Quote Originally Posted by Sharkie View Post
The 2nd to 3rd change (at about 95km/h) when you are in a hurry is difficult, the gearbox can be stubborn and refuse a quick change ....~7 out of 10 times it holds you up and you lose half a second to a 100, the other 3 times it works and you get there in the 6s bracket. Once you are in 3rd it pulls like a train and you can do 90-140 in ~4.5s. None of the diesels can match it ....

Expect normal 2.0TSI tune prices (about $1K) from APR, and every now and then they have a sale which makes it even cheaper.
so I contacted German performance at castle hill this morning, they've said $699 depending on the box code or $1000 ecotune if the code doesn't support the vehicle. he said 30kw / 40hp and 120Nm gain , is this correct? sounds a lot less opposed to what you've stated