Quote Originally Posted by Transporter View Post
The 6sp DSG in passenger cars and 7sp in commercial applications (DQ500) are superior to any GM, Ford or even Japanese torque converter automatics in terms of performance, reliability and longevity. There was never ever an automatic transmission not even in Ford, Holden or Chrysler that you could say was better or more reliable.

The 6sp tiptronic in your T5 you had was, Aisin transmission made by Toyota. Many Japanese cars with the same tranny suffered the same fate, despite they had a servicing interval (from my memory 80,000km). In Taragos, in the best case they started to misbehave before 150,000km and I didn’t know anyone who would get to 200,000km without the repair.

The 8spZF is probably the most reliable auto transmission out there right now and guess what in Amaroks it’s filled for life. I remember the the MB 5sp. autos already in early 2000 had first oil change after 9years, so you can’t blame only manufacturers for that your car has not as long life as you want, the environmentalist, greenies are there to blame for it too and I’d say they’re solely responsible. The manufacturers always wanted to protect their products.
I would be happy with an 8 speed ZF or the new 10 speed GM/Ford box. As an aside my 6 speed Tiptronic has worked like a charm for 120k and shifts as smoothly as it has from new! And that is with no auto oil or filter change. I know that is running that gauntlet, but I will leave it as is and take my chances as I have had autos fail in years gone by with regular servicing. Scott