolling. Personally I'd rather slip the clutch a little in second. Clutches are cheaper than gearboxes being my thought.