unlucky first time TDi owner

[Gregski]

hey guys

thought id let you know my story as its both amusing and annoying

ill try keep it short and sweet

saw a MY08 GT TDI DSG on the market, went down crunched the dealer, and put a deposit on it subject to finance.

driving it after i signed up (yes i drove it before i signed) i found the Dsg to be really jerky and jolty on take off, holden used car dealer assured me i didnt know anything and that they are: 'all like that'

drove it to my brothers dealership (prior to purchase), whose head mechanic assured me that the dsg is rooted.

took it holden and insisted they send it to VW (seeing it is under new car warranty) to inspect.

surprise surprise the 'mechatronics' and a hydraulic valve were gone in the gearbox and it was repaired and the fluid changed, i test drove it after i picked it up, felt heaps better and bought the car. done.... ?

no

a week after having it, it dies on me, stinking hot day, when i need it most.
VW came in 5 mins and towed in back to the shop (new car warranty) and to make a long story short found a problem with the wiring, so replaced the entire loom, and apprantly VW recommended the service team also replace the ECU and the Injectors, incase the damage caused further issues.

another week later and im driving again, so far so good. I must say aparty from that, it is a cool car to drive

I said to myself if it brakes down again, im selling it, can't afford the risk of losing out financially.

it would of cost me in excess of $15k if i wasnt in new car warranty which expires in Nov

all i can say is i'm glad i didn't go ahead with the Oettinger ECU upgrade!

sorry guys had to vent, feel free to comment and give me crap

Greg